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Digital Finance Research Specialist

We are supporting a global NGO that champions the rights of consumers to recruit a brand new role in their team. The Digital Finance Research Specialist will ensure the charity is at the cutting edge of research and insight on digital finance for consumers.

Position: Digital Research Specialist

Location: Remote

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £24,000 - £30,000 per annum

Contract: 12 Month Fixed Contract with possibility for extension.

About the role:

The Digital Finance Research Specialist is a new role that will help to ensure that the charity has the most up-to-date research and insight in digital finance. The role will work alongside global experts and networks to seek out new insights to drive action. The role will also advise and support a Fair Digital Finance Accelerator which connects consumer advocates with regulators in over 40 low to middle-income countries.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Map and keep up to date with leading insight from a broad range of global sources and experts
• Develop and deliver relevant original experiments, surveys and other approaches to gather insight on consumer digital finance
• Provide high-quality analysis and perspectives on digital finance that establish the charity as a place of new ideas and fresh thinking
• Identify new issues for further exploration and define relevant research agendas
• Ensure insights and data are collected, stored and used across the organisation
• Design and write reports, updates, backgrounders, and relevant written material on new topics relevant for our members and stakeholders
• Identify the best approaches to share a flow of relevant information to members and stakeholders
• Research and establish a leading network of global experts in digital finance from a consumer rights perspective
• Engage with experts from all stakeholder groups to build insight and impact
• Provide support to the Fair Digital Finance Accelerator including input, advice and research for strategy, training modules, policy briefs etc
• Collaborate with the Partnerships & Development team to explore and develop new fundable proposals

About you:

Some essential skills and experience you will need include:

• Professional and/ or academic experience on digital finance issues related to consumers
• Excellent analytical skills – qualitative and quantitative
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
• Problem solver and independent thinker
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Knowledge and passion for global consumer rights and protection and/or digital finance

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

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