FSD remains cognisant to the enormous potential the application of technology provides in significantly expanding and deepening access to finance. Among the most fruitful areas of FSD’s work in recent years has been with industry and policy makers to exploit technology to advance financial inclusion. We now plan to expand this activity and are looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm at the potential created by new technologies to bring about a major change in Kenya’s financial system.
The Innovations Lead will:
- Identify and build strong partnerships with industry players;
- Guide the creation and delivery of appropriate support packages with new partners;
- Orchestrate processes to generate new ideas to feed into the innovations process;
- Develop strategy for the exploitation of business intelligence to support the refinement and expansion of innovations;
- Develop concepts through rapid prototyping and market testing new ideas;
- Work closely with partners to ensure pilots are managed effectively; and,
- Develop a comprehensive communication strategy for delivering innovations to the market.
Desired Skills & Experience
Candidates must have:
- A first degree in a relevant field.
- Practical, hands-on experience in business innovations and first class business analysis skills;
- Experience working in retail financial services in developing/emerging economies; and,
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Interested applicants must meet the position’s terms of reference, downloadable from our website under “Opportunities”. If you think you are the right person for this exceptional opportunity, then send your CV and covering letter by email to info@fsdkenya.org. Please put “Innovations Lead’’ in the subject line. Closing date: Friday 12th July, 2013.
Company Description
The Kenya Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) programme, FSD Kenya, was established in early 2005 to support the development of financial markets in Kenya as a means to stimulate wealth creation and reduce poverty. Working in partnership with the financial services industry the programme’s goal is to significantly expand access to services among lower income households and smaller scale enterprises.
FSD operates as an independent Trust under the supervision of professional trustees, with policy guidance from a programme investment committee (PIC). Finance is provided by a number of development partners working with the Government of Kenya (GoK). Current committed funders are the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Kenya Ministry of Trade and Industry through the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Competitiveness project funded by the World Bank and the Kenya Ministry of Finance under the Micro-Finance Sector Support Credit Programme (MFSSC), financed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
FSD operates as an independent Trust under the supervision of professional trustees, with policy guidance from a programme investment committee (PIC). Finance is provided by a number of development partners working with the Government of Kenya (GoK). Current committed funders are the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Kenya Ministry of Trade and Industry through the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Competitiveness project funded by the World Bank and the Kenya Ministry of Finance under the Micro-Finance Sector Support Credit Programme (MFSSC), financed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD).