Vacancy title:
Consultant - Payment Systems Governance and Operations

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Path

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, November 18 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 5 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Responsibilities:

Inception Phase:

• Conduct an inception phase to build a full understanding of the South Sudan context, engage with key stakeholders, and confirm the approach for the assignment. This phase will include:
• Mapping stakeholders and preparing an engagement plan, including proposed consultation methods and timelines.
• Identifying gaps in available information and proposing strategies to address them.
• Outlining the methodology and approach for the regulatory and market review to be carried out in the next phase.
• Prepare a report outlining the methodology, work plan, deliverables framework, stakeholder engagement plan, and risk assessment for review and approval

Stakeholder Consultation:

• Design and implement a structured consultation process throughout the assignment to ensure stakeholder input and buy-in. This will include workshops, interviews, and written feedback rounds at key milestones. A Stakeholder Engagement Report will summarize the process, key feedback, and how it was addressed.

Finalization and Implementation Guidance:

• Finalize all deliverables based on feedback, ensuring internal consistency and compliance. An Implementation Guidance Note will be prepared, covering:
  • Steps for operationalizing the framework.
  • Participant onboarding.
  • Governance structure set-up.
  • Risk management implementation.
  • Ongoing monitoring and review processes.
  • Knowledge transfer activities, including briefings and training sessions, will be conducted to ensure stakeholders can apply and maintain the governance framework.

Project Monitoring:

• Provide weekly progress updates summarizing completed activities, upcoming tasks, and any issues or risks.
• Participate in bi-weekly status meetings with PATH, AfricaNenda and BOSS
• Communicate promptly regarding any risks to the timeline, with proposed mitigation measures.

Required experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in law, finance, economics, business administration, IT or any other relevant technical field. Advanced certification or degree in related field would be added advantage
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in technical roles such as payment systems, design, governance, or regulation, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in designing or implementing instant payment systems or comparable financial market infrastructures.
• Strong understanding of instant payment system architectures, ISO 20022 messaging standards, and operational models.
• Proven track record in developing governance frameworks, scheme rules and legal agreements for payment systems, preferably in East Africa or emerging markets.
• Previous experience/ Demonstrated expertise in a similar role would be preferred for this position. 

Skills/ Abilities

• Excellent knowledge of computer application, mobile applications, IT solutions.
• Excellent understanding of instant payment system architectures, ISO 20022 standards and operational models.
• Self-starter and committed to performing their duties with a high degree of autonomy in line with project goals and objectives.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical and policy concepts to diverse audiences.
• Self-directed and creative individual with experience managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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