Partnership Management Consultant

Job Description

Title: Partnership Management Consultant

Company Name: Business Finance for the Poor In Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Undergraduate degree in Economics / Finance / Business Administration / Development Studies / Public Policy or any other relevant subject. Post graduate degree will be preferable.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Project: Business Finance for the Poor in Bangladesh (BFP-B)
∎ Contract start date: 6 October 2019 (To be confirmed)
∎ Contract end date: February 2020 (subject to confirmation of DFID)
∎ Duration of Initial Contract: 60 days (from 6 October 2019 February 2020)
∎ Type of involvement: Intermittent (average 12 days per month)
∎ Reports to:BFP-B Team Leader
∎ Supervises:None

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The work with the Policy Coordinator, Senior Policy Adviser, Policy Manager and Team Leader for guidance. The major activities of Partnership Management Consultant include offer TA to the regulator, policy advocacy and partnership management. The Partnership Management Consultant will be responsible for following activities:
∎ Support regulators to implement policy recommendations-
∎ Develop TA work plan through consultation with the regulator Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) and agree on work plan.
∎ Procure consultancy services (issue RFP, prepare proposal evaluation report and finalise contract)
∎ Organise stakeholders' consultations through consultation with MRA.
∎ Monitor progress of the assignments.
∎ Maintain liaison with MRA to get feedback on the draft report and/or guidelines.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 1-year proven experience in partnership management and/or policy advocacy / research/ operations in the financial sector specially in the Microfinance sector.
∎ Experience working with the Microfinance sector will be preferable.
∎ Technical Assistance-
∎ Experience to work with the regulators.
∎ Experience in quality assurance of financial sector report / policy guidelines.
∎ Partnership management-
∎ Strong experience in working with the partners for policy advocacy.
∎ Sound knowledge and experience about the key stakeholders in the financial sector of Bangladesh.
∎ Event management-
∎ Strong experience in organising seminars/workshops/dialogues/meetings.
∎ Experience in event plan and budget preparation.
∎ Experience in organising roundtables jointly with newspapers and organising television talk-show will be preferable.
∎ Communication material development-
∎ Experience in managing development of communication materials such as printing, publications, visual documentary, and website management etc.
∎ Experience in developing animation and video documentary will be preferable.
∎ Aptitude-
∎ Proactive and self-motivated.
∎ Strong communication and negotiations skills.
∎ Excellent organising and follow up skills.
∎ Good team work skills.
∎ Result oriented.
∎ Language skills: Fluency in English and Bangla.

Application Deadline: September 22, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Business Finance for the Poor In Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development