Advisor - Financial System Development at GIZ Nigeria

Field of activity
As part of the programme on Pro-Poor Growth and Employment Promotion in Nigeria, one of the areas that GIZ is working in is financial system development. In this context, the programme advises and supports the Central Bank of Nigeria and the regulatory authority for the insurance sector on developing and implementing an enabling framework for microfinance, microinsurance and consumer protection. This involves providing advisory services and support to refine the relevant regulatory frameworks. In addition, the programme cooperates with stakeholders in the private sector to assist them in complying with and implementing regulations, and to promote product development, e.g. through capacity development and public-private dialogue. Improving basic financial education and consumer protection (responsible finance) is another priority area. The programme also works in the field of financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), focusing on value chain finance. The programme cooperates with selected government bodies and selected stakeholders in the private sector in all areas. It also operates at federal, regional and local level.

Your tasks
Your main duties will involve advising government actors and stakeholders in the private sector on the topics of financial system development (responsible finance, microfinance, value chain finance, microinsurance). In addition, you will assume general project management tasks and support the area of activity and programme managers on sectoral topics and reporting.

Your profile
In addition to a university degree in business management/economics or social sciences, your career to date has focused on financial system development. You have worked in the field of development cooperation for at least three years (including work abroad, ideally in Africa), during which time you have acquired knowledge of policy consulting and advisory services in partner organisations. You have demonstrated your project management skills, showing perseverance and persuasiveness. You have a very good command of written and spoken English.

Assignment period
As soon as possible (December 2014) until March 2015, with an option to extend the contract.

What we offer you
With an international remit and a multicultural working atmosphere, we are successful because we share knowledge across disciplinary frontiers. Your professional and personal development is important to us. Whether it is the multifacetted day-to-day challenges in one of our partner countries or the considerable scope for applying creativity in your work - there are plenty of good reasons to join our motivated team.