AMSCO Ghana Recruitment 2017

AMSCO Ghana Recruitment 2017.

AMSCO recruits across major industries and specialises in the sourcing and placement of middle to senior management professionals across core African industries. Our professional recruitment team has 50 years of combined experience in recruiting C-Level professionals and technical managers for African companies and we possess exceptional knowledge of sectors and markets across Africa.

When you share your CV with us and we mutually agree on your suitability for a specific role, we will go through an in-depth screening process with you not only to best position you for a specific career opportunity, but to also add value to your own development in positioning yourself at a professional level. We also ensure that you are briefed in detail before entering into an interview and provided with feedback throughout the decision-making process.

We want to forge a long-term partnership with you, not only to help you in securing the best position to grow your career but also to become your own trusted recruitment partner as you take on the responsibility for hiring resources.

We look forward to working with you!

Our client is a leading Pay-As-You-Go solar company in West Africa, operating in Ghana and Ivory Coast.

Our client uses innovative technology to deliver asset-based financing to poor, off-grid consumers who lack both access to reliable electricity and formal banking services. We have 160+ full time staff and have raised money from a both private equity and venture capital funds. In 2015, we were awarded the COP 21 energy access award. Our client operates at the intersection of the most exciting trends in Africa – solar, digital finance, machine-to-machine technology – and are backed by venture capital and private equity, including a fortune 500 company. Our business model allows us to profitably deploy financing to some of the poorest people on the planet. The role will eventually involve managing 20-30 staff across multiple countries

Job Description

Job Title: Credit Director

The Position

Our client has reached over 25,000 households with our products customers repay over time, and we plan to reach over half a million in the coming years in Ghana. Our client is able to afford such risks thanks to the PAYG technology which prevents customers from using the products unless they pay for it. To be able to fulfill our growth aspirations we need to have a healthy portfolio with customers repaying for the product on time.

The Credit Director is responsible for developing and implementing the Credit Strategy through direct oversight of its units (3 teams of over 30 staff) and collaborating with the sales and customer experience units.

The successful candidate will be therefore responsible to:

Understand repayment behavior of customers through qualitative and quantitative analysis
Develop strategies/initiatives (policies, incentives, …) to align behavior with company’s expectations
Implement strategies/initiatives with set KPIs (M&E) and successfully managing internal stakeholders in the process
Work with third parties to explore collaborations within the credit space

The successful candidate must have:

Outstanding people skills with the ability to fully delegate and manage by output
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills – experience in FP&A, M&E or Product Management a plus.
Natural ability to multitask and prioritize, plan and execute
Experience in fast-growing start-up in Africa a plus

For more information please contact:
Kwame Afreh, Ghana