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• Carry out gap analysis to identify
  opportunities that can be addressed by innovative financial solutions
• Identify and agree (with Program Lead)
  strategic actions and milestones to address gaps
• Develop work plans to implement strategic
  actions related to innovations
• Attend conferences, meetings and subscribe to
  innovation centers to keep abreast of relevant/ and or suitable
  innovations that can be included in IFS strategy
• Work closely with the Research Specialist to
  commission and obtain research findings on innovations that can positively
  impact FSDU’s clients

• Develop and contribute to partner stakeholder
  analysis to identify stakeholder needs and how to match these with FSDU’s
  requirements
• Contribute to IFS strategy by generating
  influencing strategies that will increase uptake of financial innovations
  by partners
• Develop work plans to implement influencing
  strategies with partners
• Work closely with key partners to influence
  them to develop and take up financial innovations (effectively “selling
  ideas”)

• Work closely with Partner Support Specialist
  in reviewing business and implementation plans in order to ensure they are
  viable, aligned with FSDU’s requirements and can meet client needs
• Meet with Partners to identify their needs
  and focus areas and successfully leverage synergies between Partners and
  FSDU

• Share latest and best practice in
  financial  innovations with partners
• Support networking efforts between
  institutions, that will result in successful financial product development
• Work in liaison with Financial Services
  Providers to effectively engage with / take advantage of pro-poor policies
• Identify and implement methods that will support
  partners in development and implementation of customer product education
  initiatives suitable for low income Ugandans

• Provide guidance to Partners on to how to
  conduct pilots including how to identify objectives, how to structure the
  pilot in order to achieve objectives
• Work closely with Results Management
  Specialist to identify measures for assessing performance of field trials
• Keenly review performance with partners &
  Results Management Specialist (and recommend changes where necessary) to
  ensure successful rollout
• Work closely with Partner Support Specialist
  and with Partner to recommend readiness for next funds disbursement

• Work with partners to develop and implement a
  “go to market” strategy (how to do customer acquisitions, customer support
  and customer education etc)
• Incorporate “lessons learnt” in field trial
  in scale up plan
• Support the development of funding proposal
  for scale up of financial product piloted (with FSDU supported)
• Regularly review performance with partners and
  Results Management Specialist (and recommend changes where necessary) to
  ensure successful rollout

• The applicant should preferably hold a Degree
  in Business Administration or Marketing or Commerce
• Possession of a Master’s degree in Economics
  /MBA / Commerce (preferred)
• Chartered Institute of Marketing
  Certification ( added advantage)
• A minimum of four years’ experience in a
  similar role
• Excellent track record of product development
  especially for low income markets
• Experience in taking technology driven financial
  products to market
• Previous experience in sales and marketing (added
  advantage)
• Experience in marketing products to low
  income segments (added advantage)

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