JOB OPPORTUNITY Internal/External/ |
Reference No: | REC/ 0041 /20 |
Job title: | Senior Financial Inclusion/BDS Officer/Zonal |
Location: | Liben zone-Somali region |
Reports to: | Financial Inclusion Team Leader |
Number of Posts | 1 (One) |
Closing date: | June 1,2020 |
About GOAL
GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.
GOAL is a non-for profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years across all the region of the country towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses Programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS.
We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors are Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.
Description of the RIPA Programme:
Resilience in Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Areas (RIPA) is a five-year initiative (2020 – 2024), implemented by PCI, iDE and GOAL, targeting pastoral and agro pastoral communities in Borana, Guji, South Omo and Dawa. The purpose of RIPA is to improve resilience through improved food security and inclusive economic growth, it is supported by USAID in Ethiopia with a budget of $30 million.
The programme has five components, each led by a consortium member, PCI as the consortium lead have overall programme and grant management and are responsible for monitoring, evaluation and learning using USAID’s Collaboration, Adaptation & Learning (CLA) approach. The programme components are:
Description of the Role:
The Financial Inclusion Facilitator will participate in the co-design, co-invest and work with multiple partnerships with Financial Service Providers (FSP) to increase access to formal financial products and services for pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. Additionally, the post holder will provide Business Development Services and support private sector partners coaching role in the livestock and crop market system to secure appropriate investment. The post holder is required to engage and work closely with private sector partners to promote market led agricultural production and marketing. The incumbent shall work with minimal supervision and able to work independently, be solution orientated and have a strong business and finance background and the life and professional experience to work appropriately with corporate entities, SMEs and consortium partners.
Key responsibilities:
1. Financial services (demand & supply)
To have a detailed understanding of how the financial sector works, its players and their products and services and the barriers pastoral and agro-pastoral communities have to accessing financial services.
2. Partnership management
To identify and manage partnerships with financial service providers to extend financial services to pastoral and agro-pastoral communities.
3. Business Development Services (BDS)
To build business capacity with private sector partners who have capacity to grow and extend access to goods and services in the livestock and crop market systems.
4. Team management
This position has no direct supervisory role but it requires the incumbent to work closely with Production and Market officers and Consortium team members assigned in the Zone where the position holder is assigned, in order to achieve RIPAs financial inclusion objectives to increase access to formal financial services for pastoral and agro pastoral communities.
5. Collaboration, learning and adaptation (CLA)
To manage joint initiatives adaptively to identify what work (and what does not), take successful initiatives to scale and contribute to learning in financial inclusion for pastoral and agro-pastoral communities within the consortium and more broadly within the sector.
JOIN US
Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement? Then join us if you have:
· Solid knowledge of the financial inclusion sector as evidenced by minimum 6 years of professional experience in business and commercial finance
· Practical experience in conducting assessments with financial sector to map out financial service providers, their incentives, and capacities
· Diploma or degree in finance or business
· Able to work independently and act on own initiative.
· Good communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills
· Good computer skills with ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
· Good English language skills
Desirable qualities, skills and competences:
· Qualified and experienced candidates who originate from agro / pastoral communities.
Language Requirement
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Somali language
Note: Those with only NGO experience are discouraged from applying.
This description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.
REMUNERATION and BENEFITS:
COMMITMENTS:
GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other policy, rules and regulation of the organization.