Manager – FS Consulting, Inclusive Finance, Access to Credit & Development Advisory

highly motivated and intellectually curious consulting professional

to join its Financial Services, Inclusive Finance, and Development Advisory Practice as a Manager. This

role is intended for candidates with deep expertise in inclusive finance, access to credit, financial

inclusion, MSME development, livelihood finance, development finance, and financial sector advisory.

The position offers an opportunity to work at the intersection of policy, finance, development, and

economic growth by supporting governments, regulators, multilateral institutions, donor agencies,

development finance institutions, financial institutions, and private-sector stakeholders in designing and

implementing transformative programs that improve financial access for underserved populations.

Grant Thornton has extensive experience supporting financial sector development, MSME finance, credit

ecosystem strengthening, financial inclusion diagnostics, and development finance engagements across

multiple geographies.

Role Overview

The Manager will serve as an engagement lead on assignments relating to financial inclusion, access

to credit, MSME finance, entrepreneurship promotion, digital financial services, agricultural finance,

women's economic empowerment, livelihood finance, development impact assessment, financial sector

diagnostics, credit guarantee mechanisms, and policy reform. The role requires a combination of strong

analytical capabilities, excellent consulting skills, sector expertise, research acumen, stakeholder

management ability, and exceptional written communication.

The individual will be responsible for conceptualizing and executing complex assignments involving

market assessments, financial sector diagnostics, access-to-credit studies, demand and supply-side

financing assessments, ecosystem mapping, policy evaluations, program design, strategy development,

implementation support, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks. The role will require continuous

interaction with central and state governments, regulators, financial institutions, multilateral agencies,

donor organizations, industry bodies, and development sector stakeholder

Core Responsibilities

The Manager will lead and manage consulting assignments throughout their lifecycle, from project

inception to final delivery. This includes developing technical approaches, formulating methodologies,

designing analytical frameworks, conducting stakeholder consultations, managing research activities,

supervising field teams, synthesizing findings, and developing actionable recommendations for clients.

A significant component of the role will involve undertaking and overseeing primary and secondary

research assignments. The candidate should possess demonstrated experience in designing and

implementing quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, conducting large-scale field studies,

key informant interviews, focus group discussions, stakeholder consultations, enterprise surveys,

livelihood assessments, financial inclusion studies, and impact evaluations. Experience in managing

research partners, survey agencies, and field teams will be highly valuable.

The candidate will be expected to have substantial experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

(MEL) frameworks, including the design of logical frameworks, theory of change models, results

measurement frameworks, impact assessment methodologies, outcome evaluation mechanisms, and

performance monitoring systems. The candidate should be comfortable developing indicators, baseline

studies, evaluation frameworks, and evidence-based recommendations for donor-funded and

government-led programs.

The role demands exceptional analytical and report-writing capabilities. The Manager will be responsible

for developing high-quality technical reports, policy documents, strategy papers, evaluation reports,

concept notes, impact assessments, sector diagnostics, donor deliverables, and executive

presentations. The candidate should have a proven ability to convert complex research findings and

data into structured, insightful, and actionable recommendations suitable for senior decision-makers.

Strong narrative development, analytical writing, and synthesis capabilities are critical success factors

for this role.

The successful candidate will also play an important role in managing client relationships and

stakeholder engagements. This will involve working closely with senior government officials, regulatory

authorities, multilateral institutions, development finance institutions, banks, financial institutions,

donors, industry associations, and private-sector stakeholders. The individual should be comfortable

facilitating workshops, presenting findings to senior audiences, leading consultations, and managing

complex stakeholder ecosystems.

Skills Required
Access to Credit & Development Advisory, FS Consulting, Inclusive Finance