Associate, Product & Operations at Global Development Incubator (GDI)

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.