Assistant Manager – Digital Financial Services
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Essential Skills
The ideal candidate
should possess a comprehensive grasp of consulting, along with
technical expertise in banking, financial services, digital finance,
and MSME finance. They should demonstrate the ability to lead projects
and teams with minimal guidance, foster client relationships, and
generate business opportunities. Strong interpersonal, leadership,
decision-making, problem-solving, and people-management skills are
essential. Additionally, proficiency in spoken and written English, as
well as proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, is expected.
The
Assistant Manager – Digital Financial Services will have
responsibilities that will include:
- Lead business
development efforts to create new project opportunities through
engagement with existing and potential partners,
- Support in undertaking technical assistance to clients while
ensuring high quality of delivery, and strict adherence to timelines,
- Support the process of report writing and data
analysis,
- Execute assignments with the utmost
diligence, attention to detail, and focus on quality,
- Contribute to organizational development by being a team
player, mentoring colleagues, and upholding organizational culture,
values, and reputation,
- Develop and publish knowledge
resources (blogs, case studies, etc.) by identifying key issues,
lessons learned, and best practices in programs and projects
undertaken with different clients and in different geographies,
- Should be willing to travel and spend 40-50% of the time on
on-site assignments.
Detailed
responsibilities:
- Participate in assignment set-up
and de-briefing meetings of assignments
- Lead small
and simple assignments under supervision
- Execute
assignments with utmost diligence, attention to detail, and focus on
quality
- Support the process of report writing and
data analysis
- Develop linkages with the junior staff
of the client to gather assignment-related information/data
- Assist in the review of training courses delivered, research
papers prepared, curriculum developed, and technical assistance
provided to clients
- Contribute to the development of
MSC’s toolkits and other publications.
Professional Development
- Conduct
“Quality of Delivery”/Feedback assessments with team members after
assignment execution in line with the quality control guidelines
- Assist and support the development of other staff by
providing guidance and advice where appropriate
- Take
ownership of self-development by acquiring skills, and knowledge that
add value to the organization.
Requirements
Qualifications and experience:
- Master in Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent or any other
relevant professional qualifications in line with the areas of
specialization
- Bring experience in emerging markets
and an understanding of financial inclusion
- Should
have a thorough understanding of consulting
- Should
also have technical knowledge in banking and financial services,
digital financial services, and MSME finance
- A
thorough understanding of bank, or other Financial Services for the
Poor (FSP) functions, including the understanding of Digital Financial
Services will be desired.
Desired skills and
competencies:
- Strong analytical abilities, and
research skills, both quantitative and qualitative
- Excellent planning, organizational, and time management
skills, including flexibility, attention to detail, and the ability to
work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent
communication skills, writing skills, and presentation skills.