Regional Savings-Led Technical Advisor

Location information: East Africa Region

The Regional Savings-Led Technical Advisor (RTA) for the Africa Great Lakes/ East Africa region will provide support to World Relief’s savings-led microfinance programs in Kenya and Rwanda and its partner savings-led program in Burundi. The RTA works under the supervision and strategic guidance of the headquarters-based Savings-Led Technical Advisor in the Economic Development Unit (EDU).
• Provide technical assistance to country and program management staff in Rwanda, Kenya and Burundi
• Conduct trainings with program-level staff in areas of savings-led program implementation and management
• Monitor and ensure that World Relief savings-led programs implement best practices and adhere to World Relief’s savings-led standards of implementation.
• Support development of program proposals, in collaboration with country-level staff and WR HQ technical and marketing teams.
• Work with EDU to research and develop lessons-learned documents on innovations, impact, and best practices.
• Work with EDU to mentor and advise program staff on appropriate engagement of savings activities in and with local churches.
• Prepare and submit ongoing reports on program performance.
• Represent World Relief at regional industry events, trainings, and among donor agencies.

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