Expanding Inclusive and Climate Finance

Viet Nam has taken important steps to strengthen the finance sector and begin to integrate technology into the system through the adoption of a National Strategy for Development of the Digital Economy, National Financial Inclusion Strategy, Plan for Digital Transformation of Banking Sector by 2025 with Orientations Towards 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions on physical movements led to a spike in digital financial transactions. However, it has also exposed some weaknesses related to the development of digital finance in the country. To further develop the overall digital transformation of the finance sector, support is needed to address the following key barriers: (i) underdeveloped regulatory framework, (ii) outdated financial infrastructure, (iii) limited collaboration among market players, and (iv) limited capacity and knowledge among key stakeholders The proposed project aims to spur the growth of digital banking and innovative financial services in order to increase overall access overall to finance, especially by SMEs and through the use of fintech. The TA will have the following objectives: (i) policy and regulatory foundations for fintech strengthened and (ii) capacity for digital finance developed.

Qualifications: 
  • Postgraduate degree in computer science, finance, or relevant field
  • Previous professional experience (a minimum of 10 years) in financial technology 
  • Experience in managing similar projects in scope and scale preferred

Scope of work:

  • The digital finance technology expert will support the team leader in the delivery of the TA’s activities.
  • The expert will participate in all discussions with relevant stakeholders, provide technical advice, and prepare draft legal documents. •
  • The expert will be responsible for designing and delivering capacity development, peer learning, and knowledge exchanges for a range of stakeholders including government and private sector finance professionals. •
  • The expert will develop and oversee the delivery of a series of events including hackathons, large national day-long annual events, and networking activities
Start / Duration: 

380 working days over the period of 56 months from October 2023 on

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