Job Title: Relationship Manager – Micro Banking
Organisation: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) is a Microfinance Deposit- taking Institution regulated and supervised by Bank of Uganda (BoU) under the MDI Act, 2003 and MDI Regulations, 2004 with a capital base of Ugx. 168.6 billion. Pride’s purpose is transforming lives responsibly. Pride offers innovative financial solutions to largely people at the base of the economic pyramid and serves its customers through 37 networked branches and 7 contact offices spread across the country and implements sustainability sound practices throughout its business operations to create a positive impact through three sustainability pillars; economic, environment, and social as well as contributing to the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and their investable sub-goals that relate to microfinance activities.
Job Summary: The Relationship Manager – Micro Banking will be based at Head office and will be responsible for recruiting and nurturing new business deals, grow the existing relationships, monitoring and maintaining the Pride’s business portfolio within manageable risk spheres to enhance profitability.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Actively contribute to the formulation and implementation of strategies necessary to acquire and sustain growth of the microfinance business portfolio.
- Identify, develop, and profitably manage key microfinance customer relationships.
- Initiate and conduct customer engagements such as focus groups, customer forums, workshops aimed at identifying customer needs, building and strengthening relationships with customers to retain them and create loyalty.
- Conduct clinics to Branch staff dealing with Microfinance customers to ensure their performance is aligned with business goals and objectives.
- Follow up micro business sales lead and pipelines to maturity across branches.
- Support branches to solicit deposits from Microfinance customers in order to meet business liability targets.
- Monitor and ensure Micro small enterprises loan portfolio is good and within the acceptable portfolio at risk levels.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, management or any relevant field.
- At least four years of experience in a Banking or similar environment.
- Should possess advanced computer literacy skills, numerical skills and statistical skills.
- Should be a team player, have ability to work under pressure and in position to exercise excellent judgment.
- Age: Below 40 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should forward their updated CVs to the HEAD PEOPLE & CULTURE, at the address below, or on email: recruitment@pridemicrofinance.co.ug
Address to:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI),
Victoria Office Park, Block B, Bukoto,
Plot 6-9, Ben Kiwanuka Okot Close,
P.O. Box 7566, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 17th March 2024;
NB: Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.