Digital Financial Inclusion Coordinator

Posted date

18th August, 2025

Last date to apply

27th August, 2025

Country

Pakistan

Locations

Islamabad

Category

Development Sector

Type

Contractual

Position

1

As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people in over a hundred countries. We do this by focusing on our mission and living the values that drive our organization. A career at CARE is an opportunity to be part of a movement that brings communities together to solve complex problems and foster lasting change throughout the world. We seek individuals who are passionate about humanitarian and development work, collaborate well with others, embrace learning and innovation, and deliver results.

Job Summary

Micro and small enterprises are the economic backbone of the Pakistani economy. There are more than 5 million small and medium enterprises in Pakistan, representing 40% of Pakistan's GDP. They increase employment and reinvest in local communities. However, entrepreneurs especially women remain unserved or underserved by financial and non-financial service providers.

To unlock the power of entrepreneurs worldwide, CARE and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth (the Center) launched Ignite in 2020 with funding from the Mastercard Impact Fund. This global partnership dramatically accelerated the growth of enterprises while advancing financial security and promoting inclusive growth. Through the Ignite program, CARE supported 45,000 entrepreneurs to secure loans from financial service providers (FSPs) and strengthened the capacity of 3,200 entrepreneurs in Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore, Gujranwala and Rawalpindi.

With a proven model that delivers meaningful financial inclusion for women-led micro and small enterprises (W-MSEs), which aligns with Financial Services Provider (FSP) incentives and drives sustainable business outcomes, CARE and the Center launched the next phase, Strive Women, in 2023.

Strive Women, a four-year program, strengthens the financial health of women-led small businesses in Pakistan, Peru, and Vietnam. Working with local partners, Strive Women uses women-centered design to deliver tailored financial products and support services, including digital skills building and network strengthening. The program addresses unique barriers faced by women-led businesses while testing innovations in sustainable business practices and childcare, which both disproportionately impact women. CARE activates local ecosystems to make market systems work for women entrepreneurs. While directly supporting over 300,000 entrepreneurs to build financial resilience, manage and grow businesses, gain confidence, and improve quality of life, Strive Women aims to reach over 6 million entrepreneurs through its campaigns. In Pakistan, the program aims to reach 1.5 million entrepreneurs through campaigns while directly supporting over 100,000 entrepreneurs (70% women) to grow their businesses and increase their economic potential.

The Coordinator role will collaborate closely with the Digital Financial Inclusion Advisor on technical service delivery to financial service providers.

Job Responsibilities and Tasks

1- Technical Support: (45% of time)

• Support the Digital Financial Inclusion Advisor on Strive Women program deliverables by coordinating resources (personnel and material).
• Plan and implement program activities including field research, prototype development and testing and partnership workshops with Financial Service Provider partners.
• Plan and coordinate events and/or regular meetings with partners.
• Act as a liaison for Strive Women with program partners and stakeholder and collect, organize, monitor, and distribute information related to the Strive Women program.
• Manage the details of overall schedule, budget, and deliverables.

2- Reporting and Coordination: (45% of time)

• Maintain updates on program implementation, in particular through accurate monthly progress reports as required by CARE.
• Provide support to Digital Financial Inclusion Advisor by writing technical reports according to partner, government and donor requirements.
• Contribute and provide insights into fundraising efforts related to the scope of economic empowerment.
• Regularly coordinate with partners, visit partner office and program sites on monthly basis (additional visits as essential).

3- Other responsibilities as assigned: (10% of time)

• Any other tasks or responsibilities based on organizational and programming needs as assigned by the Line Manager.

A) Qualifications (Know How)

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Banking, Finance, Economics, International Development, or comparable academic qualification is preferred.

B) Experience/ Technical Skills

• 5-6 years of experience working with FSPs, MFBs and MFIs in the digital financial services and products departments.
• Demonstrated experience of designing solutions for social and financial inclusion for the underserved and unbanked segments of populations, especially women. Key areas include product development, innovation, experimentation, market-based research and policy recommendations.
• Have skills on entrepreneurship and market-based solutions to financial inclusion and entrepreneurship.

CARE participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from the candidate's previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

CARE is an Equal Opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.