Programme for Sustainable Economic Development

The major aim of the project is to improve MSMEs' access to financial services. Therefore, the project will provide:

  • Technical assistance to financial services providers (FSPs) in improving the offer of financial services for MSMEs. Financial services providers may include: for example, microfinance institutions, savings and loans companies, rural and community Banks, universal banks, insurance companies or fintechs. The offer may be improved, for example, by developing new products, adapting or scaling up existing products or bundling products, Support may be provided for example in areas such as strategic advice, market research, product design, testing or roll-out. Particular attention is to be paid to the potential of harnessing digital channels and technologies.
  • Technical assistance to strengthen MSMEs’ abilities to access and benefit from financial services. Key activities may include support to MSMEs in strengthening their financial and insurance competence (for example, understanding risk management solutions), improving their bankability and increasing their information on and exposure to financial services providers.

 

Tasks of the team leader

  • Overall responsibility for the advisory package of the contractor
  • Managing the technical assistance to financial services providers in improving the offer of financial services for MSMEs
  • Ensuring the coherence and complementarity of the services of the contractor with other services delivered by the programme at local and national level
  • Strategy, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of capacity development measures for local partners
  • Consideration of cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender equality)
  • Personnel management, in particular identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, as well as planning and steering assignments and supporting local and international short-term experts
  • Ensuring results monitoring is conducted
  • Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines
  • Responsibility for controlling the use of funds and financial planning in consultation with GIZ’s officer responsible for the commission
  • Supporting the officer responsible for the commission in updating/adapting the project strategy, in evaluations and in preparing a follow-on phase
  • Maintaining contact to other donors in coordination with GIZ
Qualifications: 
  • Education/training: University qualification (Master or equivalent) in Economics, Business Administration, Finance or related subjects.
  • Language: Good business language skills in English. Knowledge of German is an advantage.
  • General professional experience: 15 years of professional experience in the financial inclusion, financial system development sector.
  • Specific professional experience: 10 years in cooperation with financial institutions for development of financial services for (M)SMEs, including organizational development of the partner institutions. Experience in developing digital financial services and the use of digital channels.
  • Leadership/management experience: 6 years of management/leadership experience as project team leader or manager in a company or with development cooperation projects.
  • Regional experience: 5 years of experience in projects in Africa. Experience in Ghana or any other West African country is an advantage.
  • Development Cooperation (DC) experience: 6 years of experience in DC projects.
  • Other: Evidence of participation in Capacity WORKS training (can be completed at a later date).
Start / Duration: 

 The duration of this project will be 26 months, starting in July 2020. The position is a full-time position. The place of performance is Ghana, with an expected home office allowance of 50%.

Please send your most recent CV by e-mail, mentioning the title of the project in question, to Friederike Schilling: Friederike.Schilling [at] afci.de (Applications will be screened on a rolling basis until the position is filled)