Challenge Fund Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Challenge Fund Coordinator

Company Name: Business Finance for the Poor In Bangladesh

Vacancy: Undefined

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Graduate degree in Economics / Finance / Business Administration / Development Studies / Development Management or any other relevant subject.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Contract start date: Immediate
∎ Contract end date: February 2020
∎ Primary supervisor: Challenge Fund Component Manager
∎ Secondary supervisor: Team Leader
∎ Timeframe: The Challenge Fund Coordinator will work full-time in Dhaka until February 2020.
∎ Under the overall strategic direction of the Team Leader BFP-B and reporting to the Challenge Fund Manager, the Challenge Fund Coordinator is expected to provide knowledge leadership on grantee and partner management while managing the challenge fund`s MFI, insurance and e-commerce portfolio.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Market scanning and keeping abreast of major trends and developments in the MFI, Insurance, ecommerce sub-sectors and identifying/communicating disruptive ideas, models, and players.
∎ Ensuring development of theory of change, support calculation, work plan, performance based budgets and means of verification for each deal.
∎ Monitor and manage the MFI, Insurance and e commerce portfolio, ensuring assistance when needed and restructure portfolio based on performance of investments.
∎ Prepare reports and presentations for investors, donors, investment committee, and the government.
∎ Contribute to preparation of knowledge products on the MFI, Insurance and ecommerce especially high impact investment models, and support both above the line and below the line communication efforts.
∎ Maintain strong relationship with clients and contribute to developing and maintaining relationship with wider stakeholders in private sector and donor community.
∎ Provide knowledge leadership across BFP-B on MFI, Insurance and e-commerce sub-sectors.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years' experience of working in the donor funded projects with clear orientation of intervention management, partner management, with particular focus on product development, Alternate delivery Channel, design of SME products, process, policies and procedures, business targets and sales strategy.
∎ Thorough understanding of MFI, Insurance, e commerce and evolving Financial Inclusion landscape of Bangladesh.
∎ Ability to provide technical support to partner organisations from MFI sector, Insurance companies and e commerce companies to achieve their project milestones, overcome challenges and showcase best practices.
∎ Excellent portfolio management skills, including monitoring of progress, financial management and development of risk assessments.
∎ Excellent report-writing and communication skills in English is essential.
∎ Willingness to travel to both grantee offices and field to support the project.
∎ Language skills: Fluency in English and Bengali.

Application Deadline: May 23, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Business Finance for the Poor In Bangladesh
∎ Business : Business Finance for the Poor in Bangladesh (BFP-B) is a five-year programme funded by UKaid / DFID from the UK government.

Category: NGO/Development