Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 31, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Executive Director
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: The Board
Application Deadline: February 17, 2022

About this role
The Executive Director (ED) will set the vision and be responsible for the overall delivery of FSDU’s programmatic and corporate strategy. She/He is responsible for the development of FSDU's vision, mission, and strategy and oversees its delivery, ensuring that the organization is fully accountable to the Board, funders, and key stakeholders.
The incumbent will work credibly with the FSDU Board and staff, donors, government agencies, partners, and other stakeholders and to operationalize FSDU’s vision of delivering sustainable improvements in the livelihoods of lower income households across Uganda, through gender-inclusive finance. The ED will be a results-oriented strategic leader with a track record of developing and managing a high performing team. The ED will demonstrate understanding of the financial sector broadly and a strong understanding of digital financial services in an emerging market context.
The ED has overall responsibility for leading FSDU to achieve its goal of generating sustainable improvements in the livelihoods of lower-income households through reduced vulnerability to shocks, increased incomes, and employment. The ED is responsible for ensuring that FSDU’s investments through direct and returnable grants, and technical assistance address systemic issues, have the potential for viability and scale and significantly impact FSDU’s core beneficiaries- women, youth, small holder farmers, refugees, and small businesses.
Reporting to the Board, the ED oversees the organization’s operations and ensures appropriate fiduciary oversight is maintained. The ED is responsible for ensuring that FSDU is structured, organized, managed, and controlled in such a way as to enable achievement of its vision and delivery against set targets.
Externally, ED liaises, harmonizes, and builds strong strategic relationships with national policymakers, regulators, industry bodies, private sector, and donors. The ED is also responsible for fund-raising for FSDU from both anchor donors as well as thematic donors and should have credible experience raising funds from bilateral / multi-lateral funders.
Overall, the ED is an experienced results-oriented strategic leader who is able to initiate and deepen external and internal relationships, as well as craft and deliver a compelling strategy and business plans that transforms the financial sector in Uganda. The ED will have global expertise as well as the ability to tap into international best practice to ensure that FSDU’s strategy is advancing the financial sector in step with neighboring countries and other leaders in financial inclusion and in line with the aspirations of key stakeholders. The ED will also have experience in the financial inclusion space, which underlies much of the leap forward in financial inclusion in recent years.

Role Requirements
Qualifications and Education
• Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline (Business Administration, Economics, International Development, Public Policy, Information Technology)
• Professional experience, with at least 5 years in an organizational leadership or executive role with P&L responsibility
• Experience working credibly with a board of directors
• In-depth understanding of the financial sector, especially digital financial services, some exposure to payment systems, and emerging technology trends in the sector
• Significant experience in fundraising and managing multiple donor relations
• Experience facilitating change at policy or systems level, including excellent coalition building skills with ability to work effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Proven record of implementing projects and managing teams to successful outcomes
• Demonstrated understanding of risk management within a not-for-profit context
• Understanding of M4P approach to financial inclusion and government relations experience
• Experience in both non-profit and for-profit sectors, a strong plus, with some experience in the international development context
• Experience working in Africa is a strong plus

Personal Characteristics
• A lateral thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Financially savvy and political astuteness with the ability to set clear priorities and delegate
• Keen analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills that support and enable sound decision-making
• Strong commitment to the professional development of staff
• Successful track record of recruiting and retaining a diverse team
• Strategic communications skills
• Fluency in English, both written and oral, required
For more details on the vacancy, please visit www.fsduganda.or.ug.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Applications will be accepted until 17 February 2022 and should be addressed to:
Natashya Pillay
Principal Executive Search
Jack Hammer Global
Natashya@jhammerglobal.com

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