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Learning & Engagement Manager at Lagos Business School

Lagos Business School is committed to creating and transmitting management and business knowledge based on a Christian conception of the human person and of economic activity relevant to Nigeria and Africa at large. We strive to be a world class business school which will have a significant impact on the practice of management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Learning & Engagement Manager

Job Code: FSP2022
Location: Lagos

Purpose of Position

The Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) initiative at the Lagos Business School (LBS) was launched in 2015 as a research and advocacy initiative dedicated to enhancing financial inclusion in Nigeria.
SIDFS is a platform that fosters knowledge creation and dissemination, stakeholder and capacity-building engagements for financial service providers (FSPs), regulators, and other industry actors, supporting financial inclusion initiatives in Nigeria. SIDFS seeks an innovative, energetic, and multifaceted FSP Advisor to help its strategic goal of advancing financial inclusion in Nigeria.
The ideal candidate(s) has experience advising financial services providers on product design, product channels and marketing, customer research, product launch, and roll-out implementation.
Experience in the financial inclusion space is a plus.
The candidate must be a strategic thinker who can see the big picture, assess operations, foresee bottlenecks, and guide the FSP teams in identifying ways to effectively adapt and implement a product design and engagement strategy for the low-income segment. Experience in strategy, product design, operational and implementation advisory, and organizational change management is mandatory.

Responsibilities

Work with the SIDFS team to deliver content for the various operator and regulator capacity-building programmes
Lead working sessions with FSP team(s) to guide them toward conceptualizing, adapting, and implementing products
Provide expert advisory and technical expertise on product design, customer engagement, and product operations and implementation to guide the FSP team(s) in the process of implementing new solutions and rolling out new products
Develop and operationalize existing learning tools and resources for enhanced delivery and outcomes
Ensure FSP team(s) are progressing towards successful solution roll-out of new products
Track and assess the progress of FSP team(s) towards successful solution roll-out of new products
Synthesize FSP team(s) feedback and key learnings from the process to enhance program execution
Assess implementation challenges the FSP team(s) is experiencing and effectively guide them towards strategies to troubleshoot and move forward in the execution of the product development and roll-out goals
Develop an in-depth understanding of the operational and customer context of the FSP(s) they are advising to guide solution execution, aid decision-making, and help the FSP team(s) trouble-shoot challenges

Key Performance Indicators

Prototypes (general & gender-based)
MVPs launched (general & gender-based)

Required Qualifications

Undergraduate Degree, preferably a Master's Degree in Design, Business Management, Education, Behavioural Science, Psychology, Finance, Economics, Development Studies or related fields;
5+ years of work experience in FinTech/digital financial services/e-commerce, banking or financial services, consulting (for financial services), preferably in product/strategy/user experience/business design and development for financial services
Ability and willingness to travel across Nigeria
Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, and presentation
Strong project management skills
Strong ability to guide and influence teams
Working knowledge of MS Office tools, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Experience working with financial services providers in an advisory or consulting capacity in banking and payments, and preferably financial inclusion
Experience in strategy, product design, product operations, and implementation, and organizational change management

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with low-income populations in emerging markets and experience with economic and empowerment issues
Experience in savings, credit, insurance, and digital financial services
Track record of superior creativity and problem-solving abilities
Demonstrated ability to execute and successfully achieve objectives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with an aggressive timeline

You should apply for this position if you are:

Passionate about the power of financial services to change lives and understand what it takes to reach low-income, unbaked and under-banked Nigerians, especially the poor, women, and rural dwellers.
Solution-oriented with a “yes and” mindset to addressing problems and challenges
Work independently and within a team
Innovative, building solutions and learning environments
Systematic, managing projects and multiple stakeholders, able to work through ambiguity and devise strategies to ensure project progress.
Cognate experience in financial services, focussing on financial inclusion in emerging markets
Knowledge/prior engagement in management consulting/financial advisory
Knowledgeable about strategic management, operations, and product development
A strategic thinker and great communicator

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Code as the subject of the email.

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