Position Overview
Roles and Responsibilities
Women’s World Banking is seeking to recruit a Project Manager to work in close co-ordination with CGTMSE and its Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) to help devise and implement improvements in credit guarantee scheme and improve the effectiveness of the overall program with the identified stakeholders.
About the Project
The project aims to facilitate enhanced credit flow to women MSEs, bolster their resilience, promote growth, and empower them economically. This will be achieved through the provision of technical advisory services, in-field support, and capacity-building for key stakeholders
Objectives & Responsibilities
The Project approach would be
(1)To provide technical advisory and institutional capacity building to strategic stakeholders(CGTMSE and its MLIs)
(2)Mobilizing the eco system for action by working with apex institution’s to advocate and influence action
(3)Building evidence and industry dialogue by demonstrating economic empowerment of women enterprises and increase evidence and dialogue on value of credit to women enterprises
Required Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with strong inclination towards development finance with good understanding of MSME and credit landscape in India who will be responsible for the following
1.The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, and managing strategic programs and initiatives focused on enhancing MSME’s access to credit. They would need to collaborate with CGTMSE, Member Lending Institutions(MLIs), government agencies, and other industry players to facilitate enhanced ease of credit access to MSME’s
2. Create and deliver high-quality PowerPoint presentations tailored to senior management and stakeholders
3. Draft comprehensive and clear reports, including market research, client presentations, and project status updates
4. Analyze financial data, credit trends, and market developments to support project recommendations.
5.Build and maintain strong relationships with CGTMSE, MLIs, Industry associations and government bodies
6.Foster partnerships to streamline credit guarantee processes and improve credit access and flow to MSME’s by the MLIs
7.Develop proof of concepts, test efficacy and execute strategic plans and initiatives basis the same to promote credit accessibility, identify market trends and opportunities to improve credit products and services for MSMEs
8.Evaluate processes, identify areas of improvement and co-ordinate for re-engineering of systems and processes with CGTMSE and Financial service providers as applicable
9.Organize training programs and workshops for financial service providers and women empowerment collectives to enhance their understanding and awareness of CGTMSE schemes and processes
10.Enabling the revisions in the schemes and its benefits to be widely disseminated to the Member lending institutions(MLIs), devise and drive campaigns to facilitate the same
11.Play the role of technical advisor/facilitator to help the MLIs leverage the schemes better and reach out to “new to credit” segment
12.Conduct regular evaluations to measure the effectiveness of initiatives and suggest improvements
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s in business or finance or economics or a related field preferably with 7 to 10 years of banking/lending experience
- Strong knowledge of basic banking, credit risk management, and financial products.
- Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultative services to clients and stakeholders.
- Proficiency in creating visually compelling and impactful PowerPoint presentations.
- Strong ability to draft detailed, structured, and insightful reports.
- Strong program planning, management, implementation, presentation and coordination skills
- Strong ability to inspire and influence key stakeholders to ensure a seamless delivery
- Willingness to travel to partner and other stakeholder locations across the country
- Fluency in 2 or more regional languages would be an added advantage
Mandatory: Candidates residing in Mumbai or willing to relocate to Mumbai
How to Apply
To Apply
Applications must be received no later than 30th October’24 at midnight GMT.
Please include the below in your application:
- Cover letter, including the below elements:
- A brief statement of your capacity to complete this work, listing similar projects and completed/relevant organizational experience;
- Availability;
- Expected monthly remuneration; and
- References (at least two).
- Resume / CV
Please submit your cover letter, resume, and proposal, including but not limited to the following components:
(1) detailed fee proposal
(2) timeline to fulfill a deliverable
(3) proposal of work product
(4) project team roles and responsibilities for the project.
Applicants may submit their question(s) in writing until 30th October’24 to nv@womensworldbanking.org. Please include in the e-mail subject line “Questions: For the role of Project Manager”
This RFP/RFQ does not guarantee or commit Women’s World Banking to proceeding with the above described work. Due to the overwhelming responses not all candidates will be contacted.
Women’s World Banking is an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Women’s World Banking will be unable to contract with any individual who is US citizen or resident without an LLC or LP or similar structure.
About Women's World Banking
We believe in being a force for the greater good, devoted to accelerating and growing the financial inclusion of women. With rapidly changing markets, influenced by technology and social behavioral expectations, we are embarking on a new chapter to transform the way we design and implement solutions.
For over 40 years, Women’s World Banking has partnered with financial institutions, showing them the benefit of investing in women as customers. We equip these institutions with in-depth research and data driven insights to develop financial products and educational programs. While our clients are financial service providers, our mission is to engage consumers – women who are marginalized by financial systems.
Women’s World Banking and WWB Asset Management is an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
