• Advise on technical implementation of digital finance projects, which involves provider selection and contract management, implementation, maintenance, troubleshooting, training, risk assessments, risk mitigation measures, etc.
• Provide technical advice to SBFIC’s partners on the architecture and environment of IT operations and digital solutions;
• Conduct IT needs assessments for partner organizations (power supply, internet connectivity, hardware, infrastructure, hosting, software, applications, etc.)
• Support SBFIC’s partner organizations in the development of relevant documents in the scope of IT projects, such as terms of reference, contracts, service level agreements, business requirement definitions, etc.
• Support SBFIC’s partner organizations in the negotiation of contracts with IT service providers and other relevant business partners
• Advise SBFIC’s partner organizations in the testing of software solutions
• Advise SBFIC’s partner organizations on the usage of digital finance products and services to increase the usage of digital finance channels and to improve the user-friendliness of the products
• Contact person and 1st level support for IT-related issues in the Ugandan SBFIC office
• Support fundraising activities for projects

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the area of digital financial services/ digitalization of banking processes and payments (e.g., financial institutions like commercial banks, MFIs, mobile money service operators, payment aggregators or payment switch providers)
• 3 years of project management experience at the level of lower or middle management
• Experience in consulting and advisory in the area of digital finance (implementing processes and business models) is a plus
• Master's degree in ICT or any other relevant subject (such as Business Computer Science, Information Science or Information and Communication Technologies) preferred. Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance or alike with a minor in an ICT/digitization-related subject possible.
• Proficiency in English (spoken and written). Swahili and French is a plus.

• Advanced analytical and conceptual skills
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work independently with strong attention to detail
• Stress resistant team player with service orientation, flexibility, and a sense of pragmatism

The main work location for the Digital Finance Advisor will be Kampala. Missions to other locations in Uganda are common and might occur occasionally to other countries in East Africa, especially Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

What we offer

• Working on interesting and diversified tasks with a high level of self-responsibility
• Insights into a well-structured organization in the area of international development cooperation
• Working in a dedicated and supportive international team
• Monthly salary according to the contract

Please submit your CV, a cover letter and relevant certificates (incl. transcripts of records) clearly demonstrating your knowledge, experience and motivation as well as highlighting your suitability for the assignment to application.eastafrica@sparkassenstiftung.de. Add your salary expectations to your e-mail.

Please send your complete application documents as one PDF file. Applications will be received not later than October 23rd, 2019.