Credit Administration Officer

Request for Expressions of Interest (REoI) Country: Lebanon Project: Green Agri-Food Transformation for Economic Recovery (GATE) Project Implementing Agency: Kafalat SAL Assignment Title: Credit Administration Officer - PMU (Sub-component 1.2) Reference No.: LB-KAFALAT-564926-CS-INDV 1. Background The Government of Lebanon has secured financing under the Green Agri-Food Transformation for Economic Recovery (GATE) Project, supported by the World Bank. Under this Project, Sub-component 1.2 (“Access to Finance for SMEs”) is implemented by Kafalat SAL as the designated Implementing Agency. This Sub-component supports the provision of direct SME lending managed and administered by Kafalat, with a dedicated Project Management Unit (PMU) responsible for credit operations, fiduciary oversight, procurement, safeguards, and monitoring. To ensure effective execution, Kafalat will establish this PMU in line with the Subsidiary Agreement and Project Operations Manual (POM). 2. Objective of the Assignment The objective of this assignment is to recruit a full-time Credit Administration Officer to support the efficient administration and operational processing of SME lending activities under Subcomponent 1.2, ensuring completeness of documentation, compliance with internal procedures and project requirements, proper file management, timely coordination with stakeholders, and accurate updating of records and systems. 3. Scope of Work The Credit Administration Officer will: Receive, organize, and maintain SME loan applications and supporting documentation, ensuring proper filing, archiving, scanning, and maintenance of complete physical and electronic credit files. Verify completeness and accuracy of all legal, financial, operational, and collateral-related documentation in accordance with the Lending Manual, application checklist, and operational procedures. Ensure all required declarations, undertakings, approvals, and legal documents are properly signed and filed. Track and monito