Job Vacancy @ Mastercard Nigeria – 4 Positions

Location: Nigeria
Job type: Full time

The Work at the Foundation

• We have entered a very exciting time at the Foundation as we scale up our operations across Africa to realize our Young Africa Works strategy.
• Our role at the Mastercard Foundation is to be a catalyst.
• Our Young Africa Works strategy focuses on working with others to spur systemic change so young people have the opportunity to find work that is dignified and fulfilling.
• The Foundation has opened offices in Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda, building a broader leadership presence in Africa to develop specific strategies that support youth employment.
• Within a country, we work with governments, the private sector, educators, young people, and other funders to improve the quality of education and vocational training, prepare young people for the work force, expand access to financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses, and connect job seekers to dignified and fulfilling work.
• We are ambitious and driven. Our values transcend and rise above everything else as our guide. We encourage you to bring your bold ideas, curiosity, and expertise to your work.
• We laugh at ourselves and with each other. We are a team. Our journey together makes our impact even more meaningful.

Understanding Canada Programs at the Foundation

• The Foundation has begun working within Canada in partnership with Indigenous communities and post-secondary institutions to listen, learn, and best understand how we can act in meaningful ways.
• The EleV strategy was co-created with Indigenous communities, young people, and partners to enable 30,000 Indigenous youth to complete their education and transition to dignified work aligned with their values and aspirations.
• As reflected in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, education is a key driver of improved socio-economic well-being.
• Through building partnerships with Indigenous communities, we look to expand our initiative ultimately helping to support a generation of transformative Indigenous young leaders who will be change agents within their communities. We believe that by setting a bold target, we will encourage engagement across sectors and create momentum that will elevate the strengths and opportunities of Indigenous youth. In keeping with our approach, Indigenous communities and young people will be the drivers of this transformation.
• The program will promote innovations to address longer-term systemic change to achieve economic prosperity and social well-being within Indigenous communities.
• The EleV team oversees current and emerging partnerships related to Indigenous education.
• Consistent with our overall vision and Youth Africa Works strategy, we will share learnings and opportunities to connect across the work of the Foundation.
• While operating in distinct contexts, the centrality of youth voice and vision, affirmation of culture and identity, and priority to enhance community capacity for self-determination are common threads upon which our work is strengthened and reinforced.
• If you are an experienced Finance professional looking to increase your impact, read on!

The Opportunity

• Reporting to the Head of Finance & Accounting, Strategic Partnerships/Human Capital/Thematic area(s), the Finance Lead, Strategic Programs will be Partnering the Programs teams (Strategic Partnerships/Human Capital/Thematic area(s)) in the management of the end-to-end financial processes as pertains to large ($ Value & Impact) programs cutting across multiple territories (from Roadmap development to Deliver) to ensure that the programs are adequately funded, and the funding is being utilized to deliver the intended outcomes.
• The role also partners the programs teams to ensure that the foundation assets are safeguarded against financial risks as well as ensuring regulatory compliance (CRA) within our programming approach as part of first line defense.
• The successful candidate will be based in Canada or any of our listed offices in Africa (Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria).

Ways You Can Contribute

• • Manage the full cycle of Finance program partner contracts, i.e., Expression of Interest (EOI), proposal, contract approval, conduct due diligence, budget reviews, program execution and monitoring, and program completion.
  • Guide and train external program partners on all financial aspects of contract execution, including budgeting and reporting, due diligence, financial controls, and Canadian regulatory requirements.
  • Provide financial expertise and advice internally to the Foundation’s Programs team on the development and implementation of comprehensive programming strategies.
  • Provide ad-hoc data and support for learning and evaluation activities, including analysis of program outputs and value-for-money.
  • Maintain accurate and timely financial documentation and data, and report on contract commitments, disbursements, and cash flow projections.
  • Ensure the managements grants systems is updated in a timely & Accurate manner with the correct financial information for each program.
  • Ongoing monitoring & reporting on program financial performance post kick off (Deliver phase) per agreed timelines to ensure foundation resources are deployed as envisaged and there is sufficient funding & financials controls in place to support the delivery expected program outcomes as well as ensuring compliance to the CRA requirements on Books and records.
  • Ensure there are adequate business controls with the programs to ensure the safeguarding of the foundation’s assets.

