Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya Research Manager Job Re-Advertisement

The opportunity

Strengthening finance for agriculture is a priority for Kenya.

USAID’s Financial Inclusion for Rural Microenterprises (FIRM) programme and FSD Kenya have been working in partnership with leading financial institutions to develop new financial products based on detailed research and analysis of value chains.

Based on this success we have jointly establishing a Value Chain Finance Centre to help drive the development of agricultural finance ¡n the Kenyan financial services market.

We need an exceptional professional to join this exciting initiative as a Research Manager.

The Research Manager will be ¡n charge of the Centre’s research programme, responsible for generating and disseminating high quality research on selected value chains in Kenya to underpin the development of appropriate and sustainable finance.

At the core of this research will be detailed quantitative measurement of the economics of the value chain, establishing volumes, prices and margins along key elements of the chain.

This data will provide the basis for identifying opportunities for viable new financial products.

Who we need

We need an experienced researcher with a passion for applying research to solve real world problems.

At a minimum you will have:

Masters qualification in a relevant quantitative field (finance, economics, business or related).Knowledge of the financial services sector.Track record in research management, including the ability to run large, complex teams of researchers and oversee quality assurance.Demonstrated strong quantitative research and financial analysis skills.Demonstrated ability to communicate well in written and oral form in English.Interested?

If you think you could be the right person for this role then send a covering letter and CV by email to Lydiah Kioko (Lydiah@fsdkenya.org).

Please put “Research Manager” in the subject line.

Short listed candidates will be contacted to set up an interview.

Applications must be received not later than Monday 14th November 2011.

FSD Kenya operates as an independent Trust registered in Kenya under the supervision of professional trustees, with policy guidance from its programme investment committee.

Finance ¡s provided by a number of leading development agencies including the UK’S Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together with the Government of Kenya.

Further information can be obtained at our website: http://www.fsdkenya.org/

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