Job position (Manager, Financial Sector Development and Innovation) at National Bank of Rwanda (BNR): Deadline: May 21, 2021

 Key responsibilities;

• Lead analytical reports on performance of the financial sector across different aspects including, access, usage and operational efficiency and provide policy recommendation on developing the sector
• Identify skill gaps in the financial sector and in conjunction with financial institutions design capacity building initiatives to address those gaps and evaluate effectiveness of those interventions.
• Design and implement measures to improve information sharing across the financial sector & start-ups so as to reduce the information asymmetry between lenders and borrowers and to foster the use of data analytics in credit decision making and pricing of credit.
• Partner with relevant stakeholders to design and implement interventions to drive the cashless agenda. This includes leading NBR’s cashless campaign and providing advice on regulatory and policy reforms required to accelerate the uptake of digital payments channels.
• Managing the NBR regulatory sandbox office. This entails setting requirements for regulatory sandbox, receiving and assessing applications, as well as, supervising performance of entities during sandbox period.
• Drive product innovation across the financial sector through conducting research on what is done in other markets and identifying required reforms to support financial innovation.
• Work closely with MINECOFIN and RWANDA Finance Ltd on financial sector policy formulation and implementation for Rwanda to become a financial hub;

 Qualifications, Experience and Skills

 Education and Experience Requirements;

• Minimum of a Master’s Degree or equivalent in Economics, Econometrics or International Economics, Finance and Project Management, Business Administration, actuarial science or any other related field.
• Holding professional qualifications is an added advantage.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the financial sector (particularly in business functions like credit in banking sector or claims/underwriting in insurance sector)

Skills and competencies required;

• Good knowledge of Rwanda’s financial sector architecture and development challenges.
• Demonstrated data analysis skills to inform policy decisions
• Excellent communication, including good reporting and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and client engagement skills as shown by good working relationships with government clients, and other public and private sector institutions.
• Leads teams effectively and shows conflict resolution skills.
• Personal drive and effectiveness.
• Excellent leadership, teamwork  and innovative spirit;
• Ability to deliver through people

Primary Location

: Rwanda Country-KIGALI CITY-Head Quarters