About the Organization:
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) offers a unique combination of investment capital, capacity building and technical advisory services to promote microfinance and local development in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). It is channeled primarily to poor rural areas in the LDCs where poverty reduction, capacity and governance challenges are typically the greatest.
About the Job:
UNCDF is looking for a Technical (Mobile Financial Services) Specialist. S/he will assist in implementation and attainment of targets of the mobile money for the poor program, including coordination with/reporting to all stakeholders, the financial inclusion practice area (FIPA) in UNCDF and the funders of the program.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Conduct branchless banking and mobile money scoping missions in focus countries;
- Develop a pipeline and portfolio of scalable branchless and mobile financial services projects that reach underserved clients, including women and rural users;
- Oversee partner performance and provide the necessary assistance to ensure their achievement of outcomes;
- Develop technical assistance plans and terms of references to support partners and other key stakeholders, including market research, and oversee their implementation;
- Manage technical consultancies, ensuring terms of reference and deliverables are of high quality and completed on time;
- Assist in managing relationship with key stakeholders in focus countries;
- Assist in training UNCDF and UNDP staff in focus countries to assist in project oversight;
- Contribute to knowledge generation and sharing activities of the program;
- Support the advisor and project manager in annual planning and reporting, as well as corporate and fundraising responsibilities;
- Identify, vet, and assess new mobile financial service projects and monitor their progress;
- Facilitate needed research and information sharing in focus countries;
- Provide support to UNCDF management on corporate initiatives and activities.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in technology, economics, public/business administration, social sciences, or related discipline;
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in progressively more responsible positions in the financial services and/or telecommunications field, within this period, a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with mobile financial services;
- Strong general IT skills, including ability to work regularly with MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint;
- Fluency in English and working knowledge of French is required.
Closing Date: 08 Aug 2012
How to Apply:
Apply online.
