The Junior Consultant program is designed to provide recent graduates and young professionals with first-hand implementation experience in ongoing consulting projects. The responsibilities of the Junior Consultant include, but are not limited to:

• Exposure to consulting and technical assistance to banks and microfinance institutions;
• Exposure to training bank/MFI staff, conducting risk assessments, developing microfinance lending methodologies, and setting up and developing microfinance operations for clients;
• Exposure to microfinance projects linked to development components (environment, health, education, etc.);
• Support the team in project tasks such as coordination, research, report writing, proposal writing, and translation of various documents (both CH->EN and EN->CH);
• Provide support to local and international experts.

We offer the chance to work in a dynamic, international work environment, as well as a salary increase after the trial period, based on satisfactory performance review.

Location: Based in Beijing, with travel around China to deliver consultancy and technical assistance assignments.

Employment Type: Full-time

Qualifications:

• A university degree; a major in development, economics, finance, accounting, or business related field could be helpful. However, other majors are more than welcome to apply, as some of our best consultants have come from liberal arts and social science backgrounds, among others.
• English fluency and Chinese proficiency required.
• Flexibility and willingness to travel to deliver consulting assignments.
• Interest in poverty alleviation, microfinance and China’s development.
• Highly analytical, responsible, motivated, and able to work independently.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

If interested, please send a CV and a cover letter in English to Kai Hsu at kaihsu@mfchina.cn, cc admin@mfchina.cn; the subject line should be "Junior Consultant."