Financial Market Pillar Lead

About the Organization

Established in 2021, FSD Ethiopia (FSDE) is an agency that aims to support the development of accessible, inclusive, and sustainable financial markets for economic growth and human development.

Our role is to identify the underlying causes of financial system failures, facilitate market actors to address these constraints, and help build a functional and effective financial sector that generates economic gains for a wide cross-section of Ethiopian individuals and businesses.

Our vision is to contribute to a thriving financial system that delivers real value to the broader economy and the people of Ethiopia. We work to reduce poverty by strengthening Ethiopia’s financial markets by tackling the most intractable financial market challenges in Ethiopia – including the lack of long-term finance, especially in local currency, and inadequate risk management capacity.

FSD Ethiopia works with a variety of actors in the financial sector - government, the private sector, civil society organizations, and other development partners in the areas of financial inclusion, access to capital, and climate finance. FSD Ethiopia’s interventions are closely aligned with national and regional policies and financial sector reform priorities.

Aligning with the national economic reform agenda, FSD Ethiopia’s work focuses on three

thematic areas across the financial sector landscape.

1. Financial inclusion: Driving increased access, usage, and quality of financial services for individuals, households, and MSMEs - including savings, payments, credit, insurance, and investment.

2. Access to capital/ Financial Markets: Expanding access to and breadth of efficient long/short-term financing options for private businesses of all scales, and the public sector, including equity, bonds, working capital, etc.

3. Climate finance: Mobilizing domestic and international capital to fund climate adaptation and mitigation projects and needs of government, businesses, and households, such as green bonds, carbon credits, and insurance.

Job Summary and Purpose

FSD Ethiopia is seeking a qualified candidate for the permanent full-time position of Financial Market Pillar Lead, who will be responsible for leading the design, implementation, and management of FSD Ethiopia financial markets projects. The job holder will lead the coordination of the pillar’s interaction with FSD Africa, funders, regulators and stakeholders, providing technical expertise and leading the pillar team in conceptualizing, implementing, and managing of financial markets projects. The job holder is responsible for collaborating in the design, implementation and management of financial markets projects. The Lead supports the achievement of the Financial Market pillar objectives by providing programme management support to ensure effective programming. The job holder will lead the coordination of the pillar’s interaction with funders and country stakeholders to facilitate the leveraging of the Financial Market pillar technical expertise in conceptualizing, implementation and managing of capital markets projects.

For Further read and information including Key Responsibilities / Duties / Tasks you can refer this link: Financial Market Pillar Lead

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• BA/MBA in Finance, Commerce, Accounting or relevant field
• Relevant professional qualification in Project Management in financial sector

Experience

• At least seven (10/8) years’ relevant experience in Economics, Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Development Studies or related field, at least two (2) years supervisory experience in a similar organization.
• Experience in financial market environments and/or donor organizations
• Strong project management skills and a track record of successful project delivery.
• Substantial progress towards certification in accounting (e.g. ACCA, CPA, etc.)

Skills / Competencies:

• Demonstrate high levels of integrity
• Ability to operationalize short term plans, programs and budgets developed at senior management level
• Ability to implement plans, programs, SOPS, and coordination of workflows
• Interpersonal and leadership, people management skills
• Project management and implementation skills
• Strong understanding in the areas of gender dynamics in the financial market ecosystem.
• Formal presentation
• Ability to write complex reports and proposals
• Analytical skills.
• Problem solving and leadership skills

How To Apply

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their cover letter and CV, clearly stating the position "FINANCIAL MARKET PILLAR LEAD" for which you are applying, to jobs@fsdethiopia.org before the end of the business day on August 30, 2024. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Note: FSD Ethiopia is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.