Financial Inclusion Advisor

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About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible.

In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within now, and for the future.

Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas in five regional states - Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples, Amhara - and the capital city of Addis Ababa. We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs, and geographies as much as possible. Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies, and communities.

Mercy Corps utilizes Markets Systems Development Approach (MSD) approach to contribute to sustainable poverty reduction and social stability.

Program / Department Summary

Mercy Corps is implementing thirty-six months, ‘Resilience and incomes for smallholders in Ethiopia through digital financial services’ project (RAISE-DFS), funded by Jersey Overseas Aid (JOA). RAISE-DFS will catalyze a transformation in Sharia-compliant and digital financial services in the lowlands of Ethiopia. In doing so, RAISE-DFS will achieve the project overall objective to improve the lives of 181,000 people (28,750 households) in Somali and Afar Regions and in East/West Hararghe Zones of Oromia Region, through increased incomes and enhanced resilience to drought and other shocks.

The program has three outcomes: Outcome I) Financial institutions (FIs) develop the systems and capacities to deliver inclusive and resilient sharia-compliant and digital financial services. Outcome II) Rural HHs and market actors in agriculture value chains use appropriate and affordable credit and savings products and services. Outcome III) Rural HHs have the means, skills, and confidence to access, use and benefit from DFS and Sharia-compliant services.

General Position Summary

The Financial Inclusion Advisor will support implementation of high-quality financial inclusion through capacity-building for teams, conducting market assessments and designing interventions and building relationships with key market actors from the private sector and government. The Advisor will also be involved in designing Intervention Concept notes (ICN) that have financial inclusion, and helping to ensure robust M&E, working with our MEL team.

S/he will also play a role in representing Mercy Corps’ financial inclusion work externally, through building relationships with key partners and participating in relevant coordination and learning events.

Essential

Job Responsibilities

Strategy and Vision

• Support the development and execution of the RAISE-DFS project detailed implementation plan.
• Support and ensure all RAISE-DFS team members have a clear understanding of the program strategy and their role in contributing towards its delivery.

• Enhance strategic partnership with stakeholders and partners to advocate, promote and advance organizational issues, priorities, interests and competencies for a successful program and program delivery.
• Collaborate with clients, partners, and stakeholders to link and harmonize approaches and to promote common interests and achievement of results.

• Support the development of work plan, activities, targets, budget, standards for measuring progress and results and determine the processes, tools, and methodologies to be used to ensure effective and efficient program implementation and operations.
• Provide technical support (50%) to integrate DFS & financial inclusion into the RiPA program.
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