About Good Return

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 developing smallholder agribusiness solutions. We also deliver interest free loan capital raised from the Australian public. Together these powerful tools empower people to create lasting change for themselves.

Good Return is an initiative of World Education Australia, an Australian Aid accredited agency and member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID).  Visit www.goodreturn.org.au for more information.

Business development

• Support to identify social enterprises for impact investment program

• Coordinate and support relationships with enterprises and other stakeholders

• Support coordination with technical partners to support enterprises to grow and enhance their business model

• Collect social impact data and monitor progress; support reporting activities as required

• Collect photos, video and case studies of social enterprise/s to support the development of an investment prospectus that highlights the enterprise profile

Project monitoring and evaluation

• Support project coordination and implementation activities, including attending meetings with Central Bank of Solomon Islands, follow up with implementing partners and contacts, supporting project activities as required, etc.

• Support monitoring and evaluation activities, including design, data collection and analysis

• Support development of project monitoring updates and evaluation reports

Client Protection & poverty measurement support

• Research, identify and follow up on funding opportunities – contacts, web search, etc. according to Good Return strategy and mission/vision

• Coordinate funding proposal writing – submit proposals to funders

• Support partnership creations and follow up

• Occasional production of short blogs, photographs and/or video for the Good Return website or social media

• Other responsibilities as developed as needed during the year

IMPORTANT: Citizenship – you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent residency to apply for this position. Applicants not meeting this requirement will not be considered.

Essential skills & experience:

• Hold a degree in Business/Finance, International Development or similar

• At least 1 year of work experience (paid or unpaid) relevant to Good Return’s program areas, such as international development, finance/banking or adult education

• Strong written & verbal communication skills, including report writing and ability to adapt communication style for various stakeholders (proposal writing experience highly desired)

• Experience in conducting monitoring & evaluation activities

• Independent living or travel experience, preferably in a developing country

• Self-motivation and desire to learn

• Proactive and able to work under limited supervision

• Experience working in a cross-cultural context, especially in teams

• IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel

Desirable skills & experience:

• Hold a post-graduate degree in Business/Finance, International Development or similar

• Experience living and working in a developing country

• Knowledge of international funders / donors

• Comfort in using digital communication channels (such as online collaboration tools, instant messaging and social media).

• Foreign language skills (particularly Asia Pacific languages)

The following essential personal qualities are required to effectively perform this role:

• Self-starter, organised & team player

• Analytical skills, problem-solving and strategic planning ability

• Independence and resilience

• Cross-cultural awareness, patience, tolerance and open-mindedness

• Responsible (for own actions, upholding integrity)

• Initiative and ability to adapt to isolated settings with limited resources

• A sense of humour!

The placement will commence in-country in July 2018. Applicants must be available for a one week induction course (held in May 2018 at Good Return’s Sydney office), prior to the commencement of their placement. Later commencement dates and/or periods of less than 12 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).

Position Description: please visit https://goodreturn.org.au/contact/opportunities/?t=alt

How to apply:

Applications can be submitted by selecting the 'I'm interested' link 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 and Skype contact details. Cover letters can be included in the messages section or uploaded together with a CV file.

Please indicate which FSO role/s you wish to be considered for (do not need to submit multiple applications) and how you heard about these positions.

Enquiries can be directed via the Good Return website https://goodreturn.org.au/contact/?t=alt

Applications close: COB Friday 2 March 2018

Note: Recruitment will commence immediately and interviews will be conducted over a number of weeks. Please apply as soon as possible.

Note: Good Return is a child safe organisation. The successful candidate will be required to comply with our child protection policy and will be subject to pre-hire checks.