• Accountable for compliance with local and international financial regulations and requirements, e.g., Canada Revenue Agency standards, anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism laws, etc. within programs.
• Provide periodic reporting on partner finance matters as determined by the partner contracts and ensure follow up action items are closed as required.
• Troubleshooting and management of financial issues that arise during program implementation.
• Perform due diligence procedures on partners & sub-contractors (i.e., evaluating financial statements, tax returns, financial capacity, watchlist screening) to safeguard the foundation against financial and operational risks as well as ensure alignment to CRA requirements.
• Assess alignment with charity law (i.e., private benefit and charitable purpose rules) in coordination with the Legal & Compliance teams.
• Lead comprehensive program assessment processes ensuring quality control of the plans (Accountable for the quality of the Due diligence assessment).
• Lead the assessment of the organization capacity together with the program finance teams especially as relate to the financials capacity of potential partners.
• Drive annual due diligence review process and updating yearly workplans with Programs teams and partners.
• Ensure programs comply with Canadian regulatory requirements (e.g., charitable purposes and private benefit), and international financial regulations (e.g., anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism laws etc.), escalating to Legal and Compliance team as required.
• Lead the risk assessment of a programs together with the program teams within the various foundation frameworks to ensure the risks are correctly identified and risk mitigations are put in place and monitored to safeguard the foundation.
• Drive and manage the governance framework of the partnership together with the Head of F&A, Africa and the Regional Heads to ensure risks is proactively managed
• Provide Financial Information & insights as pertains to program finance to support decision making.
• Provide input into the foundation financial planning & budgeting routines within the required timelines and guidance as provided by the financial planning & Analysis team.
• From time to time manage analysts and interns who support them in delivery of the program finance tasks; assign work and review outputs of the resources.
• Management of vendor who managing reporting.
• Engaging and cultivating relationships with regional partners to ensure good governance and partner the programs teams to enable the achievement of the intended strategic objectives/outcomes of the program.
• Any other tasks/Projects as maybe required from time to time.
• Identify opportunities to improve and standardize processes within Finance.

Who You Are

• • Full Accounting qualification with a minimum of 10 years in progressively senior financial roles within large and/or global organizations, leading significantly large budgets and scope of financial responsibility.
  • Senior leadership experience that spans multiple territories/countries, cutting across various thematic areas in private, development sector and public environments.
  • At least 7 years’ experience in a management capacity, leading finance, and teams of multiple technical competencies.
  • Experience managing and building capabilities and capacity of accounting and operations teams in high growth organizations including supporting expansion in multi-jurisdictional and multi-currency environments.
  • Finance contract negotiations and management for the mutual benefit of both parties with impact on beneficiaries.
  • Determine and apply correct accounting treatments.
  • Strong analytical skills with a high level of attention to detail.
  • Working knowledge of Financial Internal Controls Management.
  • Financials Reporting & Analysis experience including Budgeting, Financial Forecasting.
  • Problem solving skills and good influencing skills.
  • Fluent in English, French is an added advantage.
  • Able to Identify & Mitigate Operational, Financial and Business Risks
  • Able to generate Routine Accounting Records and Financial Reports plus determine and apply correct accounting treatments with high levels of integrity
  • Demonstrated initiative and drive towards innovative problem solving.
  • Honed business partnership skills with Impeccable integrity.
  • Ability to assess risks and exercise judgment in making important decisions.
  • Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of job duties and changing priorities.

• Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures.
• Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.

Application Closing Date
23rd June, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Mastercard Foundation (the “Foundation”) values and respects your privacy. By submitting an application for this opportunity, you hereby agree to the Foundation’s collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with its Privacy Policy (available at https://mastercardfdn.org/privacy/).
• Please note that the Foundation may share your personal information with third-party agencies that support the Foundation’s recruitment activities, and such third-party agencies may contact you directly regarding this opportunity.
• If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Foundation’s Privacy Officer at the address indicated in its Privacy Policy.
• The Mastercard Foundation values the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the organization and we are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.
• Completion of satisfactory business references and background checks are essential conditions of employment.

Job Requisition ID: R-154872
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full time

Job Description
Associate Managing Consultant, Advisors Client Services:

• The Advisors Client Services team is a key differentiator for Mastercard, delivering the cutting-edge services that help our customers grow. Focused on thinking big and scaling fast around the globe, this agile team is responsible for end-to-end solutions for a diverse global customer base.
• We combine traditional management consulting with our rich data assets and in-house technology to provide our clients with powerful strategic insights and recommendations.
• Centered on data-driven technologies and innovation, these services include consulting, loyalty and marketing programs, test-and-learn business experimentation, and data-driven information and risk management services.
• While specializing in the payments industry, Advisors Client Services also works closely with major retailers, airlines, and other enterprises, leveraging data and insights garnered from within and beyond its network.
• We are looking for passionate and talented professionals, who share our vision for data-driven consulting, to join us and take a leading role in shaping the growth of our team.

