Duties and Responsibilities

Program Development:

• Develop and strengthen the microfinance activity in a bid to achieve greater scale, sustainability, and minimizing risk through effective management of the human and financial resources as well as the organization, assets.
• Engage in marketing and sales activities to promote microfinance among the target groups.

 Portfolio Management:

• Asset quality management and growth strategies.
• Coordinate portfolio expansion by building and maintaining relationships with partners and other stakeholders.
• Review requests for funding of microfinance products and services.
• Develop and continuously evaluate the organization’s microfinance policies, procedures, programs, and projects to ensure that they are efficient and effective in meeting the needs of clients while being sustainable.
• Advise the program and finance departments on industry norms and standards.
• Participate in the budgeting process, approve and review microfinance program expenditures, etc.
• Provide oversight and management of the Financial Education program and integrate it into overall microfinance interventions. Provide overall supervision and reporting for the Microfinance Program.

 Innovation/Research & Development:

• Support in realigning the current methodologies to meet the dynamic microfinance market.
• Microfinance Product reviews and development: Conduct market researches, pilot additional loan products with an emphasis on providing affordable microfinance products and services for the enterprising poor.
• Develop and review strategies, policies and procedures for microfinance operations in line with the Tier iv microfinance guidelines.
• Research and Documentation: Research and document best practices from microfinance interventions for the enterprising poor.
• Forecast market changes based on economic and industry analysis.

 System Design:

• • Design systems for detailed work planning and implementation, monitoring/managing risk and internal/external reporting and ensure that they are functional.
  • In consultation with senior management, identify and recommend the appropriate loan tracking software.

 Representation and Networking:

• Represent the organization to Microfinance Associations, Represent Peers and other networks.
• Represent TPO Uganda to microfinance associations and networks, coordinate and facilitate at and local workshop.

 Human Resource Management:

• • Mentoring and coaching staff in key areas of managing the program- Finance/Accounting, Financial literacy and microfinance, etc.
  • Coach, mentor and train both TPO Uganda and partner organization staff to enable them assume their institutional roles in implementing microfinance operations.
  • Actively participate and provide leadership in the selection and recruitment of branch staff;
  • Readily and regularly mentor and develop staff through the on-the-job-training, duty delegation, monitoring, evaluating and giving feedback.
  • Implement performance management processes and regularly set targets for direct reports and conducts effective staff appraisals.
  • Motivate and support staff.
  • Identify training needs of programme staff to offer or find alternative resources for training.

Key performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Grow quality loan portfolio
• Grow and maintained desired loan disbursements.
• Maintain required loan Quality within the required Tier Aging guidelines.
• Grow and maintained desirable case load.
• Grow both interest and non-interest revenue as per budget.
• Produce Quality periodic reports to all stake holders.

Qualifications

Qualification, Experience, Skills and Abilities required.

• University degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Management, Economics or Social Sciences.
• Post-graduate training in designing and management of microfinance programs an essential.
• At least five years of experience with a micro-finance institution, with at least 3 of those years in a managerial position.
• At least 3 years of experience directly supervising professional staff, preferably as a team leader.
• High levels of integrity.
• At least 3 years of experience managing budgets.
• Experience leading strategic planning exercises.
• Demonstrate aptitude for teamwork.
• High level of people management and mentoring skills.
• Able to coordinate multiple-tasks.
• High level of interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent persuasion, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Business intelligence
• Entrepreneurial, proactive and ambitious

How to apply