Job Description
Aceli Africa is seeking to hire an Associate to support in assessing the eligibility of agricultural loans for Aceli’s financial incentives. Interested candidates should send a cover letter indicating their qualifications for this position along with an updated CV by 5 pm East Africa time on May 31, with “Associate, Product & Operations” in the subject line. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Only Kenyan nationals are eligible to apply.
Key responsibilities:
The Associate will report to the Senior Associate, Product & Operations, and work closely with the Impact & Learning Team to assess and onboard lenders, review loans registered by lenders against established criteria for incentives eligibility, and enhance Aceli’s engagement with lenders. Specific responsibilities include:
Provide support in reviewing applications and conducting due diligence on financial service providers interested in joining Aceli’s financial incentives program;
Participate in lender onboarding activities and track their loan registration against targets; Review and analyze loan data submitted by participating lenders to assess eligibility for financial incentives in line with the established guidelines;
Support in appropriately storing and retrieving all documents and data received from lending partners;
Proactively identify and support process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, dashboards and tools;
Support engagement with stakeholders to address any arising issues / questions from the financial incentives program;
Support with the relevant analysis for internal and external communication including periodic reports to stakeholders and donors.
Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in Finance / Economics or similar fields;
Minimum of two years of full-time project management, investment or lending experience; Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Keen attention to detail;
Curious and entrepreneurial mindset;
Excellent time management with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines;
Problem-solving skills with ability to learn quickly;
Able to move fluidly between collaborative and independent work styles; and Familiarity with impact investment in general and/or agricultural lending in particular Personal commitment to having a positive impact on farmer livelihoods and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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