Job Vacancy For National Consultant – Financing Consultant, Basic Sanitation Fund
- Accra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support Apex Bank and RCBs in improving fund disbursement and recovery rates.
- Work with Apex Bank, RCBs, and other partners in identifying digital solutions to improve the efficiency of BSF application, disbursement, and re-payment processes.
- Support Apex Bank in scoping and selecting suitable RCBs, FIs, CSOs, and WASH FNGOs.
- Strengthening Mutual Savings and Loans Associations (MSLAs) to enable accessing BSF (support formation of MSLAs where no such structure exists).
- Support establishment of BSF in new MMAs of Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi;
- Support Apex Bank, RCBs, CSOs, and MMAs in product design and marketing.
- Support better marketing of the toilets through clear specification and designs for different options
- Support sanitation SMEs in planning and management practices, including accessing loans and repayments.
- Support MMAs in organizing sanitation fairs to bring suppliers and buyers together.
- Support capacity development of artisan associations to develop into a strong group with increased coverage of communities with sanitation services and products.
- Support sanitation businesses to foster linkages with other stakeholders in the municipalities and metropolitan authorities.
- Provide capacity-building support to MMAs on BSF and its operations.
- Support MMAs in improving the awareness among households and SMEs about the BSF loan for a household toilet.
- Support partner CSOs to effectively mobilize the communities to access BSF.
- Support partner CSOs to mobilize and develop the MSLA groups into viable entities to access BSF loans and construct household latrines.
- An advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in Financing, Banking, Business Development, or any other related field linked to financing, micro-credit, and business management.
- Additional qualification in Management and Business Administration will be an asset.
- A minimum of three years progressive experience in development financing, banking, micro-credit, business development, and sanitation marketing.
- Experience of working with Mutual Savings and Loan Association (MSLA), micro-finance, credit, and loan institutions and rural banks in Ghana is desirable.
- Proven experience of supporting Financial Service Providers (FSPs) and knowledge of SPs, knowledge of lending mechanisms, would be a valuable asset
- Proven planning and organizational skills and a strong drive for results
- Ability to formulate strategies and concepts
- Innovative and analytical skills
- Effective coordination of skills, networking and influencing
- Good communication and report writing skills
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