We are looking for a candidate for
Resident Advisor (RA)
for a Multinational Consulting Company.
- Note: Work entails Project Management role
- Company Sector: Financial Services Consulting
- Company Type: Multinational Consulting Company
- Note: Company develops innovative solutions for facilitating access to capital to the poor
- Note: Position provides opportunity for international travel to U.S. etc
- Contract term: 2 years — extendable
- Salary: 400K to 600K — based on profile
- Around 15 to 20 years work experience
- Experience in Financial Services Industry OR -Exposure of Mobile Banking/Branchless Banking/Microfinance Banking OR Understanding of Development process involving grassroots level communities
- Note: Individuals with 2 or 3 of the above 3 listed points will have preference
- Project Management Experience
- Experience of working with Multinational, International, or Local Prestigious Organizations
- Excellent Interpersonal communication skills; Advocacy skills; Polished personality
- Excellent Writing/Reporting Skills
General profile:
- The individual should preferably be a Pakistani national and should be a medium to senior level person (preferably between the age brackets of 40 to 45) with background in financial services industry.
The general profiles under this post are outlined below:
- Recognizable level of understanding and appreciation of mobile money platforms;
- Appreciation for development process involving grassroots level communities, their financial needs, saving and remitting habits etc;
- Highly skilled in terms of project management. This is the core focus and expectation from the candidate will be to spend a major chunk of his/her time on project management;
- Recognizable level of usage and understanding of CBS, software used by mobile money platforms and other switches and connectivity requirements of IT based branchless banking services;
- Excellent in presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Someone who is comfortable with in-country travel and as well as travel abroad on as and when required basis;
- Have recognizable expertise in skills such as development and implementation of complex strategies, operations and tactical plans and should be able to multi-task.
- Appreciation for development process involving grassroots level communities, their financial needs, saving and remitting habits etc;
- Highly skilled in terms of project management. This is the core focus and expectation from the candidate will be to spend a major chunk of his/her time on project management;
- Recognizable level of usage and understanding of CBS, software used by mobile money platforms and other switches and connectivity requirements of IT based branchless banking services;
- Excellent in presentation and communication skills, both verbal and written;
- Someone who is comfortable with in-country travel and as well as travel abroad on as and when required basis;
- Have recognizable expertise in skills such as development and implementation of complex strategies, operations and tactical plans and should be able to multi-task.
Specific responsibilities:- Act as the face of company to company and manage all activities necessary to fulfill the mandate of company under the donor funded company branchless banking project;
- Develop details (sub activities, timelines and budgets) of the agreed work plan, also suggest changes in the work plan as it goes into implementation, if circumstances warrant;
- Develop detailed SOW for consultants to be engaged on activities identified in the work plan in consultation with company team;
- Identify (check availability and willingness to work) and negotiate (cost rates and LOE) with local consultants for the project, if needed. Draft contracts share with Country Office for approval
- Once consultants (both local and international) are engaged, RA will oversee implementation and his team will arrange for and manage logistics:-
- Develop details (sub activities, timelines and budgets) of the agreed work plan, also suggest changes in the work plan as it goes into implementation, if circumstances warrant;
- Develop detailed SOW for consultants to be engaged on activities identified in the work plan in consultation with company team;
- Identify (check availability and willingness to work) and negotiate (cost rates and LOE) with local consultants for the project, if needed. Draft contracts share with Country Office for approval
- Once consultants (both local and international) are engaged, RA will oversee implementation and his team will arrange for and manage logistics:-
- issuing invitation letters for visas in case of international consultants
- Booking flights and arranging transfers
- Accommodation and local transportation at assignment station
- Security briefing for all expatriates (consultants, company and donor) that visit for Pakistan for the company project
- Security briefing for all expatriates (consultants, company and donor) that visit for Pakistan for the company project
- Scheduling meetings and field visits
- Making sure that all deliverables under the contract are achieved
- Prepare project performance and monitoring reports for the donor as per the agreed frequency and timing and submit to the Country Office for onward submission to Home Office;
- Developing TORs, hiring and management of his team and involving them to achieve deliverables as mandated by donor;
- Participate in quarterly review meetings;
- Guide and supervise the Deputy Resident Advisor in the development of BTA’s and any budget revisions required.
- Prepare project performance and monitoring reports for the donor as per the agreed frequency and timing and submit to the Country Office for onward submission to Home Office;
- Developing TORs, hiring and management of his team and involving them to achieve deliverables as mandated by donor;
- Participate in quarterly review meetings;
- Guide and supervise the Deputy Resident Advisor in the development of BTA’s and any budget revisions required.
Interested candidates send updated CVs (along with current and expected salary package) with the name of position in subject line to pakistan.career@gmail.com