I. JOB SUMMARY፡
The Senior Advisor- Financial Inclusion reports directly to the Program Quality and Learning Coordinator. S/he will serve as country office technical lead of the financial inclusion and economic strengthening efforts towards quality design and implementation of CARE’s programs that ensure women empowerment and gender equality. The position holder will coordinate financial inclusion and economic strengthening related tasks within the CO. S/he will be instrumental in ensuring CARE Ethiopia’s impact at scale strategy is achieved with a vibrant partnership building and acc. The position holder will be a key personnel and leads CARE’s financial inclusion and economic strengthening initiative. The advisor leads/conducts capacity building efforts on strategic partnership at county office level. S/he will oversight any kinds of formative research on social financial inclusion and economic strengthening at county office level. The senior advisor will oversee the integration of financial inclusion and economic strengthening in CARE and among partners, advice monitoring, and evaluation and learning events. The advisor will also serve as the main point of contact for all the country office for financial inclusion and economic strengthening communications internally and at the global level to ensure CARE Ethiopia is fully represented.
The senior advisor is one major strategy to ensure women’s access to and control over economic resources. The CARE economic empowerment model is based on VSLA as a means to not only provide access to valuable financial services, but to provide a pathway for formal financial inclusion. VSLAs build the financial skills and assets of households by providing access to a safe, convenient place to save as well as small timely loans. VSLAs provide members with practical financial experience that they can leverage to successfully engage with formal financial service providers (FSPs). Equipped with financial literacy to ensure that members understand the way that formal financial markets work, pilots linking VSLA which have resulted in increased financial access for VSLA members and high loan repayment rates for FSPs.
II. Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility #1: Analysis, Strategy, Reporting and Design (time: 40%)
Job Responsibility #2 Capacity Building and Technical Assistance for staffs and partners (time: 35%)
Job Responsibility #3: Learning, Policy Implementation, and Networking (time: 20%)
Job Responsibility #4: Representation and Others (time: 5%)
III. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)
The reason for this senior position is to ensure CARE’s strategic partnership and accountability is in place. The incumbent must use interpersonal skills to choose the right strategy to address a given problem and also has to deal with variable solutions, which need analysis, problem definition and development of alternative solutions. This position requires innovative thinking and the ability to network and communicate broadly and strategically.
IV. GENDER EQUALITY
V. QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)
A) EDUCATION/TRAINING
Required:
BSc/A in relevant disciplines i.e. Financial management, Rural Development, applied economics and other related.
Desired:
MA/SC degree applied economics, Developmental Studies and professional training in partnership or related fields.
B) EXPERIENCE
Required: 6 years’ relevant experience with post graduate degree and 7 years of experience for BSC/A degree holders in Developmental related areas, conversant with adult learning and training of trainers, methodologies, practical experience in women and livelihoods programming.
Desired:
C) TECHNICAL SKILLS
Required:
Desired:
D) COMPETENCIES
VI. WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED.
This position is located in Addis Ababa, with up to 30-40 % field travel