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FSD Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
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Name:FSD Africa
Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management
Website: https://www.fsdafrica.org/
Description: Created in 2012, FSD Africa is a £30 million financial sector development programme or 'FSD’ based in Nairobi. It is funded by the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID). FSD Africa aims to reduce poverty across sub-Saharan Africa by building financial markets that are efficient, robust and inclusive. FSD Africa is a market facilitator or catalyst. It applies a combination of resources, expertise and research to address financial market failures and deliver a lasting impact. FSD Africa has a mandate to work across sub-Saharan Africa on issues that relate to both 'financial inclusion’ and 'finance for growth.’ FSD Africa is also a regional platform. It fosters collaboration, best practice transfer, economies of scale and coherence between development agencies, donors, financial institutions, practitioners and government entities with a role in financial market development in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, FSD Africa provides strategic and operational support to the FSD Network. What is FSD Africa’s theory of change? FSD Africa has three main areas of work: Finance for all: Interventions designed to increase access to finance to empower and reduce the vulnerability of the poor. Finance for growth: Interventions designed to provide capital to investment-ready sectors to drive inclusive economic growth and reduce poverty through increased prosperity. Regional platform: Interventions designed to foster collaboration, best practice sharing and harmonisation between the FSD Network and other partners to improve effectiveness and achieve value for money. What is FSD Africa’s strategy? To provide focus and to deliver on these areas, FSD Africa’s Strategic Plan (2013-2018) structures work into four pillars. Pillar 1: Skills development and training. Interventions to increase skills, capacity and performance of financial institutions, financial sector professionals and the local services markets that support them across Africa. Pillar 2: Growth and Investment. Interventions designed to build financial markets that more efficiently mobilise and allocate capital to businesses and projects that drive inclusive economic growth. Pillar 3: Inclusive programmes. Targeted, market-building interventions in five priority areas (including agriculture finance, digital payments, savings groups, housing finance and credit markets) and launched and scaled regionally. Pillar 4: Regional platform. Products and services to build and transfer skills and knowledge across countries and between financial sector development partners, especially the FSD Network. A summary of FSD Africa’s Strategic Plan (2013-2018) can be downloaded here.
Job Description

Key Responsibilities and Role Requirements

 

Lead an evaluation of the impact of FSD Africa’s nature work, using TNFD and ANCA as case studies. Ensure that the evaluation findings and insights contribute to informing our nature programming finance initiatives.

 

Oversee the finalisation and dissemination of the 2025 Impact Report in close collaboration with the performance analytics unit and strategic communications pillar. Ensure report insights contribute to FSD Africa's advocacy, influence, and stakeholder engagement efforts during 2025.

 

Facilitate an effective handover to the performance analytics team.

 

Oversea communications and dissemination strategy for the report.

 

Manage and facilitate payments for the firm developing the 2025 Impact Report.

 

Contribute to fundraising efforts to finance the strategic research programme under the new organisational strategy, promoting partnerships and sustainability of the programme.

 

Conduct research and analysis for concept notes or proposals for the   green skills financing initiative

 

Maintain a stakeholder database for potential partners for the green skills initiative.

 

Provide technical leadership to  Voices From The Field (VFTF)initiative by coaching the Programme Assistant in the effective documentation and dissemination of high-quality impact stories, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.

 

Support the rollout of a green job-influencing campaign, advocate for positioning green jobs as a critical input and outcome for Africa’s green transition.

 

Oversee thought leadership related to the green skills & jobs initiative

 

Support event planning and stakeholder engagements related to the  green skills initiative. 

 

Contribute to the 2026/27 Annual Business Plan (ABP) for the Research, Evidence and Insights (REI) Unit.

 

Support stakeholder coordination, concept note development for DI related strategic and influencing events including the upcoming Carbon Markets Conference and Climate-related events.

 

Carry out any other duties or special assignments as assigned by the Management.

 

Requirements

 

Qualifications and Education

 

Master’s degree with 3 years or bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience in, Development Studies, Operations Research, Statistics.

 

Professional training and/or certification in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, knowledge management or any other related field from a recognised institution is an added advantage

 

Essential Experience, Knowledge, and Skills

 

Minimum 3 years’ post-graduation experience in supporting Research, Evaluation and Insights of donor-funded programmes or to inform corporate strategies.

 

Good understanding of the role of the financial sector in international development and understanding of at least 3 of the themes relevant to FSD Africa's strategy: green finance, adaptation & mitigation, capital markets, natural capital, carbon markets, gender lens investing and impact investing.

 

Experience facilitating/coordinating high-level stakeholder engagement workshops and events.

 

Ability to manage research and administrative activities and to balance competing pressures to meet deadlines 

 

Good interpersonal, organisational, planning and teamworking skills 

 

Excellent skills in written and spoken English

 

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

 

Experience in designing and implementing research projects in low-income and/or challenging contexts, preferably related to financial market systems development.

 

Proven understanding of applying qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to inform policy and practice, including developing effective strategies for research uptake.

 

 

 

Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
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