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MicroSave: Junior Consultants
Junior Consultants
MicroSave is a market leader in providing consulting services to retail financial institutions globally.
Our clients include leading commercial banks, microfinance banks, SACCOs, and microfinance institutions and multilateral and bi-lateral donors.
With increasing demand for our services, MicroSave intends to recruit one or more Junior Consultants to join its team in Kenya.
Job description:
The successful candidate will be trained on MicroSave approaches and tools and will subsequently graduate to become a full consultant offering technical assistance and training to financial service providers.
A critical component of MicroSave’s work is field research in line with its orientation of providing market-led solutions to financial services.
The candidate will be required to conduct field based research in carrying out assignments from time to time.
Location:
The Junior Consultant will be based in Nairobi but with extensive travel within Kenya and in the African region.
Experience:
Interested persons should have at least 3 years professional experience in retail banking or microfinance and experience in at least one of finance and accounting, agricultural finance and SME finance.
Qualities & Skills:
This position requires a wide range of qualities and skills, specifically:
- Strong field orientation and proven inter personal skills,
- Highly developed computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and
- High quality English speaking and writing ability and a professional demeanour.
- A high degree of self-drive, enthusiasm, flexibility and ability to work with minimal supervision
Education:
A first degree is required. A second degree is a definite advantage.
Age:
Applicants must be between 27 and 35 years of age.
Language:
Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili. Additional working language is an advantage but not mandatory.
Salary:
Salary is negotiable and commensurate with experience. State current and salary expectations in your application letter.
Availability: State availability in your application letter.
Deadline: Deadline for applications is 4pm Fri. 28th September 2012.
Correspondence:
Applications should be addressed to MD Africa and sent by email only to associate@microsave.net including a detailed CV.
Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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