Opportunity Type: Full Time

Programme: Green RISE Africa (GRA)

Organisation: FC Africa

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Application Deadline: October 28, 2026

About the Opportunity

The Access to Finance Lead will guide GRA’s access-to-finance work across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. The role focuses on expanding suitable financing for green nano and micro enterprises, particularly women- and youth-led businesses.

The Lead will develop practical financing approaches, build partnerships with financial institutions, support NESOs to improve enterprise finance readiness, and coordinate implementation and learning across the three countries.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Lead the regional access-to-finance strategy and country-level plans.
• Develop appropriate financing options, including loans, leasing, supplier credit, digital finance, and risk-sharing mechanisms.
• Build partnerships with banks, microfinance institutions, cooperatives, digital finance providers, investors, and other relevant actors.
• Provide NESOs with tools, guidance, and training to assess enterprise financing needs and support finance readiness.
• Help connect eligible enterprises with suitable financing and promote responsible, inclusive financing.
• Coordinate implementation across the three countries, track results, and share lessons learned.
• Represent FC Africa and GRA in relevant forums and support partnership development.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should have:

• A master’s degree in finance, economics, business administration, development finance, or a related field. A relevant bachelor’s degree with substantial experience may be considered.
• At least 10 years’ experience in access to finance, MSME finance, financial-sector development, inclusive finance, or related programme leadership.
• Experience designing financial inclusion initiatives and working with financial institutions or investment actors.
• Strong knowledge of nano and micro enterprise finance, finance readiness, and women’s and youth economic inclusion.
• Knowledge of Ethiopia’s financial sector and the wider East African financing landscape. Experience in Kenya or Uganda is an advantage.
• Green finance, climate-related enterprise development, or asset finance experience is desirable.
• Strong regional coordination, partnership, analytical, negotiation, communication, and reporting skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Amharic is strongly preferred. Willingness to travel regionally.

How to Apply

Send a one-page cover letter and an up-to-date CV to jobs@fcafrica.com by 28 October 2026. Use “Access to Finance Lead” as the email subject.