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About the Project:

Enhancing the DFS information flow through innovative channels, is a three-year Bill and Melinda Gates foundation funded project aiming to increase the understanding and usage of digital financial services (DFS) in Ethiopia, with an ultimate objective to facilitate financial inclusion, particularly in underserved rural areas, by harnessing digital technologies. The project focuses on developing a unified knowledge base, supporting the provision of relevant DFS to end users, and fostering trust in the use of DFS in rural and semi-rural populations.

The project has three workstreams:

1. Create a comprehensive knowledge base for DFS institutions, decision makers, enablers, and end users: The project will construct a reliable data portal about the financial sector and digital financial ecosystem in Ethiopia. This will provide easy access for finance professionals, investors, media, and others to make informed decisions about the sector. The initiative will also work on defining and popularizing key sector concepts and terms in local languages to increase trust and usage of DFS platforms.
2. Support adequate provision of relevant digital financial services to end users: The project aims to fill gaps, synthesize recommendations, and share findings that highlight market opportunities. This involves creating content and insights that include studies, infographics, gap assessments, and use cases, with a particular emphasis on including underserved demographics, particularly women and those with low income in rural and semi-rural areas.
3.  Build trust in the rural and semi-rural population about using digital financial services: The project will work on dispelling misunderstandings, mistrusts, and cultural aversions to DFS by providing consumer education. This involves highlighting the process, demonstrating how digital finance can benefit end users, and providing guidance on how they can use DFS. The focus will be on semi-rural areas or those close to them to reach a more congregated section of the population integrated into commerce.

Job Summary:

As an Analyst, you will be responsible for contributing to various assessments, reports, and problem-solving exercises for the Digital Financial Services Inclusion Project.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Solve problems through data driven insights.
• Contribute to and lead the production of reports, case studies, guides, marketing and PR strategies, and other project deliverables.
• Work with management to prioritize business and information needs.
• Logically structuring client recommendations.
• Collect, interpret, and analyze data results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports.
• Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Inform management any risks related with projects on time.
• Build an awareness of market trends and focus sectors and activities.
• Build and maintains strong professional relationships with peers in the team and the client.

Benefits:

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Management, Business or Engineering related fields.
• Minimum of Two years’ experience in research and analysis preferably in the consulting sector.
• Excellent and proven writing, analysis, coordination, and research skills
• Aptitude to grasp new concepts and effectively produce results

• Excellent leadership, coordination and relationship building skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with some statistical analysis software (like SPSS, STATA, R, etc.) and data visualization tools (like PowerBI, Tableau, etc.).
• Can perform in a demanding environment with multiple priorities with strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of DFS and financial inclusion sectors is advantageous.