Job Location | Peshawar, Pakistan |
Education | Not Mentioned |
Salary | Not Mentioned |
Industry | Other Business Support Services |
Functional Area | Not Mentioned |
About the job Advisor Financial Inclusion (Closing date 31-03-2024)Title:’’Advisor Financial Inclusion???Duty Station:Peshawar Type of Contract:’ConsultantDuration?:’Intermittent Input of not less than 10 working days a month between April, 2024 to September, 2024. A maximum of 120 days input to complete all the deliverables under the contract?Background:The Stabilization and Inclusive Development Programme (SIDP) was established in May 2015 to complement the efforts of the Government of Pakistans vision 2025. SIDP is oriented around four main goals: engaging communities to promote social cohesion and participate actively in the rehabilitation process; improving economic development opportunities for communities; improving access to basic services including education; and promoting economic and social empowerment of women.The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) is aiming to further develop a conducive business environment for the private sector. A supportive policy framework, enabling infrastructure and simplified administrative procedures are critical to attract private sector investment in the region. The GoKP intends to further streamline the investment patterns across different sectors in order to leverage the available resources for achieving accelerated economic growth.UNDP with the support of USAID has established a Planning Support Unit (PSU) in Planning and Development Department for providing technical backstopping for this initiative. The unit is led by a Team Lead having a team of experts in the areas of access to finance, economic growth and investment promotion. The PSU supports relevant sections of P&D, Finance and Industries Departments along with relevant entities of GoKP like KP Board of Investment & Trade (BoIT), Bank of Khyber (BoK), Chambers of Commerce, KP Technical Educational & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) to improve planning, implementation of economic development initiatives and gathering results. Supporting business enabling environment and development of the private sector, with key focus on Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the predominant areas of support by the PSU.Duties and Responsibilities: The Advisor Financial Inclusion (FI) will lead the Financial Inclusion work stream and will work under the direct guidance and supervision of the Team Lead Planning Support Unit (PSU).Supporting SMEs to Build Collateral through STR:Enable SMEs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to access credit by building awareness and facilitating the registration of movable assets in the Secured Transaction Registry (STR). Collaborate with key stakeholders, including the State Bank of Pakistan, Bank of Khyber (BoK), Finance Department, and other relevant partners, to implement a comprehensive awareness and registration drive for SMEs in KP.
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