Triple Jump Senior Advisor, Africa and the Middle East

Triple Jump is an investment management company headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with regional offices in Georgia, Peru and Mexico. Triple Jump targets financial sector development and invests in institutions that serve the bottom of the pyramid. Triple Jump offers professional fund management services to investors, ranging from asset selection, to portfolio management to fund administration. Thanks to mandates from multiple sponsors and investors Triple Jump can provide services to financial institutions in all stages of their development. Triple Jump investees range from NGOs receiving their first funding to regulated banks which intermediate savings and serve hundreds of thousands of borrowers in developing countries.

Triple Jump Advisory Services offers cost-sharing grants and tailor-made technical assistance to MFI partners, designed to improve their long-term sustainability. The goal of TJAS is to guide microfinance institutions to the next phase of development, with a particular focus on removing the bottlenecks which can impede sustainable growth. TJAS’ core service areas in Africa and the Middle East are IT/mobile banking, improvement of credit methodology, product development and social performance management. 

1.                  Responsibilities

 The Senior Advisor is responsible for the following:

·         Source potential MFI partners among Tier 3&4 MFIs in Africa

·         Working together with Investment Officers, analyse MFIs’ operational needs and determine the technical assistance required within TJAS’s core service areas.

·         Develop and propose grants for TA

·         Develop Terms of Reference (ToR) for TA projects in conjunction with MFI management & consultants

·         Find and assign consultants for TA projects; prepare and manage contracts

·         Monitor TA projects, problem solve and provide project advising

·         Monitor consultants on projects, track progress and deliverables

·         Specialize in at least one service area: IT/mobile banking, credit assessment/monitoring, product development, social performance management

·         Develop an extensive network of partners and practitioners. Be involved in industry events, representing Triple Jump in a professional and service-oriented manner.

·         Travel as necessary within the region as well as to TJ head office in Amsterdam

2.                 Job requirements

·         5-7 years microfinance experience, preferably acquired by working at an MFI, development agency or as a microfinance consultant.

·         3-5 years consulting experience (i.e. consulting services, providing capacity building, technical assistance services, etc).

·         Knowledge & experience with several of the following issues: IT (MIS/mobile banking), microfinance credit methodology, credit and savings product development, social performance management.

·         Solid project management skills

·         Familiarity with the microfinance sector in Africa and the Middle East

·         Experience working internationally

·         Fluency in English and French

3.                  Competences

·         Result-oriented and able to achieve goals while working autonomously

·         Good strategic insight and strong analytical skills 

·         Consultative & collaborative approach, team worker

·         Clear writing skills

·         Highly organized and attentive to detail

4.                  Education

·         University degree (preference for economics, finance, international development or related subjects)

·         MBA or Masters in development or related fields is an advantage

5.                  Triple Jump offers you

·       A competitive salary plus benefits such as an 8% holiday allowance and a performance based incentive;

·       25 days of annual leave;

·       Experience of being part of a rapidly growing, ambitious, multi-cultural organisation.

6.                  Application procedure

Are you interested? Send your application to Jeanette Bouman before 31 January 2013 by email:jeanette@triplejump.eu. More information about the position can be obtained after 15 January 2013 from Orsolya Farkas, at +31 6 1520 9590.

 Candidates from the region are strongly preferred.