Country Director for Small Business Finance and Entrepreneurship:Financial Services Volunteer Corps

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Job description:

Position:         Country Director for Small Business Finance and Entrepreneurship
Location:        Cairo, Egypt
Salary:         $60,000 - $80,000

Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) is a not-for-profit, private-public partnership whose mission is to help build sound banking and financial systems in transitioning and developing countries. The premise of FSVC’s work is that sound financial infrastructure, together with the rule of law, is necessary to mobilize domestic savings, attract foreign investment, deepen international trade linkages, and create conditions that promote lasting economic opportunity.

FSVC’s core work concentrates on developing central bank capabilities, strengthening commercial banking systems, and building capital markets. To achieve this mission, FSVC structures practical, results-oriented technical assistance missions staffed by financial sector practitioners who serve as unpaid volunteers. By recruiting currently employed professionals at the peak of their careers to serve as volunteers, FSVC is able to provide technical assistance that is objective, independent, and state-of-the-art. FSVC has field offices in Albania, Egypt, Lebanon, Malawi, Russia, and Tunisia.

This position is based in Cairo yet will involve travel throughout Egypt, and potentially throughout the Middle East region. This position reports to the FSVC Head of Global Programs in New York City.


Preferred qualifications:
• Master’s degree in finance/economics or other program-related field
• Ten years of experience in small business finance and/or entrepreneurship
• Experience managing delivery of international technical assistance programs
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills; fluency in Arabic strongly preferred
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently

Skills:

Key job functions include:
• Establish and operate FSVC’s new office in Cairo, Egypt
• Deliver technical assistance on core program areas as a senior advisor to key local counterparts
• Manage all field aspects of technical assistance delivery by volunteer experts, including program and project activity design, logistical arrangements, implementation, post-project follow-up, and reporting to funders
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with key Egyptian financial sector actors, including commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions, professional associations, the central bank, and other financial sector regulators
• Liaise closely with FSVC headquarters staff to ensure effective program implementation and project management
• Actively seek business development opportunities in Egypt, and beyond in the Middle East region
• Contribute actively to improving FSVC’s efficacy and impact

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