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About the Organization:
Grameen-Jameel Pan-Arab Microfinance Limited is a for-profit limited liability company jointly owned by Grameen Foundation and Abdul Latif Jameel Group. The company’s core objective is poverty alleviation in the Arab world through microfinance. Grameen-Jameel’s vision is to reach one million new active microfinance clients in the Arab world by 2011.

About the Job:
Working from a home office in Morocco and reporting to the Program Manager based in Dubai, the North Africa Field Officer will support Grameen-Jameel MFI Partners and activities in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

• Maintain an in-depth understanding of MFI Partners’ business plans and requirements for support;
• Work with Program Manager to ensure that appropriate products and services are provided to MFI Partners and coordinate/manage delivery of these products and services;
• Support Investment Manager and Financial Analyst on securing information needed for financing needs;
• Ongoing communication with Partners regarding products and services provided by Grameen-Jameel to Partner;
• Visit each MFI Partner once per quarter (currently there are 4 MFI Partners in the assignment area);
• Provide information as required for the completion of MFI Partnership reports;
• Identify potential new MFI Partners and coordinate with appropriate Grameen-Jameel staff to initiate discussions; follow-up as required;
• Follow-up on quarterly reporting and surveillance;
• Provide ideas and concepts to the Program Manager for new products and services to better serve the assigned and potential MFI Partners;
• Keep current on microfinance services, the regulatory environment, best practices and trends for each country in the assigned area and provide periodic written reports/updates to the Program Manager;
• Represent Grameen-Jameel at microfinance related events such as seminars, conferences, trainings and working exchanges in assigned area; maintain working relationships and collaborate with other microfinance support organizations in assigned area;
• Complete all administrative tasks as required on a timely basis;
• Communicates all activities and challenges to Program Manager on a regular basis;
• Other duties as assigned.

• Fluency in spoken and written French and Arabic, English proficiency;
• Knowledge of microfinance industry and countries in assigned area is a plus;
• Ability to deliver quality services and achieve high client satisfaction ratings;
• Self-starter with strong self-motivation and the ability to work without daily supervision or interaction with other staff members;
• Proven competence in building collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders;
• Demonstrated maturity with excellent interpersonal and inter-cultural communication skills;
• Outstanding coordination and time management skills, with ability to handle multiple activities concurrently, under pressure, and to tight deadlines;
• Willingness and ability up to travel up to 50% of the time to MFI Partner locations in North Africa and to the Grameen-Jameel office in Dubai;
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook;
• Commitment to eradication of poverty in North Africa;
• Degree in International Development, Economics, Finance or other relevant subject;
• Five or more years of work experience in related field; microfinance experience strongly preferred;
• International work experience desired.

To Apply:
Interested candidates can send their applications to: Wassim Ali-Hassan

Applications should include:

• Explanation on why the candidate wants to work for Grameen-Jameel;
• How their skills and experience are a good match for this position;
• Cover letter;
• CV.