Within the Financial Services Strand, Intervention 1 (Financial Inclusion / Education) will positively impact financial inclusion of women and other vulnerable populations, particularly recipients of G2P, through close engagement with public and private partner participants of the financial sector ecosystem including commercial banks, development banks, regulated popular savings and credit cooperatives (SOCAPs) and regulated non-bank deposit taking financial entities (SOFIPOs), and FinTech firms. Our educational approach includes not only women G2P recipients, but also youth, indigenous and other vulnerable populations such as elderly without access to pensions. It centres around improving access and agency for women and other vulnerable groups. This involves delivering a range of activities designed to increase not only the number people within these populations who report increased access to and use of financial products and services, but also those reporting greater agency, indicating increased decision-making about expenditures, mobility and time-use.
The roleThe Financial Inclusion officer will support the Financial Inclusion & Education team (Intervention 1) based in Mexico City on the different activities and necessities related to the intervention (I1), she/he will build and follow up the generated data of the intervention from the diverse strategies, the contribution will focus also, in some cases, with field visits with the intervention lead or the intervention manager. Within her/his activities will be the follow up and support of processes related with the operation.
The officer will have a significant participation as desk researcher for the I1 studies and analysis and also will participate on the field research activities when needed. Flexibility, adaptation and availability to travel are required for this position. The foresee activities for the officer will be:
We are looking for a proactive professional, with at least 3 years’ experience working with: Financial Inclusion, Gender, Education Projects, researching, operations and implementation processes working in field with vulnerable populations. The ideal candidate must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to develop strong relationships with stakeholders from private and public sector.
Eligibility
It is required to have experience on programmes/projects targeting vulnerable populations, operations and implementation experience to support the I1 team and enthusiasm to learn and propose. Essential knowledge, specialisation and/or experience in one or more of the following areas:
Application process:
The deadline to consider applications is Friday, December 13th, 2019.
Position
Full-time
Start date
January, 2020.
DAI is an international development company. For more than 45 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 80 countries. Our development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
