Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 09, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Responsibilities
• Liaise and communicate between Financial service providers (FSPs) in Tanzania, Partner Organizations, IPA Tanzania, IPA Global, PIs on a regular basis to ensure smooth project delivery
• Provide in-depth input on research design through understanding and knowledge of the local payments ecosystem
• Undertake desk research, market level consultations to collate information on major bottlenecks in the payments ecosystem in Tanzania, with respect to interoperability
• Align partners, current and future, on the research agenda, clearly displaying the importance of this research agenda
• Work with FSP partner(s) to design research exercise(s), assist FSP partners in implementation
• Design survey instruments and data collection strategies, lead enumerator training, manage data collection teams, monitor data quality and undertake data analysis, under direction of PIs and in close collaboration with IPA Tanzania and IPA Global
• Lead on developing dissemination plans for Tanzania by, including but not limited to, organizing events, identifying the right audience, and ensuring that research outputs are translated into actionable insights for the payments ecosystem
• Assist in the management of other financial inclusion projects in the Tanzania via IPA Global, if needed
• Provide support on budgets through close coordination between IPA Tanzania and IPA Global

Qualifications
• Bachelor’s, advanced degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience in economics, international development, financial inclusion, public policy, or other relevant field.
• Four to six years of prior professional experience in economics, research, financial inclusion, international development; or financial sector policy; preferably with experience managing research activities on the ground and overall impact evaluations
• Experience working in the payments ecosystem in Tanzania; strong understanding of local ecosystem dynamics is preferred.
• Experience using statistical softwares such as Stata or R is preferred.
• Strong project management ability. Experience managing multi-stakeholder and multi country projects is a plus.
• Strong professional writing skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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