Manager, Digital Financial Inclusion and Market Linkage, Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme (UPGP)
Job Description
Title: Manager, Digital Financial Inclusion and Market Linkage, Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme (UPGP)
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in any discipline from any recognised university
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Ultra-poverty is the most extreme form of poverty. People living in ultra-poverty are forced to make impossible decisions every day, such as choosing between food, medicine or clean water. BRAC`s Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme is a comprehensive set of interventions aimed to enable households to progress along a pathway out of poverty. BRAC is the pioneer of the global Graduation approach, and is supporting the Government of Bangladesh to eliminate ultra-poverty completely from the country by 2030. Join us to build a more inclusive society, where no one is forced to live in ultra-poverty. Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ JOB PURPOSE: Analyze the context of financial inclusion and market linkage from poverty and livelihood perspectives; and support BRAC`s existing and new programme to design and integrate the livelihood components. Ensure cross-learning sharing, innovative and best livelihood practices across programme. Support to maintain the quality of programme implementation framework; and capacity development for the same.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the Programme`s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Conduct regular high-level analysis on financial inclusion for the low-income group and identify best practices and alternative channels in the areas of financial literacy, digital financial inclusion for poverty reduction of financial inclusion to generate intellectual and substantive technical knowledge for BRAC livelihood programmes.
∎ Provide high level technical assistance to design and integrate the financial inclusion aspects in the new and existing programme of BRAC and design market linkage interventions following the principles for Market development for relevant BRAC programmes.
∎ Identify sustainable partnerships opportunities with relevant financial institutions, international lenders and development financial institutions in coordination with respective programme.
∎ Evaluate the effectiveness of the programme design, capture learnings and recommend necessary changes to fine tune the programme strategy.
∎ Regular check-in with the respective programmes to track the progress and provide necessary guidance.
∎ Develop financial literacy related contents and provide technical support in designing digital financial services for the targeted group.
∎ Contribute in developing strategies to link target participants with service markets to avail knowledge, quality inputs, technical services and know-how and conduct mapping exercises to identify avenues of linkage with relevant market actors.
∎ Suggest necessary capacity development initiatives to the respective programme for programme design.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent written and oral communications skills
∎ Computer proficiency
∎ Strong organizational skills
∎ Organised, detail oriented, ability to priorities and multi-tasking
∎ The ability to work under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment
∎ Knowledge on research specially on financial products and service markets
∎ Knowledge on the global, regional, national policies on financial inclusion
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills
∎ Demonstrated ability to work in a team and to develop networks and collaborations
∎ Ability to carry our assigned tasks independently
∎ Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
Salary: Negotiable
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 11 Jul 2022
Company Information:
∎ 30 Jun 2022
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Category: NGO/Development
