MicroSave is a market leader in providing consulting services to
retail financial institutions globally.
Our clients include leading commercial banks, microfinance banks, SACCOs, and microfinance institutions and multilateral and bi-lateral donors.
With increasing demand for our services, MicroSave intends to recruit one of
more Junior
Consultants to join its team in Kenya.Our clients include leading commercial banks, microfinance banks, SACCOs, and microfinance institutions and multilateral and bi-lateral donors.
Job description:
The successful candidate will be trained on MicroSave approaches and tools and will subsequently graduate to become a full consultant offering technical assistance and training to financial service providers in the following areas:
- Business
planning and financial modelling,
- Financial
management and analysis,
- Costing/pricing
of financial services,
- Credit
risk management
- Operational
risk management
- Planning/implementing
product pilot-tests and rollouts,
- Re-engineering
of process, policies and procedures.
A critical component of MicroSave’s work is field research in
line with its orientation of providing market-led solutions to financial
services.
The candidate will therefore be expected to conduct field based research in carrying out assignments from time to time.
Location:
The Junior Consultant will be based in Nairobi but with extensive travel in the African region.
Experience:
Interested persons should have at least 3 years professional experience in retail banking preferably in credit and operational risk management or compliance
Age: Applicants must be between 25 and 35 years of age.
Skills: This position requires a wide range of skills, specifically:
The candidate will therefore be expected to conduct field based research in carrying out assignments from time to time.
Location:
The Junior Consultant will be based in Nairobi but with extensive travel in the African region.
Experience:
Interested persons should have at least 3 years professional experience in retail banking preferably in credit and operational risk management or compliance
Age: Applicants must be between 25 and 35 years of age.
Skills: This position requires a wide range of skills, specifically:
- Strong
cost accounting, business planning, and financial modelling skills,
- Strong
field orientation and proven inter personal skills,
- Highly
developed computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and
- High
quality English speaking and writing ability and a professional demeanour.
Education: Part or full CPA or equivalent is a requirement. Masters
level degree (or higher) in Finance / Business Administration is a definite
advantage.
Language: Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Additional working language is an advantage but not mandatory.
Salary: Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience.
Availability: State availability in your covering email/letter.
Deadline: Deadline for applications is 4pm Fri. 27th April 2012.
Correspondence: Applications should be addressed to MD Africa and sent by email only to associate@microsave.net including a detailed CV
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Language: Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Additional working language is an advantage but not mandatory.
Salary: Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience.
Availability: State availability in your covering email/letter.
Deadline: Deadline for applications is 4pm Fri. 27th April 2012.
Correspondence: Applications should be addressed to MD Africa and sent by email only to associate@microsave.net including a detailed CV
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted