Opportunity declaration from United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
UNCDF is the UN's capital speculation organization for the world's 47 Least Developed Countries (LDC). UNCDF uses its capital mandate to support LDCs pursue inclusive growth. UNCDF promotes financial inclusion, also through digital financial services (DFS), as a key enabler of poverty reduction and inclusive growth; and it demonstrates how localizing finance outside the capital cities can accelerate growth in local economies, promote sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure development, and empower local communities. Utilizing capital concedes, advances and credit improvements, UNCDF tests monetary models in comprehensive fund and neighborhood advancement back; 'de-dangers' the nearby speculation space; and gives evidences of idea, making ready for bigger and more hazard loath financial specialists.
With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” financing models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local development. UNCDF targets low-income and underserved populations and areas in the LDCs where resources for development are the scarcest; where market failures are most pronounced; and where increased national economic prosperity does not reach a large part of the population. UNCDF focusses on nearby improvement fund and comprehensive back, utilizing its capital order matched with solid specialized and approach support to encourage networks and people spare, get and contribute.
UNCDF’s objective is to develop inclusive financial systems in which a range of financial products are available to all segments of society, at a reasonable cost, and on a sustainable basis. UNCDF underpins an extensive variety of suppliers (e.g. microfinance establishments, banks, cooperatives, cash exchange organizations) and an assortment of money related items and administrations (e.g. funds, credit, protection, installments, and settlements).
Position: Digital Finance Consultant
> Location : Kathmandu,NEPAL
> Application Deadline : 20-Nov-18
> Type of Contract : Individual Contract
> Post Level : National Consultant
> Languages Required :English
INTRODUCING DIGITAL FINANCE IN UNCDF
UNCDF manages several initiatives in LDCs in Asia and Africa, to develop an inclusive digital finance eco-system that offers a wide range of financial services specially for low income vulnerable communities. Specifically, UNCDF provides a mix of policy, technical and financial support to a range of government and private sector actors in each country, as well as invests in research and other public goods that benefit all market actors. By supporting the advancement of computerized back eco-framework in these nations, UNCDF expects to build the monetary security of low wage and provincial families through access to proper, moderate and secure intends to get, oversee and set aside some cash.
Competencies
> Open to work with challenging projects that required in-depth support to partners largely on operations levels
> Experience in managing clients and partners—from early stage companies to mature organizations.
> Solution-focused and medium-agnostic, willing to step out of your core skill set or discipline to find the correct solution to a challenge.
> Fluency in the qualitative research and synthesis to ideation, prototyping, and implementation.
> Open to work in multi-cultural and diverse team of professionals
> Results-driven, problem-solver with structuring and analytic capabilities.
> Strong ability to think and act strategically, even in situations of ambiguity, to develop both short- and long-term visions.
> Inspires others, influences and builds trust.
> Strong communicator that can serve multiple functions as needed
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
> Bachelors’ Degree in either economics, social or international development, finance, business administration, public policy or related field
Experience:
> 3 years of professional experience in digital finance, social development, banking, microfinance, telecom or agriculture sector
> Proven experience of independently managing projects/tasks with defined KPIs and timelines
> Previous experience of managing or implementing digital finance, agri finance or social development projects
> Experience in designing and managing qualitative or quantitative research is a plus
> Exceptional written and oral communications skills.
> Experience in writing case study, research papers or other learning materials
> Prior experience working for the United Nations is a plus
> Experience in developing and managing business relationships with private sector, government agencies/regulators and civil society organizations in Nepal
> Applicant should be a citizen of Nepal
Language:
> Excellent written and oral English is mandatory.
> Fluency in Nepali is a plus but not mandatory.
Deadline: 20 November 2018
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