Secondment Manager

In September 2008, GIZ established the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. AFI is the first global knowledge-sharing network designed by and for financial sector policymakers and regulators to identify and implement proven and successful policy solutions that have delivered tangible results. AFI supports its members in policy development and implementation by using a peer-to-peer learning approach, facilitating online and face-to-face exchanges, regionally and globally, supported by grants and policy research.

At the AFI Global Policy Forum (GPF) in Cape Town, September 2012, the AFI Steering Committee gave their endorsement for the development of a Secondment program for the network. Though this program members hope to expand the impact and effectiveness of knowledge sharing activities.

Your tasks Reporting to the Senior Network Engagement Manger, the Secondment Manager will be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, and execution of the AFI Secondment Program (ASP), ensuring consistency with AFI’s strategy, commitments and goals. Main tasks include:

• Oversee the implementation of the AFI Secondment Programme, including evolving policy and practices, and building new relationships with AFI member institutions;
• Develop the annual workplan and facilitate the definition of goals and deliverables;
• Tack project deliverables using appropriate tools;
• Maintain and update secondment checklists and tracking systems;
• Ensure all aspects of the secondment life cycle a can delivered in an accurate, timely and confidential manner;
• Facilitate the international secondment contract process;
• Manage relationships with HR departments of participating AFI member institutions;
• Manage relationships with individual secondees to ensure they are supported while on secondment and after their return
• Brief secondees on secondment terms and logistics;
• Coordinate the ASP internally to ensure consistent messages and internal support;
• Ensure AFI’s policies and procedures are applied in a consistent manner;
• Monitor the financial arrangements for secondments, ensuring standard practices are followed
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders, defining project progress, problems and solutions

Your profile

• Demonstrated experience in human resources management
• Excellent project management skills
• Proven experience in facilitating meetings
• Proven experience in strategic planning
• Proven experience in risk management
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Knowledge of cultural working practices of other countries
• 5-7 years of work experience in an international environment.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken). Working knowledge of French or Spanish a distinct advantage.

How to apply:

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If you are interested, please do not hesitate to apply until July 14th, 2013.

Contact department: Anja Jacqueline Mueller ++49 - (0)6196 - 79 - 3232