Housing Finance Specialist (Deputy Chief of Party)
Compagnie
J/P Haitian Relief Organization
Domaine
Management/Gestion, Finance, Comptabilité et Commerce
Spécialité
Management/Gestion
Date publication
9 Mars 2015
Date limite
20 Mars 2015
Pays
Haiti
Ville
Zone
Delmas, Port-au-Prince
Durée
Indeterminé
Introduction
J/P Haitian Relief Organization is currently seeking for a Housing Finance Specialist (Deputy Chief-of-Party) to support an upcoming Home Ownership and Mortgage Expansion Initiative in Haiti. The project will stimulate affordable housing development in Haiti through housing finance; build the interest and capacity of participating financial intermediaries to effectively cost, issue and service home loans and mortgages geared towards low-to-moderate income households; build the interest and capacity of housing developers to build affordable units which will be in demand by average Haitian households; and assess the target market demand for different types of housing finance and homeownership.
Fonctions
The Housing Finance Specialist primary responsibility is as follows:
• Provide support to participating lenders to enhance existing approaches and/or develop innovative loan products that complement conventional financing methods and to reevaluate organizational obstacles to long-term lending for the working poor;
• Provide support to the Chief of Party in the execution of project tasks and integrity of project deliverables;
• Develop, maintain and monitor relationships with financial institutions and other housing stakeholders.
Qualifications Requises
• At least 5 years' experience in progressively more responsible positions working in housing finance in Haiti, or in similar developing country contexts, specifically from the perspective of a financial institution;
• Working knowledge of current developments in microfinance, including mobile financial services and one or more of the following: savings, remittances, financial literacy;
• Experience working in Haiti, preferably with the Haitian financial and housing sectors;
• Experience working in or with microfinance institutions, central banks and cooperative financial institutions;
• BA/BS or equivalent required; an advanced degree in financial management preferred.
LANGUAGE:
Fluency in English or French
Autres remarques
To apply for this position please submit your resume, motivation letter including copy of diplomas to the Human Resources Department before March 20, 2015 at 17, Rue Maurice Latortue, Delmas 48 or hrstaffing@jphro.org.
Please mention the "position applied for" as subject of your email. Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
