Job Summary:
The
Senior Project Officer – Financial Inclusion will be responsible for
day-to-day planning, implementation, efficient and effective roll-out,
including integration within the graduation approach, and reporting of CRS
Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) component in Isiolo County.
S/he will serve as the Master Trainer for SILC and the Private Service Provider
(PSP) approach, assuring that Local Implementing partners (LIP) staff have the
knowledge and skills to successfully deliver at scale. S/he will provide
ongoing technical support to field and LIP staff to assure that PSPs are
adequately supervised and supported to integrate SILC components within the
graduation approach and to reach sustainability targets. The incumbent will
also work with the livelihoods team to link SILC groups with financial
education (FE), marketing training, private sector financing, entrepreneurship,
and franchising opportunities.
Specific
Responsibilities:
Provide technical oversight, organize, and lead the
implementation of financial inclusion related project activities as outlined in
the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles
and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities on financial inclusion and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
In coordination with the M&E team, guide and
support partners in their efforts to collect and analyse data
monthly. Analyze MIS data and translate it into programmatic
recommendations. Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is
complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor
requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and
documentation of case studies and promising practices.
Working in collaboration with livelihood specialist,
link SILC groups with appropriate financial education (FE), marketing
training, private sector financing, entrepreneurship, and franchising
opportunities.
Working in collaboration with staff implementing the
graduation approach and nutrition, ensure integration of SILC to deliver both
economic empowerment training and nutritional training.
Assess the capacity and training needs of CRS and
partner staff on financial inclusion. Support and design training modules and
implementation models for CRS staff, LIP staff, supervisors and field agents
and build local capacity networks to deliver high quality trainings and
technical assistance. Design and deliver training interventions (trainer-of
trainers, face-to-face learning, on-line learning, mentoring, and coaching) for
project and partner staff.
Personal
Skills
Strong relationship management abilities. Ability to
relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach
each relationship.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Strong communications and presentation skills.
Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and
results-oriented.
Capable of working in a dynamic, results oriented
environment; ability to multi-task across various work streams/priorities.
Team player with a positive attitude who can work
independently while also being highly collaborative and open. Capable of
building relationships and influencing the opinions of others.
Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity,
diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.
Personal
Skills
Strong relationship management abilities. Ability to
relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you
approach each relationship.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Strong communications and presentation skills.
Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and
results-oriented.
Capable of working in a dynamic, results oriented
environment; ability to multi-task across various work streams/priorities.
Team player with a positive attitude who can work
independently while also being highly collaborative and open. Capable of
building relationships and influencing the opinions of others.
Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity,
diversity, and inclusion including gender equality.
Required/Desired
Foreign Language: English
and Swahili
Travel
Required 50% of the time within sub
counties in Isiolo County.
Key
Working Relationships:
Supervisory: None
Internal: Nawiri Chief of Party, DCOP Programming, Nawiri
Program team, all Country Program staff, Regional and
Headquarters technical staff
External: Localimplementing partners, government departments at
different levels
Typical
Background, Experience & Requirements:
Education
and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in business administration,
Economics social sciences, development, or related field. Master’s
degree in similar fields a plus
At least 4 years’ work experience in international
development working with community savings groups.
Practical experience in curriculum design and
training of adults, certified master trainer experience preferred.
Prior experience using the community-led savings
group MIS (Excel-based or online database) knowledge of the SAVIX MIS will be
an added advantage.
Experience with financial product development and/or
mobile money products desired
Demonstrated ability to work successfully in diverse
geographic and cultural settings.
Understanding and appreciation of CRS’ commitment to
work with and build partner capacity.
How
To Apply
