CARE Senior Technical Advisor Jobs 2021 – Kenya NGO Jobs. CARE Kenya looking for “Senior Technical Advisor”. Applicants with a degree in High School may apply on or before 7th Nov 2021.
At the end of World War II, with much of the world in ruins, Arthur Ringland and Dr. Lincoln Clark approach 22 American charities to propose a non-profit corporation to funnel food packages from Americans to loved ones in Europe. The charities agree and on November 27, they incorporate the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe (CARE).
CARE Senior Technical Advisor Jobs 2021
The CARE has published a job vacancy announcement on 28th Oct 2021 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Senior Technical Advisor to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | CARE |
| Position | Senior Technical Advisor |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | High School |
| Experience Required | Minimum One years |
| Application Deadline | 7th Nov 2021 |
CARE Job Vacancy 2021
Job Responsibility: The role will support all aspects of CARE’s VSLA programming in the region, working alongside colleagues as a financial inclusion specialist to develop effective strategies for advancing women’s access to both informal and formal financial services. Within this area, CARE sees growing potential to support VSLAs to access formal financial services as well as opportunities to improve access of VSLAs and their members to agricultural finance. The candidate must be able to lead CARE’s ongoing analysis of the landscape both nationally and regionally and support CARE to build partnerships with a host of actors in the formal financial sector ranging from banks and MFIs to mobile network operators to regulators and industry associations. This responsibility will require the candidate to be able to quickly establish credibility with these actors, understand their motivations and challenges and support CARE colleagues to weigh these alongside the ambitions of CARE and our partners in order to build effective, impactful collaborations.
Position in Organization:
- SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISOR, FOOD RIGHTS AND VSLA, ECSA REGION
- Department
- Work Location: Kenya , Nairobi
Qualification & Experience:
- High school diploma; college degree (specify major/minor); specialty (ex. Accounting)
- Deep awareness of and proven track record in applying market facilitation concepts, practices and principles
- In-depth understanding of key concepts in financial inclusion, experience applying these to development programmes.
- Deep, practical understanding of villages savings and loan associations or similar savings group modalities
- Ability to build relationships with private sector actors and quickly establish credibility and relevance
- Ability to build relationships with and navigate government agencies to identify and work effectively with key decisions makers
- Knowledge of financial services ecosystem in the region
- Knowledge of agriculture and food security programming, particularly efforts to support subsistence farmers to improve their resilience and livelihoods
- Ability to support and advise non-specialist colleagues, communicate complex ideas clearly, and facilitate learning and reflection activities.
- Ability to summarize and synthesize learning into plain English for a wide range of audiences
- Strong negotiation, influencing and networking skills
- Strong project management and budgeting skills
- Understanding of principles of participation, gender equity and women’s empowerment
- Understanding of quality monitoring and evaluation, basic understanding of statistics
- Highly-effective in conceptualizing and communicating opportunities for new initiatives and leading new business development efforts to support them.
- Experience applying development approaches that promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment
- Industry connections and an ability to and quickly access senior decision makers at financial service providers in the region.
How to Apply CARE Senior Technical Advisor Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAREUSA&cws=52&rid=5581
The Closing Date: 7th Nov 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.care.org |
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