Afghanistan: Development Finance Capacity Building Specialist

IESC – the International Executive Service Corps – is a US based not-for-profit with a focus on supporting private enterprise in developing countries. We have worked in partnership with local people in 130 countries – mainly with the generous support of USAID – designing, implementing, managing and evaluating a wide range of market driven solutions along the entire value chain of a company or industry.

IESC is seeking a development finance capacity building specialist for an anticipated USAID-funded program in Afghanistan in financial sector development. This position will be full-time and based in Afghanistan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify technical assistance (TA) and training needs of development finance institutions;


• Deliver TA and training to development finance professionals, and infrastructure organizations such as AIBF to build human and organizational capacity to strengthen Afghanistan’s financial sector; and


• Follow-up on the TA and training with the development finance institution to assure adoption of new skills and provide any additional TA or training needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, finance, international development, or other relevant field required; advanced degree preferred;


• Minimum 5 years of experience in international development, preferably on programs supporting financial sector development;


• Experience with Islamic as well as conventional financial products preferred;


• Prior professional experience supporting capacity building at development finance institutions;


• USAID or other donor experience preferred;


• Experience working in Afghanistan or in transitional and/or post-conflict countries highly preferred;


• English fluency required; Dari and Pashto proficiency preferred.