Job Description for Project Manager at InDev.

1. Project Manager
The overall mission of InDev is: ―To catalyze inclusive development.‖ Our organization’s goal is
to push the boundaries of financial inclusion initiatives along all 3 dimensions of Scale, Quality
and Sustainability. We provide high impact consulting and advisory services in the financial
inclusion sector. We want to hone in on the "next billion", i.e., the next tranche of potentially
viable customers, who are either unserved or underserved by financial services.
The founding team of InDev was previously leading and managing the Unitus India operations –
Unitus is an international nonprofit organization that fights global poverty by accelerating the
growth of microfinance —small loans and other financial tools for self-empowerment —where it
is needed most. The Unitus team helped 22 MFI partners reach more than 11 million families
throughout India and Southeast Asia, East Africa, Mexico, and South America.
The InDev team consists of world-class professionals with deep domain expertise,
entrepreneurial mindsets and global experience – the team consists of people with MBAs and
Graduate / Post Graduate qualifications from Harvard Business School, Columbia Business
School, London Business School, IIMs, Asian Institute of Management, ISB, XLRI, BITS and
IIITs. The team’s experiences span organizations such as Monitor Group, KPMG, Greylock
Capital, Infosys, Sutherland, Sun Microsystems, ITC, Hewitt and HP.
Position Location: Lucknow, India.
Position Summary:
This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated individual to structure the practice
of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise) Lending for InDev. The practice will be built
based on the anchor project that the Project Manager will lead at a leading bank in India. By the
end of 2011, the individual will have established a working model and strategy for MSME at
InDev and worked closely with the client bank to institutionalize these practices. The strategy
thereafter will involve scaling up the project to support a larger number of banks / financial
institutions and disseminating best practices to the network and industry. The anchor project
involves strategy implementation of the client bank's own direct lending to small enterprise
owners. The individual will need to handhold the client bank in their branches in all their
implementation of HR, organizational design, training, etc.
The successful candidate will be able to do the following: work creatively to build a structured
solution amidst ambiguity, empathize with and understand clients’ needs, execute effectively
with minimal supervision, and communicate clearly to diverse audiences the learnings from our
work.
This position reports to the Head of Consulting and Advisory Services at InDev.
Responsibilities include:
• Developing and formalizing the InDev ―toolkit‖ for implementing MSME Lending, based on
the anchor project, industry research, global best practices, and alignment with InDev’s strategic
objectives.
• Working with select client banks and handholding the clients’ employees in their branches in
all their implementation of HR, organizational design, training, etc.
• Assessing client projects’ overall performance and designing product and service refinements

2. to improve end-client outcomes.
• Analyzing all findings and recommending strategies to industry practitioners that will
enhance market research activities, assist with integration of industry tools, and promote
successful acceleration of MSME Lending.
• Contributing to the industry’s work on MSME Lending; disseminating our ―lessons learned‖
across the industry and to key internal / external stakeholders
Requirements:
• 5+ years experience in microfinance, banking, enterprise finance, consulting or other client-
facing work
• In-field microfinance work or experience with financial services’ product development,
operations,
• Knowledge of, and sensitivity in working with, poor and underserved populations required
• Strong relationship management skills, demonstrated through track record of managing
complex client relationships
• Demonstrated project management, strategic planning, and/or advisory skills; general
knowledge of impact assessment techniques and management information systems
• Strong analytical skills, demonstrated through experience with analysis of business
problems (ex: market analysis, change management) and developing recommendations
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Fluency in English; proficiency in Hindi and other Indian dialects strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, self-motivated environment
• Comfortable with frequent travel – up to 40% of the time
• Passion for poverty alleviation and social development!
There are many other areas for contribution. The desired candidate will bring the capabilities to
outperform this job description and grow their role within InDev. Compensation will be
competitive, based on experience; compensation includes a fulfilling work environment.
If interested, please submit your resume to the following email address:
Careers.InDev@gmail.com