Senior Technical Specialist - Access to Finance/Market systems
Job Description
Title: Senior Technical Specialist - Access to Finance/Market systems
Company Name: International Development Enterprises (iDE)
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ At least a Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or other relevant disciplines
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Job Location: Dhaka, with frequent field visits
∎ Reporting Line: Team Leader, CSISA MEA
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide technical inputs on the design of market-based interventions and activities in the following broad areas:
∎ Access to financial products and services for key market actors in the value chain
∎ Promote the use of machineries through increase availability of machines and develop local manufacturing
∎ Trade facilitation and investment promotion to attract international firms
∎ Provide technical guidance and support to field teams in the implementation of the above activities in Jashore, Bogura, and Cox's Bazar as and when required, ensuring that a market system approach is maintained and followed.
∎ Support implementation of the project's overall access to finance strategy, including building and managing partnerships
∎ Facilitate the development of Joint Venture Agreements with financial institutions and machinery firms; subsequently, manage their implementation; and monitor and report on results using market system indicators
∎ Support market-based initiatives aimed at improving access to finance and financial management by agricultural machinery lead firms and machinery manufacturing enterprises
∎ Manage budgets for assigned interventions and ensure efficient allocation of funding
∎ Assist in the preparation of periodic progress reports, technical briefs, case studies, and success stories
∎ Work closely with iDE's Evidence & Analytics unit to periodically review and refine the project's results chain and indicators in order to ensure that the project is capturing market system change
Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of five years of experience in international development with a focus on access to finance
∎ Proven, practical experience with market systems or value chain development
∎ Prior experience with USAID programs preferred, but not necessary
∎ Ability to work with team members and flexibility to adapt to different work conditions
∎ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
∎ Proven interpersonal and intercultural skills, including flexibility and sensitivity
∎ Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to gender diversity
∎ Ability to travel and undertake fieldwork in rural contexts
∎ Written and oral communication skills in English, including the ability to present coherent and convincing messages to different audiences
∎ Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Apps
∎ The position would be the regular employment of iDE Bangladesh
∎ The remuneration package, workdays, and deliverables may change based on negotiations with the iDE management
∎ iDE reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time with the consultation of the employee as per HR policy
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 20 Apr 2021
Company Information:
∎ 10 Apr 2021
∎ International Development Enterprises (iDE)
∎ Business : iDE is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) headquartered in Denver, Colorado USA and operating in 11 countries around the world, including Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, iDE has been working since 1984, registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau (NGO AB), registration number 173 dated 27th April, 1984. iDE is currently working in 27 Districts and 123 Upazilas on a wide variety of thematic areas including Food Security, Nutrition, WASH, Agriculture, Market Systems Development, Women Economic Empowerment. iDE Bangladesh is supported by USAID, SIDA, Unicef, DFID, the European Commission and other multilateral donors working in in the country.
Category: NGO/Development
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