Job Summary
- Job posted on: 19th May 2022
- Applications close:
Good Return's mission is to enable those living in poverty to achieve economic empowerment through responsible financial inclusion and capability development. We do this by engaging with partners across the Asia Pacific, where two-thirds of the world’s poor live. We help them deliver better financial services and economic opportunities to those living in poverty.
Our work focuses on promoting responsible inclusive finance, building financial capability & consumer empowerment, and providing access to credit through our micro lending platform and impact investment programming to support SMEs in the agricultural sector.
Good Return is the registered business name of World Education Australia, an Australian Aid accredited agency and member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID). We hold Australia Financial Services License granted by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Visit www.goodreturn.org.au for more information.
We have been working in partnership with various Financial Service Providers across the Asia Pacific Region since 2010. Our current partners are located in Cambodia, Indonesia, PNG, Nepal, Philippines, Myanmar, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga and Australia.
Our partnerships are based on a shared mission to provide responsible and inclusive financial services to people living in poverty as well as build the financial capability of consumers.
Our microfinance partners are committed to improving their social performance management systems, which includes implementing the seven client protection principles.
Please visit our website (www.goodreturn.org.au) for further information on our partners.
Good Return’s Impact Investing program identifies and supports small to medium sized businesses in agricultural value chains that play a vital role in bringing jobs and income to people living in poverty, especially women.
Good Return has been at the forefront of innovation in social finance since the early 2000s. Good Return is a DFAT-accredited NGO, specialising in Gender-Lens Investing (GLI) and financial inclusion. We were awarded Impact Market Builder of the Year in 2021 at the Australian Impact Investment Awards.
We have been working in partnership with various Financial Service Providers and Market Development Agencies across the Asia Pacific Region since 2010. Our current partners are located in Indonesia, Cambodia, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga & Samoa.
CROWDE is a locally owned start-up agri fintech in Indonesia with a lending license from Indonesia Finance Authority (OJK) and the Central Bank. Their mission is to empower farmers to become Agropreneurs, as opposed to simple providers of labour. CROWDE have chosen to specialise in this area, as the majority of the aforementioned farmers live in poverty due to the fact that the agriculture ecosystem in Indonesia puts farmers at a significant disadvantage to the middlemen who provide the capital. CROWDE has been a Good Return partner since December 2021.
FSO Program Objectives
The Field Support Officer (FSO) program provides opportunities for skilled volunteers to work with Good Return and its partner organisations. The FSO Program has enabled previous volunteers to build their careers in the international development sector, with a number now in paid roles both in Australia and overseas.
The objectives of the Field Support Officer (FSO) Volunteer Program are for FSOs to:
The Gender Lens Investing FSO position will be placed in Indonesia and reports to Impact Investment Manager, coordinates impact investment process, and liaises with other teams to ensure effective partnerships and programs implemented in Indonesia.
The assignment objectives of the Financial Education FSO are to provide support to CROWDE, a fintech, Good Return’s partner since 2021.
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ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
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Length of assignment: July 2022 to December 2023 (18 months)
Level of effort: Full time 38 hours per week plus occasional weekend activities
Allowance: Volunteer provided with monthly volunteer allowance
Additional information: The placement will commence in-country in July 2022. Later commencement dates and/or periods of less than 18 months will not be considered.
Good Return will provide international airfares, certain pre-departure medical costs, visa expenses, insurance and a monthly living allowance (including accommodation costs).
Applications can be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
Applicants should provide a CV and a cover letter that clearly states your Australian citizenship/permanent residency status, and addresses the selection criteria listed in the full position description, along with your phone contact details. Cover letters can be included in the messages section or uploaded together with a CV file.
Please indicate in your cover letter which role/s you wish to be considered for, but apply only for your preferred role (you do not need to submit multiple applications).
Please indicate how you heard about this position.
Enquiries can be directed via the Good Return website.
Applications close: COB 30th June 2022