Agriculture Banking and Microfinance Specialist

Job Description

IESC is seeking Agriculture Banking and Microfinance Specialist for the Strengthening of Development Credit Authority (DCA) program in Mali. The anticipated USAID-funded activity will be a multi-year effort to promote access to finance and increase investment in Mali, with the ultimate objective to promote sustainable, private sector-led economic growth. Potential areas of focus could include loan guarantee mechanisms; agriculture finance; small and medium enterprise (SME) finance; and/or microfinance. This position is full-time and based in Mali.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Training and coaching bank staff on loan administration;
• Support the development of larger Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) loan offerings;
• Support the MFIs to develop new lending products;
• Structure specific lending to women entrepreneurs and the agriculture sector;
• Provide ongoing support to the MFIs to promote MFI capacity development;
• Write scopes of work and support short term technical experts delivering technical assistance and training in Mali;
• Collaborate with local consultants and volunteers to provide enterprise support;
• Draft sections of program reports, identify, and report on program successes and achievements.

Qualifications:

• University degree in business management, accounting, finance or a related field;
• Minimum five years of experience working in microfinance or banking institutions in Mali, ideally with some management responsibility;
• Experience developing and/or marketing microfinance lending products, particularly for women and in the agriculture sector;
• USAID or other donor experience preferred;
• Experience working in West Africa and in particular strong familiarity with Malian culture and banking environment required;
• Fluency in French and strong English language ability required.

How to apply: Please forward a letter of interest and current resume to jobs@iesc.org with “Ag Banking-Mali” in the subject line. IESC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Organization

The International Executive Service Corps is a Washington, DC based not-for-profit that focuses on private sector growth. We support and catalyze the development of private enterprises, business support organizations, financial institutions, and public institutions around the world. Utilizing skilled consultants and expert volunteers, we’ve implemented over 25,000 short-term projects and 200 programs in 130 countries. True to our mission — Promoting Prosperity and Stability through Private Enterprise — we’re proud to have created over one million jobs across the globe