Post Title: Rural
and Agricultural Finance Specialist - Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean
Organisation: Center
International for Development and Research (CIDR)
Country: Kenya
About the
Organization:
Center International for Development and Research (CIDR) is
an international development NGO involved in key areas of development in
Africa. It is involved in local development and decentralization, business
development in rural and urban areas, decentralized financial systems, and
medicare and social security. It aims to build and strengthen local, regional,
and national sustainable institutions, serving people, helping to reduce
poverty, and to improve public policy.
About the Job:
CIDR is seeking a Rural and Agricultural Finance Specialist
- Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean. S/he, under the supervision of the regional
office director, will provide expertise and technical support to CIDR partners
and clients in Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean for the development and
implementation of innovative, relevant, and sustainable pro poor rural finance
products, with focus on agricultural and value chain financing, and contribute
to their documentation and dissemination. The position is based in Nairobi,
Kenya.
Tasks and
Responsibilities:
·
Implement or supervise market and value chain
studies;
·
Support to organization's partners and clients
for product development;
·
Back up to and monitoring of organization's
partners and clients for the implementation of the products developed;
·
Training of organization's partners and clients’
staff on rural and agricultural finance;
·
Facilitation of and support to partnership
schemes between value chains stakeholders;
·
Documentation of products, methodologies, tools
developed, and of lessons learnt;
·
Participation in national and international
workshops and conferences to present innovative products developed;
·
Contribute to the strategic and business
planning for organization's Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean office regarding
rural finance.
Qualifications:
·
Master's degree in Economics, Agro-economics or
Finance;
·
At least 10 years in design, support to, and/or
implementation of rural finance methodologies and products in Africa
(preferably in Eastern Africa or Indian Ocean) in a senior management or expert
position, including agricultural and value chain finance, with strong
background on product development and implementation, for smallholder producers
as well as other actors of the value chains like MSMEs;
·
Experience in the agribusiness private sector
would be a plus, as well as in the use of new technologies to improve
efficiency of rural finance product delivery;
·
Agricultural value chain mapping and analysis
skills;
·
Financial product development (in particular in
rural/agricultural finance and SME finance);
·
Business planning;
·
Elaboration and implementation of training
modules in rural finance;
·
Excellent capacities of negotiations and
interpersonal skills;
·
Command of office computer software (Word,
Excel, Power Point), and internet (email and web);
·
Excellent writing skills;
·
Fluency in English. Fluency in French will be a
plus.
Closing Date: 31
Aug 2013
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can send their resume and cover letter
to emploi@cidr.org
Contact: Melissa Aguilaremploi@cidr.org
17 rue de l'Hermitage
Autreches ,60350 France
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