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Consultant - Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative: Financial Product Development and Pilot Program Design

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: 
The Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan (MISFA) is the apex developmental finance promoting agency in Afghanistan. MISFA was set up in 2003 with a mission to facilitate the development and growth of a long-term, strong, and healthy microfinance sector in Afghanistan that provides high quality and efficient financial services to low income people.
ABOUT THE JOB: 
MISFA is seeking a Consultant - Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative: Financial Product  Development and Pilot Program Design. The study includes developing financial products that can be targeted at the youth and linked with non-financial services, and design of a pilot program to test the products.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
  • Conduct a market research to identify the financing needs and appropriate financial products and non-financial services required by the target market segment. The new products and non-financial services delivery channels will be pilot tested by up to three organization's partner MFIs to be identified during the market research;
  • Undertake the downstream assignment that will include an evaluation of the pilot test, revision of the products and service delivery channels, and providing recommendations for scale-up.
Qualifications:
  • Demonstrable institutional capacity and experience in the field of market research within the microfinance/financial sector;
  • Experience of designing and conducting market research using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies;
  • Excellent track record or experience in financial product development, especially for the youth;
  • Analytical expertise and capacity to appropriately and sufficiently collect, collate, and analyze data;
  • Past experience in performing a similar assignment or socio-economic research in Afghanistan or a post-conflict environment would be an advantage.
HOW TO APPLY: 
Interested candidates can send their application to khalid.abid@misfa.org.af