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BFC Trainee Programme
BFC combines international consulting talent with first-rate local expertise and a passion to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients. Our hardworking team is dedicated to excellence and to making financial markets work, as demonstrated by our track record of outstanding performance.
We believe that people are our greatest asset. Technical expertise and in-depth intellectual capital, combined with innovation and standout individual capabilities, are our benchmarks for the skill sets our work demands.
With 60 completed projects under our belt across 33 different countries, this is an exciting time to join our steadily expanding team! This year we are launching our premier Trainee Programme and are looking for:
• top-performing graduates and
• highly motivated young professionals
to offer a true introduction to a thriving and lasting career in development finance.
This is a challenging opportunity to work in an international environment that will expose trainees to different facets of the consulting business through on-the-job learning that includes working on real consulting assignments, project management, and unique research opportunities.
Purpose
The BFC trainee programme is designed to expand the project implementation team. The programme provides trainees with first-hand implementation experience in ongoing projects over a six-month period.
Trainees will contribute to projects while working remotely, and are expected to develop their skills in self-directed work, time management, collaboration and working within teams. Additionally, trainees will acquire professional skills in areas including effective communication, research and project management.
Upon completion of the programme trainees are expected to be ready to:
• rapidly realise their career potential work in a progressive and forward-thinking environment
• get valuable insight into a future with BFC
• develop a global mindset.
Traineeship organisation
The trainee programme is organized to provide a productive learning experience and is structured as follows:
• Orientation phase: 2 – 4 weeks
• Implementation phase: 4.5 - 5 months
The orientation will provide trainees with basic information about their role while allowing time to make travel arrangements, meet BFC staff and be integrated into the organisation. The trainee will be appointed to a current BFC project and assigned a mentor. This mentor will be the main point of contact throughout the traineeship and will provide on-the-job coaching and guidance to the trainee.
In the implementation phase, trainees will be rapidly immersed into their project and encouraged to speed along the learning curve as they cover a broad range of project-related implementation topics. The trainee will take responsibility for two or three aspects of the project, and be expected to perform in-depth, independent work.
Two evaluations of the trainee’s performance will be conducted - one after three months and the second after six months. With the second evaluation the programme is considered complete and decision to hire will be made then.
Requirements:
• Master’s degree in agricultural economics, finance, business administration or other relevant field
• previous work experience preferable
• committed to delivering results
• analytical and hands-on implementation skills
• fluent in French and English, good knowledge of Russian will be an asset
• highly motivated to work in rural and MSE finance
• willing to travel, culturally sensitive
Prior to selection trainees will have passed through our application process.
BFC operates in a very lean manner and gives a high degree of decision-making power to its teams. In this context, trainees will translate their knowledge and experience into concrete suggestions and actions and be expected to actively contribute to the delivery of excellent projects.
Task areas
The trainee will be involved in the implementation of research and live consultancy projects in the area of rural finance to micro and small entrepreneurs (MSEs) and farmers, in addition to consulting assignments providing institutional development services to banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Africa or MENA.
BFC will match the skills of the trainee with current project needs. The assigned mentor will involve the trainee in day-to-day work assignments and progressively assign additional responsibility and tasks. These tasks will include:
• implementing research and consultancy projects in the area of rural finance
• advising banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in CIS, Africa or MENA
• introducing credit services for farmers and micro and small enterprises (MSEs)
• analyzing potential borrowers—applications, credit risk, credit committees
• conducting research, writing reports and preparing presentations
• training bank/MFI staff
Other tasks may be assigned based on project needs and the capabilities of the trainee.
Compensation and other benefits
BFC will offer a competitive remuneration package to trainees and cover travel costs for project deployments.
If you are looking for a rewarding and challenging career in consulting where your unique skills and contributions will be valued and appreciated, we invite you to submit a CV and a covering letter online at http://careers.bfconsulting.com/.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.
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