Assistant Products Delivery Manager

BRAC TANZANIA FINANCE LIMITED (BTFL) is the largest Microfinance organization in Tanzania with a mission to responsibly provide a range of financial services to people at the bottom of the pyramid. We particularly focus on women living in poverty in rural and hard-to-reach areas to create self-employment opportunities, build financial resilience, and harness women’s entrepreneurial spirit by empowering them economically.

BRAC Tanzania Finance LTD is seeking applications from competent, dynamic, and self-motivated individuals to fill up the following position.

Job Responsibilities:

• Planning, implementing and managing new MF programmatic projects (either initiated by programme or fundraising affiliate) – ensure projects are strategically aligned with BRAC International MF strategic priority areas and USSPM 3 (Design products, services and delivery channels that meet clients’ needs and preferences) and define project budget accordingly.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation: project objectives and lessons
• Conduct primary and secondary research.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Collect and analyze feedback from customers, stakeholders and other teams to shape requirements, features and products
• Analyze various market segments and collaborate with leadership to choose the best ones to pursue in line with BI MF strategic priorities.
• Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress.
• Attending conferences and training is required to maintain proficiency.
• For pilot product projects - implement adaptations and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
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• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Microfinance & Enterprise Management.
• 2-3 years’ experience working with any Microfinance institution or banks with lending operations. Previous working experience on product development and social performance management will be a plus
• In-depth knowledge of microfinance operations
• Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills.
• Excellent decision-making and project management and planning capabilities.
• Detail-oriented; excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Creative thinker with a vision.
• Conflict resolution experience.

How to apply:

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please apply by sending your CV and cover letter through email to: recruitment.tanzania@brac.co.tz with a subject "Assistant Product Delivery Manager".

The application deadline is 2024-12-09.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.

BRAC is an equal opportunities employer