Call for Resumes Nairobi, Kenya

DAI, an international consulting firm based in the United States, is currently accepting applications from senior and mid-level candidates for long-term positions for an anticipated Financial Inclusion program in Kenya. This will include technical and/or financial assistance to help improve productivity and growth of agricultural and off-farm value chains through expanded financial services access to underserved groups. Candidates sought for the following positions:

 Rural and Agriculture Financial Product Development

• Responsible for facilitating the development of value chain financial products suitable for the target groups.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in product development, market research, and rural financial service expansion.
• Kenyan citizenship
• Master’s degree in economics, finance or other relevant training
• Proven successful experience in expansion of agricultural finance services that can contribute directly to agricultural development, agribusiness and trade expansion.
• Sound exposure to the development of savings and credit schemes targeting the youth and very poor.

Contracts Manager

• Develop and lead a pre-selection process that provides opportunity for all qualified Kenyan and international experts and firms to submit their capability statements.
• Prepare scopes of work and tender documents
• Market tenders in appropriate national and international media
• Responsible for setting contract award policy, and developing and enforcing procedures that assure equity and transparency in the contract award tendering process
• Provide leadership in incorporating the outcomes of stakeholder dialogue and potential financial service provider identification efforts into competitive tenders for the facilitation of inclusive financial markets
• Responsible for integration of cross-cutting issues including gender and youth mainstreaming into the design of financial inclusion activities
• Provide leadership in all aspects of the Contractor’s financial accounting and reporting in accordance with USAID requirements. He/she may work with a project accountant to assure appropriate use of grant funds and that accounting and performance reports meet project and USAID standards

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Development Studies or any other relevant discipline
• Five years working experience with USAID or other USG financial management/contract-making programs
• Kenyan citizenship

Also seeking candidates with the following technical skills:

• Contracts and Grants Management
• Development of private sector linkages and alliances
• MSME financing
• Experience in working with gender and youth

Interested and qualified candidates should e-mail CV and cover letter to .  In the Subject Line, please refer to the position you are applying to. No phone inquiries will be accepted.