Associate Director, Portfolio Management

• Senior account management role with great exposure to corporate lending and bonds
• Develop your career with strong learning and development pathways
• Join a dynamic team contributing to affordable housing outcomes for Australians

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) is an independent corporate Commonwealth entity dedicated to improving housing outcomes for Australians.

It was established by the Australian Government in the 2017-18 Budget as a key part of their Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability plan. Following the last election, NHFIC’s mandate has been extended to take on responsibility for delivering the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS), together with a new housing research function.

NHFIC is continuing to hire and will embrace both face to face and virtual forms of communication due to COVID-19 restrictions.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director, Portfolio Management to manage a portfolio of loans that predominantly finance Community Housing Providers (CHPs). 

On a day to day basis, you will have end to end responsibility and be held accountable for all aspects of the portfolio to clients, including loan and facility administration, risk management, compliance together with strategy planning and implementation and client relationships once the facility has been executed

Key duties

Reporting to the Credit Director, the key responsibilities of role include:

• Proactively manage the performance of the portfolio by reviewing and assessing the ongoing credit, project completion, documentation, operational and security risks.
• Manage, prepare and recommend requests for variations, extensions and waivers involving preparing credit papers to senior management.
• Engage with the Business Development, Credit, and Legal teams during the documentation and execution phase of a transaction to ensure a smooth transition and transfer of responsibility to Portfolio Management.
• Manage all administrative aspects of the allocated portfolio including drawdowns, repayments, and transaction details and exposures in a timely and accurate manner.
• Identify facilities with a deteriorating risk profile and work to ensure the facility undergoes an appropriate level of intensive management. Assist in the management of non-performing facilities, proactively reporting on risk issues, and assist with the implementation of loss-minimisation strategies.
• Ensure compliance of client covenant and reporting obligations.
• Manage the annual review process and timings for the portfolio.

Next steps

If this sounds like the right challenge for you, apply now – we'd love to hear from you. 

Applications close Sunday 11 April. Interviews will occur in parallel, so please apply ASAP.

Please submit your CV via the links or to: recruitment@exportfinance.gov.au

Note: Export Finance Australia is the recruitment service provider for NHFIC,

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