Gender-Smart Financing - Advisory and Capacity Building Programme for commercial banks Back
The overall objective of this contract will be to contribute to advance access to finance to women entrepreneurs in the EU, particularly for female-led/owned companies.
The specific objectives of the assignment include:
- Increase awareness among EU financial institutions on the business case for investing in women entrepreneurs in the EU.
- Provide support to EU financial institutions, in particular commercial banks, to formulate strategies and develop financial products and non-financial solutions that facilitate access to finance for women led and/or women-owned companies in the EU.
Qualifications
Qualifications and certifications:
- At least Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Law, Banking, Business Administration, or related disciplines (Minimum requirement)
General professional experience:
- At least 10 years of professional experience working in or with the financial sector and/or in consultancy or advisory roles (Minimum requirement).
Specific professional experience:
- At least 3 years of professional experience providing support or advisory services to financial institutions (Minimum requirement).
- Experience serving as Team Leader or Project Manager in at least 2 assignments, including responsibility for managing teams and coordinating multi-stakeholder project delivery (Minimum requirement).
- v Demonstrated experience in gender‑focused advisory work for financial institutions, evidenced by at least one assignment involving gender analysis of banks’ portfolios, strategies, business models, delivery mechanisms, or capacity‑building activities aimed at strengthening outreach to women entrepreneurs and women‑owned/led companies (Minimum requirement).
- Previous experience working within, or advising, an EU commercial bank, ideally in SME banking, women’s market programmes, or related product/segment development, will constitute an asset.
Language and other skills:
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential (CEFR C1) (Minimum requirement).
- Knowledge of other EU languages will constitute an asset.
