Jair Pol
National Financial Inclusion Analyst at Central Bank of Belize- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Central Bank of Belize
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Belize
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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National Financial Inclusion Analyst
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Jun 2019 - Present
• Assist in operationalizing the financial inclusion strategy, vision, goals, broad policy objectives, and strategic pillars envisioned for the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS); • Promote financial inclusion and identify implementation support required to execute NFIS actions; • Assist in maintaining and operating the NFIS framework in accordance with leading practices; • Prepare communication materials to communicate NFI requirements to respective committees and councils; • Gather, monitor and analyze feedback on the progress of NFIS, and create monitoring and evaluating reports on progress of NFIS actions; • Draft reports and correspondence for the NFI Council and NFI Steering Committee; • Update strategy on the basis of feedback received from stakeholder consultations; and • Assist with managing the project budget and developing budgets related to activities of the NFI Council, NFI Steering Committee and NFI working groups. Show less
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University of Belize
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Belize
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology
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Aug 2019 - Jun 2020
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National Chengchi University
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Taiwan
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
Core Course: International Political Economy
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Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
Core Course: Quantitative Research Methods
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National Chengchi University
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Taiwan
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Feb 2017 - Jun 2017
Course: Seminar in International Development-Issues of Agriculture, Economics, and Trade Course: Seminar in International Development-Issues of Agriculture, Economics, and Trade
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Atlantic Bank Ltd.
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Belize City, Belize
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Process Officer
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Mar 2014 - Aug 2016
• Aided in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Bank’s staff output performance by updating/creating, documenting and get approved the bank’s processes manuals for various departments (customer service, sales, credit, and accounting) of the bank. • Develop and coordinated technical training and implementation/support to the Bank’s staff (this included traveling to the branches) in order to be par with the Bank’s processes manuals. • Monitor the banks performance and progress by producing weekly, bimonthly, monthly, quarterly and end of year reports (sales, credit/loan, customer service survey, debit and credit cards,) for staff and senior management. For staff, these reports assisted them in measuring their efficiency and performance in a given period whilst for senior management, these reports aided in tracking the Bank’s progress and making informed decisions in order to fulfill the Bank’s targets. • Due to my extensive knowledge of information technology, I was temporarily relocated for two months to the Bank’s Management Information System (MIS) Department. Facilitated the easy monitoring of the Bank’s computer inventory and Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) cash flow through the creation of databases amongst others. • Formed part of the Bank’s SAP ERP team. I traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras for professional training in the usage of the software. My responsibility included to translate the training from Spanish to English and to document the various processes. Upon returning to Belize, I was responsible to prepare and get approved the processes after which I was responsible in training staff throughout the bank to get on board with the SAP. Show less
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Inter-American Development Bank
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Fellow
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Jul 2013 - Dec 2013
• Under the supervision of the natural resource lead specialist in IDB Country Office in Belize and in coordination with the country economist, I assisted and supported the organization and coordination of bank missions (including contracted consultancies) in the context of data gathering; in particular, agricultural price distortions study among others. • Met with officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and the Environment and traveled across Belize to meet farmers of sixteen agricultural commodities to gather cost of production data. These data were then sent to two consultants from Chile that were preparing a research paper for the IDB that dealt with Belize’s agricultural price distortions. • Assisted and supported the updating/collecting, systematizing, analysis, and interpretation of information related to the economic and social development issues, particularly with respect to sectors under the responsibility of the rural and natural resources division (agriculture, tourism, land and environment). • Gained inside knowledge on the implementation and administration of development projects and programs (loans and grants), such as contract and financial management. Show less
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C. R Associated Consultants
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Belmopan, Belize
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Technician Assistant
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Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
• Assist in the development and preparation of projects that required the knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and other programming software. These projects were mainly in the field of civil engineering. • Assist in the recollection and analysis of field data for subsequent engineering design. • Performing administrative tasks. • Assist in the development and preparation of projects that required the knowledge of Microsoft Office tools and other programming software. These projects were mainly in the field of civil engineering. • Assist in the recollection and analysis of field data for subsequent engineering design. • Performing administrative tasks.
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Education
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National Chengchi University
Master's of Art, International/Global Studies -
University of Belize
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mathematics -
Corozal Junior College
Associate's degree, Accounting and Mathematics -
Universidad para la Cooperación Internacional
Master in Project Management (MPM), Global School of Project Management (GSPM)