Job
Opportunity
Savings
Mobiliser & Marketing personnel (1)
‘’Make a
difference to thousands in the land of a thousand hills”
Vision Fund Rwanda
(formerly called Vision Finance Company) is one of Rwanda’s largest deposit
taking Microfinance Institution and subsidiary of World Vision International
.VFR is committed to the development of Rwanda through providing affordable
financial services and access to financial services to the less privileged
throughout its 4 zones in Rwanda.
VFR is a
institution, where you can develop your expertise working with the best people
worldwide in a dynamic, team focused high performance environment. If you are
looking for interesting but challenging work where you can make a difference in
the world, then VFR has the will to make it so. VFR is looking to recruit,
1.
Savings Mobiliser and Marketing (1)
Directly reporting
to: Head Operations
VFR needs to recruit
a savings mobiliser & Marketing personnel on a 6 months contract
confirmation
upon satisfactory
performance that will be responsible for leading all marketing activities and
savings
mobilization.
Main
responsibilities
As a contract staff
you will be working closely with clients and the Management team in Business
development,
specialized in Savings Mobilization, Branding and Projects. Your main
responsibilities
will be:
Identify and
convert prospects into savings clients (new account opening)
- Identify
potential savings clients - Open
new savings accounts in designated territory - Educate
prospective clients on the benefits of savings products - Follow
up and convert leads/referrals received from field officers, customer
servicing team (promotions) and other employees - Actively
seek referrals from existing clients - Set
targets for Savings Mobilization and achieve.
Manage Clients - Actively
manage clients to ensure continuous savings Culture. - Maintain
targeted quarterly average balance - To
design strategies that will increase the public’s awareness on VFR’s
products and services - To
develop marketing plans, tools, and techniques that will boost VFR’s market
share - To
manage special project at VFR as assigned.
Main tasks on marketing
section - Develops
cost-efficient and effective marketing strategies and tools that are
appropriate for the desired market. Should regularly upgrades/ enhances
these marketing strategies and tools; - Pilot
test these marketing strategies and tools before rollout to the whole
institution; Reviews results of pilot test; and Refines these strategies
and tools - Develops
a marketing and selling training module in coordination with the People,
Culture and Integration department; Assists the latter in delivering the
module to the operations staff; Provides on-the-job coaching to operations
staff, if necessary; - In the
immediate term, reviews the corporate color, logo, and other identity; and
base on expertise, determines ways to improve them; - Develops
“attractive” name and packaging for every loan and deposit product, and
other services, if any; - Packages
a marketing prospectus for the institution meant for investors, donors,
credit providers, technical groups Updates the marketing prospectus;
Prepares the annual
budget for marketing efforts; Reviews the budget quarterly;Determines/ monitors
the impact of the marketing efforts by relating them to changes in operational
indicators;Regularly monitors the marketing strategies and tools that
competitors use, and assess effectiveness;Prepares press releases meant for
national dailies, and if there is an opportunity, for international
releases;Work on strategies to improve the Public Relations of VFRWork with
People, Culture and Integration department to develop and distribute a
semi-annual Newsletter.Initiate and write funding proposals for VFR’s special
projects.Co-ordinate and help the implementation of KIVA’s WV Micro and other
funding partnerships.Ensure that VFR maintains a good relations with
Stakeholders in the MFLead and drive new product development initiatives.Drive
the marketing initiatives of VFR Mobile Banking,Any other task that may be
assigned by the supervisor from time to time
Required
Skills:
< >Minimum 5
years of selling /Marketing experience in the financial sector.Knowledge and
experience on technologyStrong knowledge of MS Office ToolsStrong analytical
profile with critical and logical thinkingDelivering quality services and
dedicated to customer satisfactionExcellent communication skills and a team
playerHaving good communication skills (English as primary)
Required
Documents:
Application
letterCopies of academic qualification.Updated curriculum vitae.Copy of
National ID.Please send your application addressed to Human Resource Manager,
via email only on
recruitment@vfcrwanda.rw not
later than 13th May 2015
Only shortlisted
candidates shall be contacted.
By sending in
your application, you consent to VFR running a background check on your record.
Yours,
VFR-HR Department.
VISIONFUND –
FINANCIAL
EMPOWERMENT FROM WORLD VISION