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<h3>Abous us</h3>
<p>Symbiotics is the leading market access platform for impact investing in emerging and frontier markets, offering market research, investment advisory and asset management services. We are regulated by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and our daughter company Symbiotics (UK) Ltd has an investment firm license from the FCA in the UK. Symbiotics currently employs 160 people and is headquartered in Geneva, with further offices in Zurich, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Mexico City, Singapore and Cape Town. Since 2004, we have invested over USD 6.5bn in more than 490 microfinance institutions across around 90 emerging and frontier markets, working with more than 25 investment funds and many institutional investors.</p>
<p><br />We are a fast-growing, market-leading company, offering a dynamic work environment in the growing impact investment space. Our people are our biggest competitive advantage.</p>
<p><br />We believe that in order to recruit the best professionals all applications must be reviewed equally. For this reason, we will not require personal data such as photos, date of birth or gender to be included on CV applications.</p>
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<p><strong>Who we are looking for</strong></p>
<p>You are an experienced Market &amp; Credit Risk Analyst who will be in charge of the followings: overall risk monitoring of pipeline and investee institutions and countries you will be responsible for. The position will be based in our Geneva office. You will be reporting to the Head of Market and Credit Risk.</p>
<p>The position will be based in our Geneva office and you will be reporting to the Head of Market and Credit Risk.</p>

About the Job

<h3>Job Description</h3>
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<li>In coordination with Investments &amp; hubs, definition of rating publication priority list</li>
<li>Coordination with hubs for timely delivery of institution and country risk watch list</li>
<li>Day-to-day tutoring of the MCR Associate</li>
<li>Review of Investment Advisory Reports and Stress Tests in consultation with Markets Analyst or Regional Manager in charge if necessary</li>
<li>Under the supervision of the Head of Business Unit, validation of credit risk ratings, social performance ratings and market risk assessments</li>
<li>Organization, facilitation and chair of internal credit committees (CC) level 2 sessions</li>
<li>Supervision of post-CC process, including review of questions raised by CC members and draft CC memo</li>
<li>Review and monitor market and institution risk watch list, provided by Markets</li>
<li>Ad-hoc advices to Portfolio Managers and Advisors on market and institution risks</li>
<li>Support to Risk &amp; Recovery unit</li>
<li>Provision of comments on covenant reviews and waiver requests</li>
<li>Development and maintenance of internal credit committee processes</li>
<li>Overview market/country/industry risk methodologies and reporting</li>
<li>Upkeep credit risk and social performance appraisal methodologies and reporting for the microfinance segment, the SME financing segment and other impact financing segments</li>
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Your Qualification

<h3>Requirements</h3>
<p>We are looking for a dynamic person who is sales oriented, autonomous, and able to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.</p>
<p><br />More specifically, you have the following skills and competencies:</p>
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<li>Solid experience (at least 5 years) in credit analysis, financial analysis or investment management in the context of Micro and SME lending financial institutions</li>
<li>Experience in corporate or project finance risk is a strong plus</li>
<li>Preferable previous experience with Emerging Markets and/or Frontier Markets</li>
<li>You are dedicated to social and sustainable development</li>
<li>You have the capacity to handle multiple tasks on a daily basis</li>
<li>You are able to work comfortably in English. Other languages such as French, Spanish, Russian or Mandarin are a strong plus</li>
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Job Offer

<h3>What makes us different?</h3>
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<li>The chance to contribute to improving the lives of people in emerging and frontier countries, to work towards supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals</li>
<li>A flexible work environment with colleagues from 38 countries</li>
<li>The opportunity to become part of a growing business that pushes you to excel every day while having a positive impact on others</li>
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