Assistant Manager

MSC (MicroSave Consulting); Lucknow; Hybrid; INR 690,000 - 1,151,000; Full time

Job summary

MicroSave Consulting (MSC) is a boutique advisory firm driving financial inclusion across markets. The Assistant Manager will lead workstreams, perform market research, and deliver recommendations to strengthen financial services and payment ecosystems.

The role involves client engagement, collaboration with MSC teams, and travel as required. The ideal candidate holds a degree in economics, finance, or related fields and brings analytical, research, and storytelling skills to support advisory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in economics, finance, business or public administration, development studies, social sciences, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of Bangladesh's financial inclusion landscape and stakeholders.
• Ability to conduct research, stakeholder interviews, surveys, and market assessments.
• Experience translating findings into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams and support client assignments under senior supervision.
• Plan and conduct primary/secondary research, including literature reviews and field work.
• Structure problems, analyze evidence, and present findings in reports and briefs.
• Support advisory work on diagnostics, product development, ecosystem assessments, and policy analysis.

Skills

Inclusive finance knowledge

Analytical thinking

Research & advisory skills

Finance product understanding

Project & stakeholder management

Consulting & storytelling

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in economics, finance, business or public administration, development studies, social sciences

Job description

About us

MicroSave Consulting (MSC) is a boutique consulting firm that has, for 25 years, pushed the world towards meaningful financial, social, and economic inclusion. With over 300 staff of different nationalities and varied expertise, we are proud to be working in over 68 developing countries. We partner with participants in financial services, enterprise, agriculture and health ecosystems to achieve sustainable performance improvements and unlock enduring value. Our clients include governments, donors, private sector corporations, and local businesses. We can help you seize the digital opportunity, address the mass market, and future-proof your operations.

Job Description

Join us as an Assistant Manager and revolutionise banking, microfinance, MFS, FinTech, and the financial services and payment ecosystem in Bangladesh. Deliver innovative solutions, work with industry leaders, and contribute to strengthening financial inclusion.

Roles and responsibilities

Project delivery, research, and technical support

• Take ownership of defined workstreams and support client assignments; lead smaller assignments under the supervision of senior team members, where appropriate.
• Plan and conduct primary and secondary research, including literature reviews, interviews, field surveys, focus group discussions, market research, and data analysis.
• Structure problems, analyse evidence, and synthesise findings into reports, presentations, briefs, tools, and recommendations.
• Support advisory work across financial inclusion themes, including diagnostics, product and channel development, ecosystem assessments, implementation and pilot support, and policy or regulatory analysis.

Client and stakeholder engagement

• Engage with clients and stakeholders, including financial service providers, regulators, government agencies, development partners, private-sector organisations, and industry actors.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, field visits, and stakeholder consultations; prepare materials and document decisions and follow‑up actions.
• Coordinate with IFE colleagues and cross-functional MSC teams to ensure smooth delivery, timely communication, and quality outputs.
• Travel within Bangladesh and occasionally internationally, as required.

Business development and knowledge support

• Support the development of concept notes, expressions of interest (EOIs), proposals, and technical approaches for clients, donors, governments, and development partners.
• Conduct market and background research on prospective clients, emerging themes, policy developments, and industry trends.
• Contribute to MSC's knowledge leadership through focus notes, briefing notes, blogs, case studies, toolkits, and other publications on inclusive finance.
• Contribute ideas and market intelligence to identify opportunities and expand MSC's inclusive finance advisory portfolio in Bangladesh.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in economics, finance, business or public administration, development studies, social sciences, or a related field.

Required knowledge and skills

• Inclusive finance ecosystem knowledge: Understanding of Bangladesh's financial inclusion landscape and key stakeholders, including banks, MFIs, NBFIs, MFS providers, fintech companies, regulators, and development partners.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills: Ability to structure problems, connect insights across sources, and apply quantitative and qualitative analysis to develop practical solutions.
• Research and advisory skills: Ability to conduct research, stakeholder interviews, surveys, focus group discussions, and market assessments, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Financial products and market development: Exposure to savings, credit, payments, insurance, MSME finance, or sustainable finance, with an understanding of customer needs, market barriers, and underserved segments.
• Project and stakeholder management: Ability to manage workstreams, coordinate stakeholders, meet timelines, and maintain effective client and partner relationships.
• Consulting, communication, and storytelling skills: Strong report‑writing, presentation, and business‑writing skills, with the ability to communicate complex analysis clearly.
• Technical proficiency: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.