About the Job
\nABOUT FC Africa<\/p>\n
FC Africa is a leading economic development consulting firm established in 2006, implementing high-impact programs across agriculture, manufacturing, and service sectors in Ethiopia and beyond. FC combines deep local context understanding with strong execution capability to deliver measurable outcomes in job creation, enterprise growth, investment mobilization, and inclusive economic development.<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE PROGRAM<\/p>\n
FC Africa is currently exploring participation as implementing partner in an upcoming multi-country program focused on enterprise development, access to finance, and inclusive job creation across selected African markets. The initiative is expected to target nano and micro enterprises, with a strong emphasis on youth and women, particularly in rural and peri-urban areas in green economy. FC Africa will play a central role in program design, coordination, and oversight, working with a network of local partners to deliver scalable and impactful interventions. The program is anticipated to adopt a market-driven and ecosystem-based approach, integrating enterprise support, financial inclusion, and skills development to drive sustainable livelihoods and economic resilience.<\/p>\n
POSITION SUMMARY<\/p>\n
Access to Finance Manager will lead and coordinate access to finance interventions under the new program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The position will be responsible for strengthening access to finance for nano and micro enterprises, particularly youth- and women-led green enterprises operating in rural and peri-urban areas across three countries.<\/p>\n
The Manager will work closely with SACCOs, MFIs, banks, digital finance providers, cooperatives, aggregators, anchor buyers, and ecosystem actors to improve enterprise finance readiness, facilitate market-based financing solutions, and strengthen enterprise access to working capital and productive green technologies.<\/p>\n
The role will contribute to the programme\u2019s objective of creating dignified and fulfilling green jobs for youth through integrated enterprise support, green upgrading, market linkage, and financial inclusion pathways.<\/p>\n
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n
Lead the implementation and coordination of access to finance interventions under the new program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
\nSupport finance readiness assessments for nano and micro enterprises.
\nFacilitate linkages between enterprises and SACCOs, MFIs, banks, and digital finance providers.
\nSupport enterprises to access supplier credit, lease-to-own arrangements, and value-chain financing opportunities.
\nWork with enterprise support teams to integrate finance facilitation into Green Opportunity Linkage pathways.
\nSupport women- and youth-led enterprises to improve access to appropriate green finance products and services.
\nCoordinate with ecosystem actors including county governments, cooperatives, TVETs, and anchor buyers to strengthen enterprise financing and market systems.
\nSupport the identification and development of innovative green finance solutions tailored to nano and micro enterprises operating in priority green sectors.
\nEngage and maintain relationships with financial institutions, SACCOs, private sector actors, and ecosystem partners to strengthen enterprise financing pathways.
\nSupport enterprise segmentation and finance readiness processes aligned with differentiated support pathways for nano and micro enterprises.
\nContribute to the development of partnerships with anchor buyers, aggregators, and lead market actors that improve enterprise sustainability and bankability.
\nSupport monitoring, documentation, and reporting of access to finance interventions, lessons learned, and enterprise financing outcomes.
\nCoordinate with MERL and programme teams to ensure finance-related indicators and Youth in Work outcomes are accurately tracked and reported.
\nTrack enterprise finance uptake and contribute to programme reporting and performance monitoring.
\nSupport partnerships with financial institutions and community-based savings structures to strengthen financial inclusion and enterprise growth.
\nParticipate in programme learning, adaptive management, ecosystem coordination, and cross-country knowledge sharing activities.
\nCollaborate with consortium partners and programme stakeholders to strengthen integrated enterprise support delivery.
\nPerform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.<\/p>\n
Reporting
\nReports to Regional Program Director
\nAbout You
\nRequired Skills, Qualifications and Experience<\/p>\n
Education: Minimum MBA\/ MSc (in Economics, Finance, Management or other related fields) is an advantage.
\nMinimum 10 years of relevant work experience in financial sector\/ Development works and advisory services
\nUnderstanding of the Ethiopian Financial Sector and MSMEs Eco-system
\nStrong command of English and Amharic languages
\nCompetency in MS Office are required
\nExperience working with nano & micro enterprises in developing markets
\nExperience supporting green finance and climate-related investment readiness
\nStrong stakeholder engagement skills (government, private sector, development partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","job_listing_type":[17],"job_listing_category":[188],"job_listing_location":[4],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":["post-37173","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_type-full-time","job_listing_category-accounting-and-finance","job_listing_location-addis-ababa"],"metas":{"_job_logo":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-content\/uploads\/wp-job-board-pro-uploads\/_job_logo\/2026\/06\/FC-Africa.webp","custom-text-26140818":"FC Africa","_job_featured":"","_job_tag":[],"_job_filled":"","_job_urgent":"","_job_type":{"17":"Full Time"},"custom-select-24762152":"Onsite","_job_category":{"188":"Accounting And Finance"},"_job_expiry_date":"","_job_gender":"Both","_job_salary_type":"monthly","custom-number-21785310":"","_job_experience":"Senior","custom-select-25910079":"5 \u2013 10 Years","_job_qualification":"Bachelor Degree","_job_application_deadline_date":"2026-06-15","_job_location":{"4":"Addis Ababa"},"_job_apply_type":"with_email","_job_apply_url":"","_job_apply_email":"jobs@fcafrica.com","_job_phone":"","_job_employer_name":"Beleqet Jobs","_job_employer_url":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/employer\/meseret\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing\/37173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_type?post=37173"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_category?post=37173"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_location?post=37173"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beleqet.com\/vacancy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=37173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}