Stakeholder, Working Group Expert –Technical Assistance Programme to
various EIB Financial Sector Operations in Southern Africa: Mozambique, Zambia
and Malawi
DAI:
is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked
on the frontlines of internati
onal development, tackling fundamental social and
economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective
governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter
in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into
impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation
across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations,
democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and
agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and
trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management,
and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development
agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and
philanthropies, and national governments.
of the role:
Multi Stakeholder Working Group Expert will work in coordination with the EIB
Pretoria Office on ways to link the project to the work done by professional
bodies, local universities and training companies and to reach sustainability
of training activities for Financial Intermediaries and Final Beneficiaries.
expert will help design, coordinate, and implement Component 4 of the project.
Including: 1) the organization of multiple and regular meetings with local
partners (Banks, MFI’s and Business Associations), 2) identification of their
interest and listing of potential study topics and the curriculum as well as
the format of the courses to allow the maximum outreach (direct formal
training, train the trainers courses, online or blended courses, 3) working
towards the creation of a consortium/ working group or platform that allows the
different parties involved to work together and develop a co-created curricula.
Working days
of the project:
36 months
Date:
November 2014
and Skills:
- University
degree, preferably in Business Administration, Finance, Economics,
Sociology or related field or equivalent professional experience and
should preferably have training in facilitating working groups and
designing and implementing training programmes – professional trainer
certification. - Knowledge
of the region would be preferred. - Fluency
in English and some knowledge of Portuguese is required.
Professional Experience:
- Good
management skills, with a minimum of 2 years in management, preferably
business schools or corporate training consultancy firms or in the
financial and credit analysis function in a credit department / corporate
lending department of a regional microfinance provider or small business
bank. Practical experience and proven track record in delivering
professional training programmes in the region. - Good
analytical skills in all aspects of the loan generation cycle, and in
identification and mitigation of lending risks in the MSE sector. They
should have a good understanding of the general challenges small
businesses encounter. - Excellent
writing, communication and presentation skills.
Professional Experience:
- At
least 3 years of experience in the delivery of professional training,
facilitating and coordinating working groups and multi stakeholder
dialogues among diverse actors to build consensus and action plans and
Building and leveraging networks around collective action - 4
years of experience in the development of curriculums and training
programmes for entrepreneurs and M SMEs. - Good
knowledge of the Region will be an asset. - Good
analytical skills in financial and economic analysis, credit and risk
analysis, and MSE finance planning and implementation, fully conversant
with local market and financial and risk analysis tools.
for Application:
14th December 2014
note that all profiles are indicative only and therefore subject to change once
the ToR is made available.”
