Development Worker, Advisor for Microfinance - GIZ Ghana

The Ghana Cooperative Susu Collectors Association (GCSCA) and The Micro Credit Association Ghana (MCAG) are two associations which are Microfinance service providers. These two associations have been given the self-regulation mandate by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The self-regulation mandate requires GCSCA and MCAG to monitor the operations of their members to ensure that they comply with BoG regulations, receive reports from their members on monthly basis and consolidate this report for on-ward submission to the Bank of Ghana on quarterly basis.

This mandate poses a challenge at the moment as report submission by members does not meet the requirements in terms of quality as most members operate manually, not keep records about their operations and as such find it difficult to submit reports to the National Secretariat in the format requested. The support to be provided by the development worker will go a long way to improve members capacity to prepare and submit reports about their operations to their association as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Statistics, Social Science, IT, Business Administration, Banking and Finance
• Relevant professional qualification in monitoring and Evaluation or Supervision
• Expertise in designing Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks
• Many years of working experience in monitoring and supervision
• Understanding of the Ghanaian microfinance sector and the financial sector in general
• Expertise in designing Monitoring and Evaluation tools for data collection
• Proactive with a positive attitude and willing to work in team settings
• Ability to train and coach other staff