Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
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Good Return is a not-for-profit working across the Asia Pacific region. We enable women and their families to access opportunity and build financial security.
ABOUT GOOD RETURN
Good Return’s mission is to enable those living in poverty to achieve economic empowerment through responsible financial inclusion and capability development. We do this by engaging with partners across the Asia Pacific, where two-thirds of the world’s poor live. We help them deliver better financial services and economic opportunities to those living in poverty.
Our work focuses on promoting responsible inclusive finance, building financial capability & consumer empowerment, and providing access to credit through our micro lending platform and impact investment programming to support SMEs in the agricultural sector.
Good Return is the registered business name of World Education Australia, an Australian Aid accredited agency and member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID). We hold Australia Financial Services License granted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Visit www.goodreturn.org.au for more information.
ABOUT OUR PARTNERS
We have been working in partnership with various Financial Service Providers across the Asia Pacific Region since 2010. Our current partners are located in Cambodia, Indonesia, PNG, Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, and Australia.
Our partnerships are based on a shared mission to provide responsible and inclusive financial services to people living in poverty as well as build the financial capability of consumers.
Our microfinance partners are committed to improving their social performance management systems, which include implementing the seven client protection principles.
Please visit our website (www.goodreturn.org.au) for further information on our partners.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Scope of position
The Inclusive Finance Manager provides strategic leadership and program management of Good Return’s activities to promote sustainable and inclusive finance through partner Financial Service Providers (FSP) in the Asia-Pacific. The program seeks to contribute to organisational change in partner FSPs through a commitment to and implementation of more responsible, inclusive and sustainable practices.
This is done collaboratively and with a respectful cultural approach, through the delivery of projects using a range of tools and approaches, including technical assistance, staff training (including elearning) and financial stimulus via loans and loan guarantees.
RESPONSIBILITIES
With the support of Regional Managers and Program Director, and aligned with Good Return’s vision, mission and theory of change:
With the support of in-country Program staff and the cross expertise team, and in alignment with Good Return processes, develop and maintain a portfolio of partner projects. This includes, for each partner:
Good Return has developed a variety of tools we use to support our partners. They are focused on social inclusion and safeguarding (Organisational Gender self assessment, PSEAH technical assistance, etc.), training (RIF Academy elearning platform) and finance (loan program, loan guarantee fund). With the support of the Cross Expertise, Asia and Pacific teams, the Inclusive Finance Manager has responsibility to:
5. Other Duties as required
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
Essential
Desirable
Personal Attributes
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
To apply visit: https://goodreturn.org.au/work-with-us
Please indicate how you heard about this position.
Enquiries can be directed via the Good Return website https://goodreturn.org.au/contact/
Applications close: Please apply as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed continually.
Location: Phnom Penh Regional Office or from home in South East Asia
Level of Effort: Full-time
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