Senior Technical Advisor, Commercial Lending Partnerships
Quick answer
CRS is seeking a remote Senior Technical Advisor, Commercial Lending Partnerships to lead commercial lending partnerships and innovative financing approaches for SMEs in critical areas such as water-smart agriculture, drinking water, and sanitation.
- Role
- Senior Technical Advisor, Commercial Lending Partnerships
- Organization
- CRS (Catholic Relief Services)
- Location
- Remote, based in countries where CRS has existing offices
- Work setup
- Remote
- Level
- Senior
- Category
- Communications & Marketing
The role
The Senior Technical Advisor (STA), Commercial Lending Partnerships serves as a technical leader on commercial lending partnerships and innovative financing approaches that expand access to capital for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in critical areas such as water-smart agriculture, drinking water, and sanitation linked to CRS programming.
What you'll do
- Lead CRS strategy for strengthening commercial lending partnerships
- Develop and oversee strategic CRS relationships with leading commercial banks
- Serve as CRS's technical lead on commercial lending solutions for SMEs
- Develop and document approaches, tools, and guidance for regional and country programs
- Lead the readiness process and capacity-strengthening efforts for regional and country program teams
- Support regional and country teams in identifying opportunities for partnering with commercial banks
What it takes
- Deep understanding of commercial bank priorities, lending restrictions, incentives, and operations
- Extensive knowledge of finance structures and mechanisms used in development programming
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish
- Excellent relationship management skills
- Excellent strategic, analytical, problem-solving, and systems thinking skills
- Proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented
What you'll bring
Frequently asked questions
Where is the job located?
Remote, based in countries where CRS has existing offices.
What is the compensation?
Not specified.
What are the key qualifications required?
Deep understanding of commercial bank priorities, extensive knowledge of finance structures, fluency in English and Spanish, excellent relationship management skills, and strategic thinking.
How do I apply?
Applications should be submitted by 2/28/2024.
How to apply
Apply directly on CRS (Catholic Relief Services)'s site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.
This listing is aggregated from a third-party source and its summary may be auto-generated, so details can be inaccurate or out of date. ForGood is not the employer and is not liable for the content — please verify everything on CRS (Catholic Relief Services)'s official posting before applying.