Payments Platform Project Manager Job Vacancy at FSD in Kenya 2013
Payments Platform Project Manager
Changing the Landscape of Retail Payments in Kenya
Retail banking has evolved rapidly over the last decade in Kenya with significant innovations in the channels used to provide services.
This has revolutionised the cost, convenience and quality of services.
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) through its Integrated Payment Systems (IPS) project is seeking to drive integration across the retail payment system in Kenya.
This has the potential to dramatically improve efficiency increasing the affordability and accessibility of financial services.
FSD Kenya has recently established an initiative to support the wider development of Kenya’s payments platform as part of its digital financial inclusion strategy.
Supporting KBA’s IPS project will be at the heart of this initiative.
A dynamic financial services professional is required to drive this ground-breaking work forward.
You will be responsible for managing the implementation of KBA’S IPS project implementation on a day-to-day basis, developing a plan for the implementation of the IPS project in close coordination with the KBA management team and providing technical advice.
Collaboration and communication will be key, working with multiple stakeholders across industry, regulators, policymakers and the wider public to lay the foundations for a next generation payments system in Kenya.
You will need to be someone who thrives on bringing about change, embraces responsibility and applies rigour to everything you do.
At a minimum you will have:
- Experience of successful project management with 3 years’ experience
- 5 years’ experience working at a management level in a relevant industry
- A bachelor degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline
- Relevant work experience in the financial services industry
Detailed terms of reference for these positions can be downloaded from our website (under the
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If you think you are the right person for this exceptional opportunity, then send your CV and covering letter by email to recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke.
Please put “Payments Platform Project Manager” in the subject line.
Closing date: 3rd September 2013
FSD Kenya operates as an independent Trust registered ¡n Kenya under the supervision of professional trustees, with policy guidance from its programme investment committee.
Finance is provided by a number of leading development agencies including the UK’S Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation together with the Government of Kenya.
Further in formation can be obtained from our website: www.fsdkenya.org