Description:
Senior Analyst in the Research & Insights (R&I) team will provide support in strengthening the organization’s knowledge in the domains of MSME Finance, Climate Finance and Digital Financial Services (DFS). The incumbent will be responsible for identifying and addressing information and data gaps to support KRN’s verticals – Corporate Investment and Credit (CIC), Innovation (ICF)/Women Ventures (WV) and Digital Financial Services (DFS) so that they are able to make informed investment decisions and design evidence-based interventions. In addition, the position will also involve interaction with external stakeholders – policy makers, financial institutions and regulators on knowledge sharing and dissemination.
Job Responsibilities
- Make efforts to build a thorough understanding of the core domains of the research function – MSME Finance, Climate Finance and Digital Financial Services; the regulatory landscape, players, opportunities and challenges.
- Liaison with KRN’s internal streams – CIC, ICF/WV and DFS to understand their research and knowledge requirements.
- Support the development and execution of research strategies based on identification of research gaps within Karandaaz’s focus areas. Remain abreast with global research relevant to the organization’s development agenda.
- Conduct primary and secondary research (individually or as part of a team), synthesize external research, and draw on international lessons to collate, consolidate and document findings into reports, blogs, presentations and research briefs.
- Manage research projects outsourced by the function, manage workplans of outsourced projects, maintain and update invoice trackers, coordinate with support teams (Admin, Procurement, Finance and Accounts) to ensure timely disbursement of funds.
- Work with internal teams to develop budget, workplans and undertake efficient and accurate donor reporting.
- Ensure accuracy of technical content, quality and timeliness across all research projects.
- Provide support on developing and executing dissemination strategies for knowledge products and coordinate with the Communications team on the same.
- Develop Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Terms of Reference (TOR) documents. Manage end to end procurement of outsourced initiatives.
- Contribute to development of web and social media content relevant to the KRN’s research mandate.
- Provide support in the maintenance, updation and visibility of KRN’s Flagship Data Portal. This would involve identifying datasets to expand the Portal’s offerings and use the existing data to provide insightful data and infographics to KRN’s stakeholders.
- Provide support to the Marketing and Communications team to publish and disseminate KRN’s knowledge products. This would also involve providing support in managing events (both physical and virtual) and associated logistics.
- Provide support to KRN’s board and senior management by drafting talking points and briefing documents.
- Any other task necessary to ensure the optimum performance of the RMC stream at Karandaaz.
Eligibility
Education & Experience
- Master’s degree in policy, business, economics or related field from an accredited institution.
- At least 5 years of public or private sector experience in KRN’s research domains. Experience of working in the development finance sector would be a plus.