Microfinance Specialist
PRIMARY PURPOSE
World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) seeks an experienced and highly qualified Microfinance Specialist for an anticipated USAID-funded livelihoods program in Rwanda. The Microfinance Specialist will work with partner financial institutions to develop new products and services, expand their outreach using traditional branches and non-traditional methods, including technology-based, into rural communities, and link village savings and loan groups to the formal financial sector.
Duties include:
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
Provide partner financial institutions (i.e., banks, SACCOs and/or microfinance institutions) training and technical assistance with the development of new financial products and services targeting underserved groups, especially the poor, women and farmers
Work with partner financial institutions to develop innovative methods to expand outreach to rural communities, including the use of technology applications
Assist partner financial institutions to develop new products and services and enhance their capability to provide services to tontines and other informal savings and loan groups
Develop financial literacy strategic approaches and training activities among rural groups and clients of partner financial institutions to promote savings and more effective use of loans for productive activities
INFORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
Develop tools and techniques to reach out to informal savings and loan groups in rural communities and improve their ability to manage member savings and apply more effective lending techniques
Provide assistance and training to the members of savings and loan groups in the use of savings and loans for investment in agriculture, micro and small rural businesses
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree in business, finance, economics, accounting or a related field
Fluency in both spoken and written English and French; knowledge of Kinyarwanda is a plus.
Ten years microfinance or rural finance experience, including proven success in financial product development
Experience working with the informal financial sector (tontines, village savings and loan groups, etc.) and/or SACCOs and microfinance institutions
Familiarity with the use of technology-based applications to expand financial service access, such as Point of Sale devices, Personal Data Assistants and mobile phone applications
Experience managing personnel and the implementation of donor-funded development projects
Prior work experience in Africa; experience in Rwanda will be viewed most favorably
Interested applicants for the position should send their CV and cover letter via e-mail to
hr@woccu.org
World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) seeks an experienced and highly qualified Microfinance Specialist for an anticipated USAID-funded livelihoods program in Rwanda. The Microfinance Specialist will work with partner financial institutions to develop new products and services, expand their outreach using traditional branches and non-traditional methods, including technology-based, into rural communities, and link village savings and loan groups to the formal financial sector.
Duties include:
FORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
Provide partner financial institutions (i.e., banks, SACCOs and/or microfinance institutions) training and technical assistance with the development of new financial products and services targeting underserved groups, especially the poor, women and farmers
Work with partner financial institutions to develop innovative methods to expand outreach to rural communities, including the use of technology applications
Assist partner financial institutions to develop new products and services and enhance their capability to provide services to tontines and other informal savings and loan groups
Develop financial literacy strategic approaches and training activities among rural groups and clients of partner financial institutions to promote savings and more effective use of loans for productive activities
INFORMAL FINANCIAL SECTOR
Develop tools and techniques to reach out to informal savings and loan groups in rural communities and improve their ability to manage member savings and apply more effective lending techniques
Provide assistance and training to the members of savings and loan groups in the use of savings and loans for investment in agriculture, micro and small rural businesses
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors degree in business, finance, economics, accounting or a related field
Fluency in both spoken and written English and French; knowledge of Kinyarwanda is a plus.
Ten years microfinance or rural finance experience, including proven success in financial product development
Experience working with the informal financial sector (tontines, village savings and loan groups, etc.) and/or SACCOs and microfinance institutions
Familiarity with the use of technology-based applications to expand financial service access, such as Point of Sale devices, Personal Data Assistants and mobile phone applications
Experience managing personnel and the implementation of donor-funded development projects
Prior work experience in Africa; experience in Rwanda will be viewed most favorably
Interested applicants for the position should send their CV and cover letter via e-mail to
hr@woccu.org
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