Swisscontact is in the stage of preparing a bid for the DFID Financial Education Fund in a consortium with other partners. In case the project is awarded to the consortium, Swisscontact is looking for a Regional Manager for the fund management. The Financial Education Fund will be managed at international level by a Central Management Unit. The Regional Manager will be supporting the Central Management Unit at regional level. He/she will be heading a team of Country Managers of selected African countries and supervises their operations.
Candidates who match the following criteria are encouraged to apply: • Professional with an orientation in either: financial sector development, private sector development. • Familiarity with the most recent trends in financial and private sector development, especially financial literacy and education. • At least 7 years experience in an international agency in one of the above mentioned related fields, out of which 3 years as project manager/team leader or at deputy level. (Work experience with DFID of advantage.) • Proven skills in organization and administration of complex processes, such as tenders, competitions, project implementation • Excellent English and French comprehension and expression. • Work experience in Africa.
For the Terms of Reference of the Fund and the job description, see http://www.dfid.gov.uk/procurement/files/ojec8328.asp. and www.swisscontact.org (About Us).
If the contract is awarded, the assignment will start on June 1, 2008. The home base will be in an African country still to be determined.
Please e-mail your CV before April 17th, 2008, to ms@swisscontact.co.za. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Contributed by Marianne Sulzer, 01 Apr 2008 (edit)