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Financial Inclusion and Fintech Expert (1 month Consultancy) at African Management Institute (AMI)
KenyaFull Time
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Job Description
Build the Fintech Knowledge Layer:Â Take ownership of constructing the fintech knowledge baseline within the DigiThrive program.
Develop Learning Tools:Â Design practical materials covering access to finance requirements, borrowing practices, loan limits, repayment terms, and sustainable financing strategies.
Conduct Market Scans:Â Complete a comprehensive market scan of fintech solutions and financial service providers in Kenya relevant to agri-food micro-enterprises.
Map & Profile Providers:Â Identify and map reputable financial institutions and fintech providers suitable for program participants.
Define Selection Criteria:Â Outline clear selection criteria for fintech solutions based on the financial realities of young women entrepreneurs in the agriculture value chain.
Provider Engagement:Â Engage directly with fintech providers to gather deep insights on product offerings, usability, and eligibility requirements.
Create a Product Directory:Â Build a curated, highly user-friendly directory of relevant financial products and services.
Draft Safeguarding Memorandums:Â Develop a safeguarding advisory memo highlighting risks, responsible usage, and warning signs around predatory lending.
Ensure Gender Responsiveness:Â Guarantee that all completed assets are gender-responsive, practical, and simple to digest for entrepreneurs with lower financial or digital literacy.
Consolidate Learning Content:Â Collaborate with the team to synthesize outputs into a standalone, accessible e-booklet that features fintech profiles and responsible borrowing guidance.
Requirements
High-level domain expertise in Kenya's digital financial services and fintech ecosystem, with a proven track record of working within the MSME space.
Demonstrated experience creating practical toolkits, e-books, or instructional learning resources designed for micro-enterprises or entrepreneurs.
Strong research and analytical capabilities — able to independently profile, map and evaluate financial products and services.
Exceptional ability to translate dense, complex financial concepts into clear, relatable, and actionable content for non-expert audiences.
Experience developing training or learning content specifically tailored to MSMEs, with an understanding of the practical challenges facing micro-enterprise owners.
Familiarity with gender-responsive programming or women's economic empowerment (WEE) initiatives.
Experience or contextual understanding of agribusiness or agri-food value chains in Kenya is an added advantage.
Prior exposure to donor-funded or development-focused programmes operating in the financial inclusion space is an added advantage.