Fintech Gender Advisor

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Freelance
Work from: 
Kenya, South Africa

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Expertise in gender studies and current research., Experience advising on gender frameworks in fintech., Understanding of intersectionality with underrepresented groups., Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently..

Key responsibilities:

  • Advise on gender-inclusive design during project sprints.
  • Conduct research and stakeholder interviews on gender themes.
  • Mentor team members to increase gender awareness.
  • Support clients with gender expertise and analysis.

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Digital Disruptions Financial Services TPE https://digital-disruptions.com/
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Job description

Role: Fintech Gender Advisor

Employment Type: Contract Based (Freelance)

Location: Nairobi, Kenya (first choice) or Cape Town, South Africa (second choice)

Start Date: FebruaryMarch 2025

A bit about us, and how we’re different

Digital Disruptions is a boutique USbased strategy and design innovation consulting firm focusing on fintech and digital financial services (DFS) in emerging markets. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve been rethinking – and redoing – the way fintech consulting work is done. [Read more about our unique traits]. Our mission is to apply and adapt bestinclass innovation tools, methods, and mindsets to the fintech sector, and work diligently yet swiftly from research and design to build and launch phases.

We take a startup style approach that fuses analytical and creative thinking and use our proprietary frameworks and workflows we have developed inhouse. The result is tangible progress for our clients – and meaningful impact for the people and communities they serve.

​We’ve been trusted by toptier clients in both the private sector (Amazon Web Services, Vodafone MPesa, Mastercard, Ecobank, BRAC Microfinance, VCbacked startups) and public domain (e.g., World Bank, IFC, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Economic Forum). [See our clients’ testimonials on 20+ case studies on our website’s Work section.]

Our work is guided by 5 core values:

  1. Integrity: doing the right thing – even when no one is looking;

  3. Quality: serving as experts in our craft and taking pride in delivering highquality work;

  5. UserCentricity: keeping the client and the enduser at the center of our engagements;

  7. Bias to Action and Urgency: taking decisive action rather than overanalyzing scenarios;

  9. SolutionOriented Mindset: looking for optimal solutions, while being aware – rather than dwelling on – risks, unknowns, and obstacles.

    10. What we’re looking for

      We’re seeking an Africabased Gender Advisor who will work with us on a project basis. The successful candidate will be an expert in gender studies and up to date with the latest thinking and research. They will advise the team and stakeholders how to incorporate genderintentional frameworks in designing fintech products and services, particularly those serving underbanked and unbanked consumers and businesses. The Gender Advisor will also have an understanding of the intersectionality of gender and other underrepresented segments, such as low income individuals, visibility minorities, rural populations, youth, and migrants.

      The role is both internally facing (i.e. mentoring and advising the team during projects) as well as externally facing (i.e. supporting our clients in need of gender expertise). You should have a passion for social impact, fintech, and a fascination with emerging markets. On one hand, you should be ​proactive and selfmotivated to work independently; on the other, you’ll work collaboratively with crossfunctional teams in different time zones. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is both a thinker and doer, with a strong bias to execution.

      What you’ll be doing

      Digital Disruptions works on a wide variety of exciting, meaningful projects. Some of the ways you will support include:

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Experience

Industry :
Financial Services
Spoken language(s):
English
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Hard Skills

Gender StudiesStakeholder EngagementGreen BondFinanceEmerging Market Debt

Other Skills

  • Mentorship
  • Training And Development
  • Research
  • Collaboration
  • Proactivity
  • Problem Solving
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