Make an Impact as an Associate Managing Consultant:

• As an Associate Managing Consultant, you will have the opportunity to lead key client engagements across a range of industries and types of projects, such as consulting services, Test & Learn, digital marketing, or data and analytics.
• Working with technology and data, you will generate key hypotheses and independently structure workstreams covering client problems.
• Overseeing the day-to-day work of the project Client Services team, you will identify creative and useful analyses to address client problems, synthesize analyses into clear, sound recommendations, and create effective, impactful storylines and slides.
• Responsibilities within project management will include building strong relationships with mid-level client management and independently assessing client agenda, internal culture and change readiness.
• In leading the problem-solving process to drive high-value decisions, you will also have the opportunity to mentor junior teammates and contribute to the firm's intellectual capital and solution development. At Mastercard, you are expected to not only have a tremendous impact in transforming our clients, but also have a leading role in shaping the organization’s future.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or Master's Degree and at least 3–5 years of work experience after completing your undergraduate degree
• Experience in a consulting organization as a consultant
• Experience directly managing multiple people across multiple workstreams
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills and ability to structure analyses to form data-driven solutions to ambiguous client challenges
• Exposure specifically in payments and / or retail banking or merchants preferred
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing – in English and the local office language(s)
• Demonstrated ability to build trust-based relationships with both junior- and senior-level client contacts
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Advanced Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills required, SQL / data expertise preferred
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of which they are applying for a position in, as well as eligible to apply for travel visas as required by travel needs.

We recruit for and value the following core competencies:

• Passion: Actively seeks responsibility and takes pride in delivering the highest quality results and recommendations to our clients.
• Analytic Excellence: Demonstrates a strong aptitude for structured problem solving and quantitative skills.
• Project Management: Clear interest in project delivery with business clients, and intuition for the way that companies make decisions.
• Communication and Presence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in client-facing situations, positioning Mastercard’s solutions as high value solutions in sales and delivery conversations.
• Teamwork: Willingness to work within small teams to produce outstanding deliverables, with a will to win attitude.
• Integrity: Commitment to Mastercard's values of honesty and integrity with a willingness to embrace and learn from our mistakes.
• Diverse Perspective: Brings a unique skillset or approach to the table in every client engagement or internal activity.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Requisition ID: R-165742
Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Description

• The Customer Solutions Center is a new structure which enables Mastercard to develop better solutions & bundles for prioritized customer segments in markets.
• It is the housing for all Mastercard capabilities in a geography, and it aims to drive Mastercard growth and revenue by creating and selling compelling data-driven, scalable needs-based solutions to new and existing customers by tapping into Mastercard’s extensive toolbox of products and services offerings.
• Products and Solutions roles will support the Customer Solution Center Lead & Solution Architects to bring together existing MA capabilities, products and solutions in a holistic, bundled way to customers.
• They also act as an expert for their products/solutions portfolio in their geography, to drive market enablement and support sales as well as acting as key interface with regional product teams to ensure an effective feedback loop.
• This role reports to the Customer Solution Center Lead + regional function team (e.g. regional Consumer Product  lead).

Key Responsibilities
Act as an expert for their geography/solution portfolio:

• Ensure products strategy is implemented in close alignment to market objectives and deliver product launches and success.
• The candidate will align the regional & global product development organization with the in-market account management, merchant management and operations teams to deliver on performance indicators.
• The candidate will be required to  demonstrate initiative and ownership as an individual contributor, raise the bar and challenge the boundaries to make payments safer and more convenient for our market.
• Bring their deep knowledge of products, services or platform capabilities to a solution-selling environment
• Accountable for having a deep understanding of the assigned product, service or platform
• Provide visibility to the CSCL and SA on latest product developments within their purview and communicate accurate solution knowledge to tackle client opportunities
• Proactively monitor and engage with customers to ensure customer success and benefit from Mastercard’s products and solutions
• Support CSC value proposition development and sale:
• Provide the Solution Architects (SA) and the Customer Solution Center Lead (CSCL) with their solution expertise in crafting the value proposition
• Coordinate with the help of SA and CSCL, with other sales specialists in developing an end-to-end value proposition
• Provide their expertise and deep knowledge of product implementation and success with clients during solution selling process (upon the request of the CSCL or AM/BD)
• Drive localization, market enablement and support sales:
• Enabling new capabilities in the market and ensuring market readiness
• Supporting AM’s in their market to optimize what we have today e.g. providing expert advice/ guidance on product penetration for an existing relationship
• Work directly with client counterparts on non-complex, one solution focused opportunities when the AM needs their support

Knowledge and Best Practice Sharing:

• Share information on latest customer needs and opportunities as well as relevant market intelligence with the product management teams to drive smart solutioning internally within MA
• Share best practices and knowledge with other SSs to improve solutioning of their product, service, or platform within client contexts
• Note: Senior Products and Solutions roles in large CSCs may manage a team.

