CAREER OPPORTUNITY - COUNTRY MANAGER FOR A CREDIT REFERENCE BUREAU IN TANZANIA

COUNTRY MANAGER - TANZANIA

HIGH LEVEL BRIEF

• A part of a successful International Credit Bureau operation which provides credit information and risk management solutions worldwide. Including the banking and financial community of Tanzania.

• Credit Bureaus are an essential part of financial infrastructures and an enabler of economic growth in all countries.

• Information is collated and made available at a variable cost depending on volume time frames etc - the principal benefit of the data is to to ensure credit worthiness and relative financial strength in the market.

• The operation in Tanzania currently employs a group of four highly qualified and successful professionals and furthermore serves a strong client base which represents a large proportion of the Tanzanian banking sector.  

• The task of the newly hired Country Manager will be to fully capitalise on the outstanding opportunities in the  market.

• Tanzania is just one part of a global dynamic international business – over time the individual will have scope to further develop beyond Tanzania into a wider international market .

• The local business is also supported with know-how from highly experienced individuals from  group level.

• The existing  team manages the administrative functions, hence allowing  the new recruit to focus on business development and ongoing strategic initiatives.

• The successful candidate will need to be an innovative, driven and pragmatic sales driven leader. 

• It would be a distinct advantage, although not essential, for the job holder to have an understanding and knowledge of the Tanzanian financial market as well as other industry sectors.

• Experience from  other neighbouring markets will also be considered as an advantage.

• Whilst experience within Financial Services may be an advantage, this is most certainly not a pre-requisite – experience within a highly competitive environment with b2b and/or consumer driven sales environment is far more appropriate.

• Words which will describe the new Country Manager are - sales driven, self starter, works with minimal supervision, people skills, direct, hungry, business savvy, P&L focused, pragmatic, tough, experienced, independent, open minded and fully committed to the future growth of the operation.

• Outstanding spoken and written English is essential – some knowledge of Swahili is also considered to be an advantage.

• The salary offered ranges from US$48,000 - $60,000 +up to 50% commission.

Tanzania in brief:

With a population of 45 million, Tanzania forms part of East Africa in the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in north eastern Tanzania. It is a vast country – for example, it is approximately 4 times to land size of the United Kingdom.

Qualified and interested applicants, please send an sms to +255 754 269 269 for further instructions by close of business on Wednesday, 4th June 2014.