SEEP Network Senior Program Manager Job Vacancy in Kigali, Rwanda

women and the rural poor,
to participate in markets and improve the quality of their life. SEEP members
are active in more than 170 countries worldwide. They work together and with
other stakeholders to mobilize knowledge and foster innovation, creating
opportunities for meaningful collaboration and, above all, for scaling impact.
Today approximately thirty percent of SEEP’s global membership is comprised of
microfinance associations (MFAs). Over the years SEEP has provided capacity
building services to MFAs in every region of the world.

About the Job:
The purpose of the position
is to elevate the program’s visibility in Rwanda and elsewhere through
successful stakeholder engagement, effective program management, and quality
learning outputs and processes. The Senior Program Manager (S-PM) will be
SEEP’s representative, providing support to the Association of Microfinance
Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR) in its role as a key sector actor for responsible
finance.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Promote
  an enabling environment through active engagement of all relevant
  stakeholders:
• Help
  AMIR build partnerships with and consolidate relationships among different
  market actors;
• Facilitate
  the organization and coordination of sector activities associated with
  responsible finance;
• Support
  and monitor the implementation of action plans coming from industry
  consensus or individual agreements with specific market actors;
• Help
  AMIR mobilize resources towards the fulfillment of its goals of advancing
  responsible finance in the market;
• Promote
  greater investment and consumer protection related support services
  amongst local stakeholders. 
• Expand
  the organizational capacity of AMIR to serve as sustainable and
  influential advocate for responsible financial market development:
• Provide/facilitate
  technical assistance to AMIR as planned/necessary;
• Support
  AMIR’s strategy development efforts;
• Coordinate
  the implementation of additional SEEP technical assistance from external
  consultants to AMIR and possibly other market actors.
• Accelerate
  learning and knowledge exchange associated with scaling consumer
  protection practices within Rwanda and amongst stakeholders in Sub-Saharan
  Africa:
• With
  support form the Program Learning Consultant, contribute to the Program’s
  learning agenda, learning products, and peer learning opportunities;
• Scan
  local industry news/events and regularly review learning emerging from the
  wider field to inform SEEP and AMIR of emerging knowledge. Assess how
  these can be utilized for program activities and to further the
  achievement of program objectives;
• Coordinate
  topical local market research / context analysis, and other knowledge
  generation to address evidence gaps informed by the program learning
  agenda;
• Produce
  or contribute to the development of quarterly and/or biannually learning documents
  (blogs, videos, briefing notes, presentation, case studies, etc.) as
  planned in the program learning agenda, based on analysis and synthesis of
  data, media articles, and/or reports on topics relevant to program
  objectives;
• Support
  AMIR in the dissemination among key stakeholders of these and other
  learning documents produced by SEEP learning consultants, and ensure
  follow-up and dialogue where needed.
• Perform
  program monitoring and reporting:
• As
  SEEP representative in the field, coordinate all program activities in
  close collaboration with AMIR management in order to ensure timely and
  successful implementation of all local program activities; 
• Report
  to Program Director monthly on program management and facilitation
  activities. Report quarterly on personal, association and sector
  achievements, including M&E report;
• Review
  and verify AMIR’s technical and financial program reports, and M&E
  submissions;
• Mentor
  AMIR program staff in various aspects of market facilitation and program
  implementation;
• Participate
  in SEEP headquarters’ program relating activities as needed.

• Master’s
  degree in a relevant discipline such as Business Administration,
  Economics, Development Studies or other relevant fields;
• 10
  or more years of experience working in the banking, microfinance/financial
  inclusion sector in a senior management level role;
• Good
  knowledge of Rwanda financial sector and its key stakeholders;
• Extensive
  experience leading national level, participatory processes around the
  promotion of financial inclusion; strong ability to gain agreement and
  commitment from others;
• Experience
  of stakeholder engagement; developing partnerships and managing relationships
  with donors, private sector, civil society actors, consultancies and
  government;
• Strong
  leadership skills and ability to set a strategic vision and deliver
  results within a team;
• Strong
  analytical and writing skills and experience in evidence-based reporting
  of results;
• Excellent
  communication and interpersonal skills, and experience in coaching staff;
• Experience
  in market systems development and financial consumer protection preferred;
• Bilingual
  English/French;
• Authorization
  to work in Rwanda.

• Application
  letter;
• CV/Resume,
  outlining previous experience and accomplishments;
• Experience
  in achieving similar types of projects and relevant lessons, as well as
  experience in Rwanda;
• Two
  examples reports/learning products recently completed. If possible, at
  least one of the reports should be relevant, or similar to, the subject of
  this RFL3 project.
• Closing
  Date: 15 December 2016