About Kifiya: Kifiya Financial Technology is an Ethiopian group technology company established in 2012. Driven by a vision of creating equitable access to financial services & markets, Kifiya creates digital platforms that make transactions simple, secure, affordable, & accessible. Kifiya has four subsidiary businesses in the FinTech, AgTech, eCommerce, & Mobility space & a Market Solutions Practice dedicated to designing, implementing, & monitoring social impact initiatives that make use of fintech platforms. 

Summary: The Analyst will conduct market research, analyze & synthesize data, and provide strategic insights into market gaps, opportunities, and social impact potential. This role involves supporting thought leadership initiatives and producing impactful, use-focused knowledge products related to access to markets, finance, and agriculture, with a focus on their intersection with technology.

Deliverables:

• Data Collection: Collect and compile data and information from diverse sources, including conducting market research at the nexus of technology and access to finance, access to markets, and agriculture.
• Synthesis and Analysis: Synthesize and analyze data and information from diverse sources to identify trends and insights on market gaps, business opportunities and challenges and social impact. 
• Reporting and Knowledge Translation: Develop use-focused knowledge products, including research summaries, briefing notes, presentations, events, data and concept visualizations and diagrams, reports and inputs other publications.
• Collaboration: Identify and liaise with key internal and external stakeholders to identify and pursue opportunities for collaboration. Coordinate and align with multiple business teams to define information/evidence needs, gather inputs and ensure outputs are relevant and use-focused. 
• Business Development: Contribute to business & partnership development & program design,  including developing concept notes & partnership proposals. 
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the accuracy & reliability of analyses, content, transparent documentation of sources, methods limitations. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Management, Economics, Law, Finance, or related fields. 
• 2+ years of experience in consulting, program management or support, business development or research  

Interested candidates with required qualification & experience are invited to submit their updated CV at hiring@kifiya.com.