Job Title: Loans Officers
Employer: SYPO Uganda Ltd
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Loan officers are expected to:
• Spend their full work week in the field
• Recruit new clients
• Take loan applications and support prospective clients in creating basic business plans
• Sensitise clients regarding the organisation’s rules and procedures
• Disburse loans and collect repayments
• Monitor clients’ business performance and general development, resolve group tensions and ensure a healthy loan portfolio
• Administer all portfolio transactions in the organisation’s online administration system
• Keep accurate financial records of the zone
• Actively participate in weekly conference calls with the Dutch management team
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
• Suitable candidates should have an academic degree (such as finance, commerce or business administration) and preferably one to three years of relevant work experience.
• Candidates should be enthusiastic about working in a rural setting and able to effectively communicate with both uneducated villagers and the international management team.
• Candidates should be fluent in both Luganda (spoken) and English (written and spoken). We expect our loan officers to be able to work independently and pro-actively with limited supervision.
• Successful candidates have good computer skills and are able to work effectively with Microsoft office, email and other internet applications.
• We offer a challenging job in a young and dynamic team with strong learning and personal development opportunities.
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
How to Apply
Applications for this vacancy can be submitted by e-mail to the address provided. Any questions regarding this vacancy can be sent to the same email address.
Application Deadline: 28th Oct 2013
