Duties and Responsibilities

OBJECTIVE AND DUTIES:
• Manage the current WIE’s portfolio of access to finance, currently 4 activities in the portfolio;
• Track, document, and constantly update all the microfinance institutions’ and commercial banks’ various loan products on offer to private businesses;
• Give timely instructions and technical advisory to PSD component team and regional teams in working with WIE client businesses on subject of access to finance;
• Assess and review capacity of WIE client businesses that wish to apply for some loan;
• Propose new initiatives to facilitate access to finance through WIE or in collaboration with other stakeholders;
• Assist WIE on conducting researches, surveys and other studies on the subject matter;
• Serve as deputy for PSD component Team Lead;
• Other activities assigned by PSD component Team Lead.

Skills

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum five years of experience working with commercial banks, SME financing, microfinance institutions and/or international development program to improve access to finance with a master’s degree, preferably in banking or finance, business administration, economics, commerce; or, 10 year experience with bachelor’s degree, preferably in business administration, economics, or commerce.
• Good understanding of conventional and Islamic financial products.
• Entrepreneurial, willing to take calculated risk.
• Able to work independently and take responsibility for translating concepts into implementable activities.
• Good networker, ideally with well-established network in commercial banks, microfinance institutions and private sector in general.
• Able to focus on project objectives and work collaboratively toward the goals
• Fluency in English is required.
• Demonstrated familiarity with constraints faced by women-owned and/or majority women enterprises in Afghanistan on areas of access to finance.
• Ability to travel to regional offices – Mazar, Jalalabad, Kandahar, and Herat.

REPORTING:
• The position reports to the PSD Component Team Lead

Qualifications

Master's degree, preferably in banking or finance, business administration, economics, commerce

Job Location

Afghanistan - Kabul: PROVINCIAL CENTER (KABUL)

Education:

Masters Degree, Account/Finance

Submission Guideline

To apply: Please send your CV & Covering letter to below email address and include SENIOR ACCESS TO FINANCE ADVISOR in the subject line of the application

Submission Email

DAIWIE@dai.com