FSD Kenya was
established in 2005 by a number of Kenya’s development partners to support the
expansion of inclusive financial markets.
Working ¡n partnership with the financial services industry, the programme’s goal is to expand access to financial services among lower income households and smaller enterprises.
The conceptual
underpinning of FSD’s work derives from the “making markets work for the poor”
approach, which has emerged over the last ten years as an increasingly
influential development paradigm.
It provided the
original impetus for the establishment of FSD Kenya and has guided its
activities over the last seven years.
FSD is looking for a Policy Specialist and a Policy Analyst to support a significant expansion in our work in the policy arena.
Policy Specialist
The policy specialist will have lead responsibility for delivering appropriate and timely support to the Government of Kenya in implementation of financial inclusion related policy reforms.
The scope of work
will entail:
- Overall project
management of a policy support facility.
- Work closely
with lead agencies to define strategically focussed initiatives and activities
ensuring that appropriate and timely support is provided.
- Direct technical
support which will entail identifying gaps relating to financial inclusion
policy and providing policy advice on appropriate key issues.
- Ensure research
findings relating to key policy issues are synthesised effectively.
- Support
implementation of facility inputs through identifying capacity challenges
across key government regulatory agencies.
- Support partner
agencies in designing appropriate inputs including the development of
technical assistance inputs.
- Manage
stakeholder relations with financial sector regulators and key industry
representatives.
Candidates
must have:
- Minimum
bachelor’s degree or equivalent (master’s degree preferred);
- At least 7
years’ experience working in the financial sector field;
- Expertise
relevant to financial inclusion;
- Strong project
management skills;
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English.
Policy Analyst
The policy analyst will leverage the expanding base of data from Kenya and other relevant markets to support more effective, evidence-based policy-making to support and expand financial inclusion.
The policy analyst
will:
- Determine the
requirements for evidence based policy analysis and develop approaches to
addressing these needs.
- Develop
requirements for primary research studies and ensure high quality studies
are conducted in a timely fashion.
- Participate
directly in longer-term policy analysis processes.
- Undertake
financial inclusion policy knowledge synthesis.
- Build and
maintain a database of key policy related indicators with a view to
strengthening the feedback loop between policy decisions, implementation
and impact.
- Identify
appropriate ICT tools to systematise data capture, validation, storage and
analysis.
- Develop
mechanisms to inform key policymakers of emerging trends in the data to
ensure developments rapidly impact on policy formulation.
Candidates
must have:
- Relevant
qualifications in social science (minimum bachelor’s degree);
- Strong research
skills and in-depth understanding of analytical methods applicable to
policy work;
- Experience
working in the financial services field;
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills.
Detailed terms of
reference for these positions can be downloaded from our website (under the
Opportunities section).
If you think you are
the right person for these exceptional opportunities, then send your CV and
covering letter by email tojobs@hcsafrica.com.
Please put ‘Policy
Specialist’ or ‘Policy Analyst’ in the subject line.
Closing
date:
Monday 8th July, 2013.