Required Skills

• Deep technical expertise in assigned product, service or platform capability
• Ability to collaborate and work on internal squads created to develop end-to-end solutions for clients with multiple MA capabilities i.e. products, services or platforms
• Clear ability to problem solve and understand relationship with the client’s needs
• Ability to communicate with and build relationship with client counterparts when requested by account managers or business development managers
• Strong communication skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Lagos

The Opportunity

• Reporting to the Country Director Nigeria, the Country Program Head will support the Country Director in the delivery on the Young Africa Works Roadmap locally, including the development of country programs, implementation work, reporting and stakeholder management, inclusive of implementation of the country agricultural programming.
• The Country Program Head will deputize for the Country Director for internal and external situations. 

Ways You Can Contribute

• Scan the horizon for innovative approaches to support delivery of Young Africa Works roadmap; conceptualize translation opportunities in collaboration with Country program staff.
• Manage the process for negotiating and formalizing new programs.
• Coordinate review and follow up to expression of interests (EoI), concept notes, and proposals - provide clear, concise, and insightful written analyses and recommendations.
• As a key advisor to the Country Director, contribute to the continued evolution of the Country Road map; organize annual/periodic reviews of the roadmap.
• Lead implementation of assigned country programs portfolio, end-to-end, including annual/periodic budget development and review, implementation work planning, execution of activities and all reporting requirements.
• Monitor assigned country programs portfolio through day-to-day coordination, analysis and review of qualitative /quantitative information, field visits and periodic and structured engagements with the implementing partner(s).
• Lead annual/periodic review for assigned country programs portfolio; capture and synthesize key learnings for cross sharing/dissemination.
• Draft sections of key documents, reports, and presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences, summarizing developments and lessons learned from country programs.
• Support and ensure country program team are providing technical and oversite support to partners on the ground.
• Lead an effective knowledge management approach, which includes documenting the evolution of the roadmap and helping to surface and frame lessons learned for incorporation in future strategic choices.
• Lead Team to deliver high quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with stakeholders and partners, including site visits, providing strategic thought partnership, joint planning, coordination and convening meetings of key stakeholders.
• Represent the Foundation to key program-related external stakeholders, in forums related to Foundation’s areas of work.

Who You Are

• • At least 15 years of progressive experience in strategic planning, sustainable development policy, project/program management, or resource management.
  • At least 12 years of experience in managing multi-sectoral projects and partnership development in livelihoods, agricultural development (i.e., crops, livestock, and agribusiness programming), food security, market-based approaches to economic development, climate change, financial inclusion (especially in MSME finance), and related programs.
  • A minimum of 10 years of management experience at a senior level in a comparable international organization or working on donor-funded mechanisms, with strong leadership ability, as well as experience managing large multicultural teams at country or regional level.
  • Advanced University Degree (MBA / Master’s or equivalent Degree) in Business or Public Administration, Project Management, Public Policy, Sustainable Development, Social Sciences, or related areas is desirable.
  • Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with host governments, donors, private sector stakeholders, local organizations, and partners.
  • Prior experience working in sub-Saharan Africa, with appreciable knowledge of Nigeria’s political and social development context.
  • Experience applying design thinking approaches to programming and innovation.
  • Demonstrated financial management experience including preparation and management of budgets in a development context.
  • Ability to think and work in an integrated and holistic way, keeping the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy at the center.
  • Ability to apply execution techniques including agile methodologies and strong Project management skills that ensure the delivery of work.
  • Experience and ability to effectively engage and manage relationships with senior external stakeholders, particularly implementing partners and governments.
  • Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to articulate information to a variety of constituents across cultures.

• Strategic thinker with perspective to apply analytical evaluations accurately to both simple and complex thinking to various projects.
• Strong networking, influencing, negotiation and collaboration skills.
• Service orientation towards the country and its young people and for colleagues across the Foundation.
• Ability to have nuanced conversations and facilitate disparate views towards shared outcomes in ambiguous situations.
• Flexible, adaptable, and able to execute a range of tasks and changing priorities.
• Possess professional maturity, sensitivity with different cultures, and impeccable integrity that exemplify the Foundation’s values.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Mastercard Foundation’s values and vision.

Application Closing Date
24th June, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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