Promoting financial inclusion via mobile financial services

The overall objective of the project is to improve financial inclusion in Jordan. The project aims to meet the overall objective by building the capacity within the Central Bank of Jordan, specifically by strengthening the oversight function within CBJ.

The results to be achievedare to provide capacity building to develop the oversight function and develop a data collection methodology.

Qualifications: 

Qualifications and skills:

  • Post-graduate degree in economics, finance, banking, law or relevant discipline
  • Excellent command of English spoken and written, command of Arabic would be an advantage
  • Excellent communication, drafting and reporting skills  

Professional experience:

  • At least 8 years of experience in banking or financial sector, experience in the region would be an advantage
  • At least 3 years of experience in payment systems  
  • Capacity of assessing the payment system’s compliance with relevant international standards
  • Additional knowledge of financial inclusion and mobile banking, liquidity management and payment processes would be an advantage
Start / Duration: 

The intended commencement date is December 2015 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 6 months from this date.

Please send you most recent CV to

Barbara.Braun [at] afci.de

 

Please note that only shortlisted experts will be contacted