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SNV is looking for a Consultant for: Microfinance Consultant - Surabaya based

Vacancy Announcement
SNV Indonesia

SNV is looking for a Consultant for:

 Microfinance Consultant

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
SNV is an international not-for-profit development organization that works in 38 of the poorest countries around the world covering water and sanitation, agriculture and energy.   In agriculture, SNV works with smallholder farmers, pastoralists, forest-dependent communities and companies to provide innovative, market-based solutions to the issues of sustainable markets, food security and climate change. SNV is registered in Indonesia under the Ministry of Home Affairs since October 2013

SNV is now seeking the services of a Microfinance consultant for the Australia Indonesia Partnership for Promoting Rural Income through Support for Markets in Agriculture (AIP-PRISMA). PRISMA is designed to be an effective mechanism for embedding Markets for the Poor (M4P) in Indonesia. PRISMA aims to increase rural incomes in five provinces of Eastern Indonesia to contribute to a 30%, or more, increase in net incomes for 1 million poor rural female and male farmers, 300,000 of which will be reached by June 2017.

SNV Indonesia, as Co-Facilitator organisation for PRISMA, will carry out Cassava interventions in Trenggalek, East Java. SNV is looking for a short term Microfinance consultant. Frequent travel to the intervention area is required.

Responsibilities
  • Approach and engage finance provider to provide credit for fertilizer provision for cassava farmer in East Java
  • Identify suitable credit scheme for cassava farmers 
  • Deal with one finance provider on credit provision for cassava farmers through cassava and fertilizer agents
Duty Station
Surabaya based with frequent travel to Trenggalek, Tulungagung, Sampang

Selection Criteria
  • A university degree in economics, agricultural economics, agribusiness, business management or other relevant discipline
  • A minimum of 5 years experiences working in Microfinance development in Indonesia, preferably with microfinance for rural development
  • Results orientated with an entrepreneurial attitude 
  • Experience working in private sectors is an advantage 
  • Excellent communication skills both english and bahasa
Contract Duration
Twenty working days (20) contract.

Application process
To be inserted if necessary

Please send your proposal by latest  15 January 2015 to wmuhammad@snvworld.org with “Microfinance Consultant” as subject.