Financial
Sector Deepening - FSD Kenya requires an outstanding individual who will be the
innovative heart of an exciting new project, GrowthCap to develop all the
technical material required to support the Kenyan financial sector to build the
capacity necessary to provide high quality SME centred financial products and
services.
Based full time in Nairobi, Kenya the SME finance specialist will:
Based full time in Nairobi, Kenya the SME finance specialist will:
- Establish comprehensive skill gaps in growth finance oriented institutions.
- Develop practical solutions to specific identified needs.
- Pilot test the solutions within select financial institutions.
- Refine solutions through repeated implementation.
- Document refined solution in a how- to manual or toolkit.
- Develop and oversee formal training to scale up toolkit use.
Who
we need
The ideal candidate will:
The ideal candidate will:
- Possess a graduate degree in finance, strategy, business management, or equivalent qualification.
- Have 5 years or more of progressive SME finance experience.
- Demonstrate clear understanding of SME finance issues in a developing economy context.
- Possess excellent communication skills
For
more details, download the ToRs from our website’s Opportunities page here.
Interested?
If you want to make a significant positive difference in financial inclusion for SMEs in Kenya and possess the right combination of expertise and insight, FSD is looking for you. Please send a covering letter and CV by email to Lydiah Kioko (Lydiah@fsdkenya.org).
Please put ‘’SME finance specialist’’ in the subject line.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to set up an interview.
Applications must be received not later than Friday 30th September 2011.
FSD Kenya operates as an independent Trust registered in Kenya under the supervision of professional trustees, with policy guidance from its programme investment committee.
Finance is provided by a number of leading development agencies including the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together with the Government of Kenya.
Further information can be obtained at our web site: www.fsdkenya.org
Interested?
If you want to make a significant positive difference in financial inclusion for SMEs in Kenya and possess the right combination of expertise and insight, FSD is looking for you. Please send a covering letter and CV by email to Lydiah Kioko (Lydiah@fsdkenya.org).
Please put ‘’SME finance specialist’’ in the subject line.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted to set up an interview.
Applications must be received not later than Friday 30th September 2011.
FSD Kenya operates as an independent Trust registered in Kenya under the supervision of professional trustees, with policy guidance from its programme investment committee.
Finance is provided by a number of leading development agencies including the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together with the Government of Kenya.
Further information can be obtained at our web site: www.fsdkenya.org