Position Purpose      Responsible for ensuring efficient processing of Trade Finance Operations of MEA branches through close coordination with branches and ISPL ; ensure smooth and optimized functioning of the activities in accordance with internal policies & guidelines and external regulations.  
  
Responsibilities
   
    Direct Responsibilities    
  -  I. Ensure that the Control framework for the activities under his scope is adequate and in line with the Group and CIB policies and guidelines
-  Manage operational risk, and ensure accurate reporting of operational risk incidents 
-  - maintain safe operational risk environment and work closely with OPC on all identified areas of risk and agreed corrective action plans. 
-  - ensure timely, accurate and exhaustive reporting of incidents. Posterior analysis and action plan in order to improve the existing processes. 
-  - address recommendations from Internal Audit, Regulators and external auditors within agreed deadline. 
-  Ensure that controls defined in the control plan are properly performed for the activities in scope;  
-  Maintain an adequate and updated level of Procedures for the activity under his scope. 
-  Ensure that all awareness and eLearning program are completed in due time in the activity in scope  
 
    Contributing Responsibilities    
  -  Manage and ensure optimized processing of operations, in a secured environment. 
-  ensure a high level of service quality and security of the production for the activity in scope 
-  meet deadlines for the processing of operations, and the corresponding operational reporting 
-  propose practical solutions to improve the quality and security of all operational tasks as an ongoing mode, identify (and implement) possible improvements in the production processes  
-  respond to key customer queries that are escalated; handle customer complaints and implement corrective actions. 
-  implement best practices from other Middle-Offices 
-  propose local best practices to branches, to detect improvement possibilities and implement them, to harmonize the processes across branches. 
-  manage flows and stocks: analyse the monthly result of workload estimation and monitor overstaffing /understaffing. 
-  manage complex situations: guide staff in the processing of unusual / complex product/scenarios, 
-  liaise with Back-Office / Business / F&C/ IT for quick resolution of abnormal issues, 
-  report incidents / errors / issues and report to the management or to IT.  
 
4. Evaluation criteria & Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
   -  Category 
-  Description 
-  Criteria  
-  Major Incident & Fraud 
-  Inspection General & Internal Audit 
-  Regulatory & External Audit 
-  Operational Permanent Control 
-  Procedure, policies and deadline 
-  No tolerance. Achievement = zero cost 
-  Missions ratings must be above MS (= GS or S) 
-  No overdue recommendation 
-  No negative High Risk remarks / observation 
-  No Overdue recommendation 
-  Rating must be above 90 %, corrective actions must be addressed in a timely manner 
-  Full adherence & compliance to procedure. 
-  Review/maintain procedures up to date 
-  Analysis # and nature of incidents logged in Forecast  
-  Based on IG report (# and nature of recos) 
-  # of Overdue reco 
-  Based on report  
-  # of Overdue reco 
-  AP mission report / finding report  
-  Based on case by case / 
-  Procedure equipment rate 
 
   Technical & Behavioral Competencies  
 
  -  Bachelors degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. A masters degree or professional certifications in trade finance are a plus. Professional certifications in trade finance (e.g., CDCS, CSDG) would be an added advantage 
-  5-7 years of experience in trade finance, with a focus on document checking and compliance.  Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.  Good understanding of regulatory requirements and trade finance documentation standards.  Effective communication and interpersonal skills.