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• Provide technical oversight for the
  implementation of the access to financial services component of the YETA
  project.
• Work in liaison with the Youth
  Associations’ to ensure that their needs are correctly assessed and
  identified and the appropriate technical assistance is developed to
  address youth specific needs
• Acquaint himself/herself with all existing
  training methodology and curricular for YETA to effectively support
  Training of Trainers, actual training as well as follow on strategies from
  training feedback
• Work with the YEAs to identify gaps for
  Youth Associations in accessing financing and design innovative solutions
  to solve the financial bottlenecks along the value chain.
• Conduct trainings on the YETA financial
  literacy training methodology for the business skills trainers as well as
  the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) training methodology
• Organize and coordinate field financial
  literacy trainings for Youth Associations
• Work and form partnerships with selected
  financial institutions, mobile money service providers and other relevant
  partner institutions to design financial products that will meet the needs
  of the youths in their areas of operation
• Work and form partnerships with the
  private sector to develop and implement value chain financing
  methodologies that can meet the needs of the youths
• Work with the technical team to
  incorporate financial inclusion activities for the youth associations in
  developed work plans
• Support creation of VSLAs at Youth
  Associations’ level where they do not exist and train youths on how to
  manage them.
• Promote other savings methodology among
  Youth Associations that can be easily sustained by both the Youth
  Associations and financial institutions
• Work with the field team to organize
  financial linkages between financial institutions and Youth Associations
• Maintain relationships created through
  linkages between Youth Associations, private sector, and financial
  institutions
• Follow up the performance of the loans
  accessed by the Youth Associations to ensure appropriate usage, provide
  additional support for repayment strategies, and discuss options in cases
  of default
• Keenly analyze and resolve problems and
  issues pertaining to financial services as well emerging trends and best
  practices that can be adopted for improved project implementation
• Ensure that financial services indicator
  performance documents are collected, reviewed and submitted to the M&E
  team for entry to the on line system, ensuring accuracy and authenticity
  prior to submission
• Work closely with selected financial
  institutions to roll out the Financial Service Providers (FSP) grants
  scheme and ensure that youth access appropriate financial products
• Regularly review performance of Financial
  services indicators and design strategies to meet them and/or take
  corrective action
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

• The ideal candidate for the MasterCard
  Foundation YETA Project Financial Services Specialist job placement should
  preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, Business
  Administration and/or related field to financial and investment planning.
• At least six years’ experience especially
  in development work for nonprofit organizations’ and financial
  institutions is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge in setting up
  VSLAs/SACCOs in rural areas and local institutions that support SACCO
  growth.
• Previous experience in managing staff
• Experience assessing the financial needs
  of small businesses and/or farmer groups and working with them to create
  financial projections and plans to achieve long-term goals
• Experience working in agriculture and/or
  youth sectors is required Strong experience and knowledge in innovative
  financing for farmers
• Relevant experience working with the youth
  and establishing partnerships with financial institutions
• Knowledge of mobile finance
• Knowledge of banking systems, loan
  requirements and processes is a must.
• Willingness to travel and work in the
  field on a frequent basis a must.

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