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.

The Social Performance Field Support Officer (FSO) will support the following activities:

• Staff capacity development to coordinate and monitor social performance activities

• Implementation of the Client Protection Principles

• Poverty measurement and tracking activities, e.g. implementing the Member Annual Profile (MAP)

• Staff training, monitoring and evaluation activities across the partnership

• Support social performance on cross-cutting areas including gender equality, disability and inclusion, and child protection

Partnership Support

• Support effective communications between the partner organisation and GR team in Australia

• Promotion of Good Return partnership (within partner organisation, within GR, externally)

• Research and production of content for print and digital including (but not limited to)

• Long-form interviews & case studies for marketing & promotional materials

• Feature stories for e-newsletters

• Short blogs, photographs and video for the Good Return website

• Good Return loans – borrower verifications and monitoring in the field

• Other duties as required

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.

Qualifications: A degree in Economics, Finance/Business, Statistics, International Development, Education or similar is required. A master’s degree in a relevant field (International Development, Economics, Education, etc.) is preferred.

Essential skills and experience:

• 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

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

• Willingness and ability to travel to the field

• Self-motivation and desire to learn

• Proactive and able to work under limited supervision

• Strong communication skills

• Strong writing skills—particularly report writing and blogging—and an ability to adapt content for various channels and audiences

• IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel

• Experience working in a cross-cultural context

• Teamwork skills

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience living and working in a developing country (preferably in the Asia Pacific region)

• Knowledge of/experience in monitoring and evaluation

• Experience in coaching, training or mentoring

• Photography and digital media skills

• Experience conducting interviews including researching a subject and story

• Experience curating and producing content for social media platforms including Instagram

• Foreign language skills (especially Asia Pacific languages)

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

• Initiative and ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and isolated settings with limited resources

• Independence and resilience

• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity

• Patience, tolerance and open-mindedness

• Responsible for own actions & upholding integrity

• 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 Thursday 15 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.