Opportunity Type: Job
Organization:GSMA
United Kingdom
About the Organization:
The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. It unites the world’s mobile operators with companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organizations in industry sectors such as financial services, healthcare, media, transport, and utilities. The GSMA also produces industry-leading events such as the mobile world congress and mobile asia expo.
Background:
Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) is a program launched by GSMA in 2009 with the thought of it being a sustainable, scalable approach to providing convenient and affordable financial services to the unbanked and believing that having access to financial services, and somewhere safe to save, greatly improves the lives of the poor.
About the Job:
GSMA is seeking a Regulatory Manager for its MMU program. S/he will work with the regulatory director on the implementation of the policy engagement strategy.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Conduct research (e.g. review of draft/new regulations) and engage with relevant industry players (such as mobile network operators, regulators) to keep abreast of relevant policy developments and identify what policy solutions are working/not working to enable mobile money services;
- Create knowledge products such as regulatory case studies, policy papers, and updates to the online GSMA mobile money regulatory guide, in order to share lessons effectively with the industry about what policy solutions are effective at enabling financial inclusion via mobile money;
- Leverage social media, and also create blog posts, to share regulatory insights regularly with the industry;
- Build relationships with mobile money providers, financial sector authorities and telecommunication regulators, in order to learn about policy developments and also be able to influence such stakeholders towards the development of more enabling regulatory environments;
- Develop and implement plans for how to support the development of enabling regulation for mobile money in selected markets (prioritized markets are agreed with the regulatory director and donors), e.g. via roundtable events to bring public/private sector together to discuss mobile money regulation in a particular market, or the creation of industry positions which represent the voice of all MNOs within a market;
- Provide support to the MMU commercial workstream (which works with MNOs to identify and implement best practices in areas such as distribution and customer adoption), to highlight what regulatory barriers exist (if any) within a specific market, and what risk (if any) they present towards MMU’s successful engagement with an MNO;
- Manage the MMU regulatory working group, comprising regulatory leads from MNOs. Facilitate discussions on relevant regulatory issues among the group. Determine priority areas for working group members to work on, and support the development of members’ outputs, e.g., agreed industry principles and standards;
- Participate in and present at relevant events, e.g. MMU events, and those of external partners such as CGAP and AFI, to share and disseminate regulatory insights and lessons;
- Support design and implementation of the MMU leadership forum, the global policy event that brings together MNOs and regulators to discuss mobile money regulation at a senior level.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrable policy experience, either within the mobile telecom industry, financial services or public sector authorities, or at a think tank or consultancy, focusing on financial or telecommunication issues;
- Interested in both the commercial and social benefits that are presented by mobile money;
- Ability to take initiative, solve problems, and handle a variety of activities simultaneously in a fast-paced and hardworking environment;
- Ability to express complex technical, commercial or regulatory issues in plain language, without losing the important points;
- English writing skills, to write blog posts, case studies, and research papers;
- Experience of working in emerging markets;
- Ability to effectively work remotely, within a virtual team (MMU regulatory director is not UK-based. However, the rest of the MMU team is based in London);
- Willingness to travel internationally – significant travel (up to 50%) may be required;
- Language skills are a significant advantage, particularly French or Spanish. Fluency in English is essential.
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