Job
Opportunity:
Opportunity:
Consultant
for Banking and Microfinance
for Banking and Microfinance
Background:
Savings
Banks Foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC) is a German NGO and has
been operating in Rwanda since 2009. SBFIC works in close partnership with
MINECOFIN, MINICOM, AMIR (Association of Microfinance Institutions) and RICEM
(Rwanda Institute of Cooperatives, Ent
Banks Foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC) is a German NGO and has
been operating in Rwanda since 2009. SBFIC works in close partnership with
MINECOFIN, MINICOM, AMIR (Association of Microfinance Institutions) and RICEM
(Rwanda Institute of Cooperatives, Ent
repreneurship and Microfinance), among
others. Program activities include enhancing vocational education in fields
related to business management, strengthening of the microfinance sector in
general, and supporting the professionalization of the Umurenge SACCO sector in
particular.
The
latter program component focuses on the planned consolidation of Umurenge
SACCOs on District level, and on the subsequent establishment of a Cooperative
Bank, which is supposed to provide financial and other services to the SACCOs.
SBFIC’s role in this program component is to provide, in close collaboration
with AMIR, consultancy services to MINECOFIN and other Government entities. It
is for this program component SBFIC is looking at employing a Consultant
forBanking and Microfinance.
latter program component focuses on the planned consolidation of Umurenge
SACCOs on District level, and on the subsequent establishment of a Cooperative
Bank, which is supposed to provide financial and other services to the SACCOs.
SBFIC’s role in this program component is to provide, in close collaboration
with AMIR, consultancy services to MINECOFIN and other Government entities. It
is for this program component SBFIC is looking at employing a Consultant
forBanking and Microfinance.
Strengthening
of the financial sector is one of the key factors for the well-being of people.
To strengthen the sector financial institutions have to increase their service
quality toward their clients, and to improve their performance and
sustainability. Supporting the institutions on their way forward through
consultancy and advisory will be your main task.
of the financial sector is one of the key factors for the well-being of people.
To strengthen the sector financial institutions have to increase their service
quality toward their clients, and to improve their performance and
sustainability. Supporting the institutions on their way forward through
consultancy and advisory will be your main task.
You
will become member of a highly motivated project team, composed of SBFIC and
our project partners. You will be working on exciting and complex tasks in an
international context. Join us in the venture to enhance the performance of the
SACCO sector in Rwanda!
will become member of a highly motivated project team, composed of SBFIC and
our project partners. You will be working on exciting and complex tasks in an
international context. Join us in the venture to enhance the performance of the
SACCO sector in Rwanda!
Job
responsibilities:
responsibilities:
Job
responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Facilitate
the development of business plans for District SACCOs; including external
and internal analysis, marketing plan, strategic plan, financial forecast,
etc. - Develop
operations manuals of any kind, internal control systems, loan management
procedures, etc. - Provide
consultancy services of any kind for the consolidation of Umurenge SACCOs,
e.g. concerning the communication process, the legal and technical merger - Facilitate
the development of the business plan for a Cooperative Bank; including
external and internal analysis, marketing plan, strategic plan, financial
forecast, etc. - Provide
consultancy services of any kind for the establishment of the Cooperative
Bank, e.g. product and service portfolio, risk management, governance,
service level agreements, etc.
Minimum
qualifications:
qualifications:
- Master’s
degree in finance or a related subject - Profound
knowledge of the Rwandan banking and microfinance industry - At
least 5years’professionalexperience in microfinance institutions and
commercial banks. Experience in risk management or treasury/ liquidity
management is an asset - Additional
experience as consultant and/ or coach for the financial industry is an
advantage - Fluent
in English and Kinyarwanda (spoken and written); French is an asset - Excellent
MS Office Suite mastery, particularly in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
Core
competencies:
competencies:
- Advanced
analytical and conceptual skills - Excellent
communication, negotiation, and networking skills - Very
goodchange management skills - Very
good presentation skills - Very
good organizational skills and talent to work in a self-responsible and
well-structured manner - High
level of empathy; team player - Dynamic
and fast moving in implementing the activities - Mature,
with high integrity,andself-disciplined
Reports
to:
to:
Country
Director SBFIC Rwanda / Program Director SACCO Professionalization and
Cooperative Bank
Director SBFIC Rwanda / Program Director SACCO Professionalization and
Cooperative Bank
Documents
to submit (softcopies only):
to submit (softcopies only):
- Application
letter stating your motivation and qualification for this position - Detailed
CV - Copy
of the degrees, transcript of records, and other relevant documents
(certifications, recommendation letters, etc.)
Deadline
and address for submission:
and address for submission:
Deadline
for submission is Friday, June 9th, 2016.
for submission is Friday, June 9th, 2016.
N.b.:
Only candidates selected for the Assessment Center will be contacted.
Only candidates selected for the Assessment Center will be contacted.
Done
at Kigali, June 2nd, 2016
at Kigali, June 2nd, 2016
Thomas
Konitzer
Country Director Rwanda
Program Director SACCO Professionalization and Cooperative Bank
Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC)
Konitzer
Country Director Rwanda
Program Director SACCO Professionalization and Cooperative Bank
Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC)
