AFR,Digital financial solutions officer Jobs in Rwanda

FID), and the World Bank. Existing
funders of AFR include DFID, The MasterCard Foundation, Sweden, USAID, and KfW.

1. Development
   of Savings and Credit Cooperatives;
2. Supporting
   access to and usage of value chain finance by smallholder farmers engaged
   in maize, coffee, tea, dairy and Irish potatoes;
3. Promotion
   of insurance and informal sector pension scheme;
4. Promotion
   of Digital Financial Services and Innovation Fund including the micro
   finance challenge fund; and
5. Knowledge
   brokerage and market facilitation with focus to increase access and use of
   information and coordination within the financial sector.

• Support
  the Head of DFS in identifying potential partnerships, writing project
  proposals, budgeting, managing implementation and reporting by partnersin
  accordance with AFR’s policies and procedures;
• Provide
  capacity building to partners ensuring that applicants and partners are
  fully empowered to implement their projects and that deliverables are met
  on time.
• Participate
  in communications, advocacy and market development activities as per the
  communications strategy and plan
• Collaborate
  with the M&E Manager to incorporate lessons learned from research
  & evaluation into Program/Project design of new projects and
  refinement of ongoing;
• Provide
  technical advice on IT infrastructure, hardware and software acquisition
  by AFR and its implementing partners;
• Develop,
  implement and monitor the institutional practices for data protection,
  internet use, email, security and ICT resource management;
• Advise
  the AFR management on new ICT emerging technologies;
• Works
  closely with the AFR personnel and partners to identify and maximize
  opportunities to use information and technology to improve product or
  service processes;
• Reviews
  use cases and other technical documents with IT project staff to ensure
  business requirements are adequately reflected in technical planning
  documents;
• Any
  other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager.

• Bachelor’s
  degree in Business Computing and Information Technology, information
  systems or any other related field with 4 years of relevant experience
• Certification
  in Project Management (PMP/ PRINCE2) – added advantage

• At
  least 3 years’ experience in DFS Project Management preferably in a
  financial institution or telecom company
• Experience
  in financial sector preferably focused oninclusion/development finance,
  especially relating to women and youth
• At
  least 3 years of experience in Branchless Banking / Mobile Payments
• Proficiency
  with Microsoft Office software(Excel, word, PowerPoint and Visio, Project)
• A
  sound understanding of Partnerships, and work with government institutions
• Knowledge
  of working operations of advocacy frameworks and lobbying structures
• Demonstrable
  skills and abilities in grant systems development and implementation
• Proven
  experience in proposal writing
• Demonstrable
  experience in data and information management
• Proven
  experience in managing logistics and coordination of team activities
• Demonstrable
  experience in building and maintaining relationships
• Skilled
  negotiator with the ability to compromise
• Knowledge
  of national laws, regulations and norms for the Digital Financial Services
• Capacity
  to assess and determine solutions for technical, financial and
  administrative problems
• Strong
  practical system integration experience
• Practical
  experience in IT system/project documentation
• Full
  understanding of IT system development cycle
• IT
  system implementation experience

• Good
  planning / organization skills
• Results
  oriented
• Very
  good written and spoken English; good Kinyarwanda, French or both would be
  definite assets
• Candidates
  who have lived and/or worked in Rwanda are invited to apply; Preference
  will be given to Rwandan nationals and those with extensive in-country
  experience.

• If
  your qualifications and experience match the requirements for this role,
  please email your application to Executive Selection Division, KPMG at the
  following email address: esd@kpmg.co.ug. Please quote the title
  of the position you are applying for as the subject of your email.
  Allapplications should be sent via email.
• Please
  attach your CV containing your e-mail address, daytime telephone
  contact, qualifications, achievements, experience, present position and
  names & addresses of three referees together with a cover letter (maximum
  2 pages) summarising why you consider yourself particularly well suited
  for the position. Do not attach any other documents at this point.
• Closing
  date for receipt of applications will be 25th November 2016.
• All
  applications will be selected on merit and only short listed candidates
  will be invited for interviews. For any questions regarding the
  application process please contact Executive Selection Division, KPMG on
  +256 414 347833, +256 414346294 or +256 414 340 315.