Assistant Manager

Microsave; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Microsave is seeking an Assistant Manager to drive impact across banking, microfinance, MFS, FinTech, and payments. You will deliver game-changing solutions, conduct rigorous research, and engage with regulators, clients, and development partners to advance inclusive finance in the region.

Join a dynamic team and lead smaller assignments, travel as needed, and contribute to knowledge leadership in inclusive finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in economics, finance, business, development studies or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience in consulting, advisory, financial services, or development programs.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of defined work streams and support client assignments under supervision.
• Plan and conduct primary and secondary research including literature reviews, interviews, field surveys, and data analysis.
• Structure problems, analyse evidence, and translate findings into practical recommendations for clients.
• Support advisory work across financial inclusion themes, including diagnostics, product or channel development, and policy analysis.

Skills

Economic analysis

Research methods

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in economics or related

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Job Summary

Join us as an Assistant Manager and revolutionise banking, microfinance, MFS, FinTech, and the financial services and payments ecosystem in Bangladesh! Deliver game-changing solutions, drive innovation, and work with top industry leaders. Ready to make a lasting impact Your journey starts here!

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of defined work streams and support client assignments; lead smaller or shorter 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, as required.
• Structure problems, analyse evidence, and synthesise findings into high-quality reports, presentations, briefs, tools, and recommendations relevant to client needs.
• Support advisory work across financial inclusion themes, including diagnostics, product or channel development, ecosystem assessments, implementation and pilot support, and policy or regulatory analysis.

Client and stakeholder engagement

• Engage professionally with clients and ecosystem stakeholders, including financial service providers, regulators, government agencies, development partners, private-sector organisations, and industry actors.
• Participate in and, where appropriate, support the facilitation of 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. Be willing to travel within Bangladesh and occasionally internationally, as assignments require.

Business development and knowledge support

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

Requirements

• Bachelor or Masters degree in economics, finance, business, public administration, development studies, social sciences, or a related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience in consulting or advisory, financial services, development programs, research, or a related field, with exposure to financial inclusion or inclusive finance.

Required knowledge and skills

• Exposure to one or more areas of the inclusive finance ecosystem, such as banking and microfinance, digital financial services and payments, sustainable finance, product and market development, or ecosystem development.
• Experience delivering projects or defined workstreams, including planning activities, coordinating stakeholders, managing timelines, and producing high-quality deliverables.
• Strong primary and secondary research experience, with the ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative information and translate evidence into practical recommendations.
• Experience working with financial institutions, development partners, government or regulatory stakeholders, private-sector actors, or other ecosystem participants in Bangladesh is preferred. Regulatory familiarity is an added advantage.