Sa-Dhan Job Openings

Sa-Dhan, a national level association of Community Development Finance Institutions in India, with its mission is to build the field of community development finance in India to help its member and associate institutions to better serve low-income households, particularly women, in both rural and urban India, in their quest for establishing stable livelihoods and improving quality of life. Sa-Dhan has its presence in 19 states covering all the regions with 191 members.

The Association currently works with three thematic groups: Policy, Standards and Capacity Building. The Policy team is engaged in its efforts to provide facilitative legal and regulatory environment for microfinance services in India. The Capacity Building Team is engaged in building capacities of organisations engaged in the microfinance sector. The Standards Team is working towards Building Transparency through reporting and Building Financial and Non Financial Standards within the microfinance sector. In order to carry out its activities Sa-Dhan requires dedicated persons for the following positions:

(a) Program Executive – Policy (2), New Delhi

The person will be required to support the work of Policy team that is engaged in its efforts to provide facilitative legal and regulatory environment for microfinance services in India. The candidate would be required to involve in the issues related to different operating models, legal forms prevalent in the microfinance sector and identify and support advocacy work on these.

Essential Qualifications:
The candidate should have a Post graduate degree in any subject. Preference would be given to candidates possessing Masters in Social Work/Social Sciences/ Economics and/ or MBA(Finance) with quantitative interests

Experience
The candidate must possess minimum 3 to 4 years of work experience preferably in the development sector. Candidates possessing experience in working with the SHGs/ SHGs federations on microfinance and livelihoods would be preferred [M.Phil/ Ph.D would be considered as work experience]

Desirable Skills/ experience:

The candidate should possess excellent analytical writing and presentation skills and ability to identify issues and challenges confronting the microfinance sector in India.

(b) Program Executive – Capacity Building (3), New Delhi

The person will be required to support the work of the Capacity Building team that is engaged in building capacities of stakeholders in the microfinance sector. This will require the candidate to involve with the issues related to microfinance and livelihoods, apart from engaging with other important stakeholders including members of Sa-Dhan at both national and regional level.

Essential Qualifications:
The candidate should have a Post graduate degree in any subject. Preference would be given to candidates possessing Masters in Social Work/Social Sciences/ or MBA(Finance)

Experience
The candidate must possess minimum 3 to 4 years of work experience preferably in the development sector. Candidates possessing experience in Microfinance and livelihoods with experience of implementation of programme and /or of resource agency will be preferred. [M.Phil/ Ph.D would be considered as work experience]

(c) Program Executive – Standards (1), New Delhi

The person will be required to support to the data management work of the Standards Team in Sa-Dhan. The work would involve organizing existing and future data, data flow between head office in New Delhi and regional office in Hyderabad, bringing out updated information or SHGs/ MFIs data. It would also involve collecting data from sources like RBI, NABARD and members of Sa-Dhan and organizing the same. The candidate would be required to contribute to the sector report of Sa-Dhan

Essential Qualifications:
The candidate should have a Post graduate degree in Economics/ Statistics or MBA in Finance. Understanding of balance sheets of financial institutions is desirable.

Experience
The candidate must possess minimum 3 to 4 years of work experience preferably in the development sector. Candidates possessing experience in Microfinance and experience of implementation of programme and /or of resource agency will be preferred. [M.Phil/ Ph.D would be considered as work experience]

Desirable Skills/ experience:
The candidate should possess excellent analytical writing and presentation skills and ability to identify issues and challenges confronting the microfinance sector in India.
Understanding of IT design for internal database and IT initiatives would be an added advantage for the candidate

(d) Program Executive – Standards (2), Hyderabad

The person will be required to support to the data analysis and report writing work for Sector reports produced by the Standards Team in Sa-Dhan. The person will also be required to engage on the queries regarding the data, web based reporting and seek feedback from members. The person would work on collection of data on governance, SHG tool and financial performance standards from microfinance providers. The candidate would liaison with the local stakeholders.

Essential Qualifications:
The candidate should have a Post graduate degree in Economics/ Statistics or MBA in Finance. Understanding of balance sheets of financial institutions is desirable.

(e) Program Executive - Communications (1), New Delhi

The person will be required to support the communication strategy of the Association. The person will be responsible for carrying out the communication strategy in terms of newsletters, media campaigns etc. The person will also support the media/ PR activities during Sa-Dhan events.

Essential Qualifications:

Degree in English/ Economics/ Law/ Sociology, Journalism, Mass Communications with minimum one to two years professional experience in the corporate communication, PR in development sector
Desirable Skills/ experience: [M.Phil/ Ph.D would be considered as work experience]
Excellent communication skills – written and presentation skills, coordination and organization skills, experience in media, branding, financial management, publications and business writing
Good editing skills
Writing articles & press release
Good knowledge of media/ public relations is required with previous professional management experience
Ability to handle a variety of projects in a fast-paced environment
Requires a strong understanding of what the sector/ organization is and the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders

(f) Team Leader –IT

The candidate would
i. Own and manage Sa-dhan’s IT initiatives, both internal and for members.
ii. Build industry level solutions and facilitations services
iii. Develop and implement internal IT projects for Sa-Dhan

Experience
Minimum 3 to 5 years of work experience in implementing software applications for MFIs/Financial institutions. He/she should be qualified in software design, project life-cycle management and consulting.

Desirable Skills
The candidate should possess excellent analytical writing and presentation skills and ability to identify issues and challenges confronting the microfinance sector in India.

(g) (c) Intern- IT and MF processes

A graduate and would assist the Team leader - IT in software design and project management.

Experience
He/she should be qualified in software design, project life-cycle management and consulting.

*For all posts the candidate should be ready to travel anywhere in India. Though these posts are being advertised for specific locations, the candidates could be re-located anywhere according to the needs of the organization.

Sa-Dhan strives to provide the best working atmosphere for its employees. Salary offers for the above posts are comparable to the best in the microfinance industry.

Interested candidates may download the “Application Form” from Sa-Dhan’s website http://www.sa-dhan.net and send the filled form to hrc@sa-dhan.org or send by post to Sa-Dhan, 12&13 (2nd Floor), Special Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110067, within 15 days of this advertisement. Applications not in the prescribed format will not be entertained. Short-listed candidates will be contacted.