Location: Washington, DC
Last Date: December 22, 2010
Email: hr@themix.org
Analyst, Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
Location:
Based with a local partner in Baku, Azerbaijan or if resident of India, you will have the option to work in MIX’s Asia office in Hyderabad, India.
Job Description:
Serve as the MIX focal point for Eastern Europe and Central Asia for a fast paced financial sector non-profit.
The qualified candidate will be responsible for supporting the growth and expansion of MIX’s core activities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in support of the organization’s goals of achieving reliable, comparable, publicly available information on the performance and outreach of microfinance institutions (MFIs). She/he will have the analytical skills required to enhance the quality of information (data and analysis) available on MFIs by working directly with individual MFIs as well as country-level microfinance associations in the region. The Analyst will be responsible for collecting, processing and analyzing financial, operational and social data from a portfolio of MFIs, in addition to supporting regional partners in the use of application of MIX’s systems and products. This position requires a dynamic and self-motivated individual with an understanding of financial analysis, accounting and regional socio-economic trends.
Responsibilities:
To achieve these goals, the Analyst will have primary responsibility (80% of time) to:
* Maintain regional MFI data collection and analysis in line with regional performance targets
* Analyze individual MFI and regional performance
* Write performance reports and periodic reports on regional analysis and research
* Update MIX’s country briefings for the region
* Carry out research to further the MIX’s understanding of regional actors and developments affecting MFI performance
The Analyst will have a secondary responsibility (20% of time) to support the other work of the MIX on any number of tasks including to:
* Contribute to shared analyst tools
* Support improvement in MIX’s technology used by the analyst team and partners
Reports to:
Regional Manager, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Working Relationships:
The Analyst will work with a team of Analysts with a collective responsibility for industry analysis covering the globe in the performance and outreach of MFIs. The Operations Manager, Data and Product Quality Manager and the Director of Analysis work with the analyst team on all aspects of the analysis process, in developing strategies for expanding regional outreach and coverage, and in providing standards, tools and capacity building to regional actors.
Qualifications:
* BA minimum in economics, finance, accounting/auditing, or relevant field. Masters degree strongly preferred.
* Experience in financial analysis, audit, or accounting
* Fluency in written and spoken English, with preference for strong Russian language skills
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and comfort with online databases are essential.
Skills:
* Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
* Excellent communication skills in English, solid communications skills in Russian (verbal and written)
Remuneration:
Salary commensurate with qualifications and range for the position.
Application:
Qualified candidates should e-mail a cover letter and résumé to hr@themix.org with the Subject line: ECA Analyst Position. The position's closing date is December 22, 2010. Only candidates selected for an interview will receive a response. MIX is looking for the Analyst to begin work in January 2010. It is preferred that analyst have availability to travel to the United States in mid-February and be prepared to obtain the necessary documents (international passport and a US visa) for a week- long training session with the rest of the MIX analyst team.
About MIX:
MIX, a non-profit corporation based in Washington, DC, is the world’s leading business information provider for the microfinance industry. The MIX achieves its goals in several ways: by getting standards of reporting accepted to make information more comparable, by aggregating and disseminating solid information about microfinance providers so that the subject is more easily researched and understood, and by providing related information services. By making solid information about the subject more accessible at a global level, so that performance benchmarks are more readily available, capital and technical resources can be more efficiently allocated and the overall amount of capital available to microfinance providers can increase.
MIX works through partnerships with organizations all over the world, and its clients include, but are not limited to, the microfinance providers and microfinance funders. MIX currently has 27 employees, located in Washington, DC, and in its satellite offices in Peru, Morocco and India. For more information on MIX, visit: www.mixmarket.org.
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