Savings Champion job opportunity at UGAFODE Microfinance Limited (MDI)

Job Title:  Savings Champion

UGAFODE Microfinance Limited (MDI) is a registered financial institution in Uganda and is adherent to the Central Bank’s regulations and guidelines and was founded in 1994 to provide quality microfinance services.

Job Summary: The Savings Champion will provide strategic leadership in the overall performance of savings mobilization in the institution. He/she will be responsible for the growth in customer base, deposits, cross- selling of other products and services and income generation based on the long term and short term business objectives.

Key Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development of a savings culture within the institution
• Advocate for deposit mobilization so that mobilizing of savings is an integral part of everyone’s working practices
• Promote savings initiatives across branch network and provide feedback on customer views ad ideas.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of a business development plan to improve the deposit mobilization and retention of deposit and also manager withdrawal attrition.
• Support branches to ensure they are able to supplement their loan book projections from their internally mobilized deposits.
• Mentor, coach and supervise the work of field deposit mobilization officers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with corporate clients and individual depositors
• Ensure regular and timely reporting.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience needed for the job:

• The candidates should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in any business related field
• A minimum of two or more years of related work experience
• Excellent oral and written communication

Age: Less than 40 years of age

How to Apply for the job:

All candidates are strongly encouraged to send a cover letter and an up to date detailed CV, certified copies of complete academic transcripts and professional certificates. The applications should include names of three referees and a day time telephone contact. Please send to:

The Human Resource Manager,

UGAFODE Microfinance Limited (MDI)

1. O. Box 30815, Kampala, Uganda

SILVA Arcade, Plot 62 Bombo Road

Tel:+ 256 414 257 181

Deadline: 20th October 2014

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