Mobisol Ltd (www.plugintheworld.com) was founded
in 2011 to prove that solar home systems were an ideal solution for
off-grid electrification and could address the rural electrification gap.
Mobisol’s proprietary solar home system (SHS) is capable of providing
enough power for lighting, mobile charging, radios, televisions, and even
refrigerators, and can be sold for monthly installments as low as $10 per
month. They are seeking to fill the following positions.
in 2011 to prove that solar home systems were an ideal solution for
off-grid electrification and could address the rural electrification gap.
Mobisol’s proprietary solar home system (SHS) is capable of providing
enough power for lighting, mobile charging, radios, televisions, and even
refrigerators, and can be sold for monthly installments as low as $10 per
month. They are seeking to fill the following positions.
1. Position: Head of Customer
Finance (Re-advertised).
Finance (Re-advertised).
Job Title: Head
of Customer Finance.
of Customer Finance.
Location: Nyamata-Rwand
Supervisor: Mobisol
Rwanda Ltd, Managing Director.
Rwanda Ltd, Managing Director.
| Location: | Nyamata, Rwanda |
| Openings: | 01 |
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The main task is to
manage the Customer Finance Department. The candidate will report to the
Managing Director of Mobisol Rwanda and will the main contact person for the microfinance
specialist at Mobisol headquarters in Berlin.
manage the Customer Finance Department. The candidate will report to the
Managing Director of Mobisol Rwanda and will the main contact person for the microfinance
specialist at Mobisol headquarters in Berlin.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES /
DUTIES
DUTIES
General responsibilities:
- Oversee
and take responsibility for all day-to-day operations, including credit
assessment and approval, loan monitoring, management of overdue and
defaulted loans, etc. - Ensure
timely processing of incoming loan applications, on-going loan monitoring
and immediate handling of customers in late repayment and default - Coordinate
and manage all Customer Finance staff members in the national headquarters
and all regional representative offices - Provide
the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure that the
Customer Finance Department achieves its targets - Support
staff members to perform their tasks whenever needed and provide necessary
trainings for Customer Finance staff members
Specialized tasks:
Together with
microfinance specialist at Mobisol Headquarters Berlin:
microfinance specialist at Mobisol Headquarters Berlin:
- Enhance
Mobisol’s credit assessment methodology and reporting system - Develop
specialized training curricula for new and existing staff of Customer
Finance department - Incorporate
features of enhanced credit assessment methodology, training curricula and
reporting system
COMPETENCES REQUIRED
Communication Skills
- Excellent
Kinyarwanda (native) and English (essential) skills, French and Kiswahili
skills preferable - Outstanding
communication skills and ability to establish customer relation
(essential) - Team
work - Proven
interpersonal skills and experience working in a team
Technology Skills
- Must
have advanced knowledge of Excel spread sheets and data entry skills (in
database) - Planning
and Organizing - Detail
oriented and well-organized - Dynamic
self-starter, with an ability to balance multiple tasks while working
under tight deadlines with close attention to detail, accuracy and quality
at all times
Qualifications
- Bachelor
/ Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness or
other related fields of studies such as Finance, Economics and
Microfinance
Knowledge, Skills and Experience (Essential)
- At
least 3 years of experience in managing teams of at least 10 employees
with disciplinary and technical authority, ideally as a branch or product
manager at a microfinance institution (MFI) - At
least 5 years of relevant professional experience in credit assessment,
ideally as a loan and supervising loan officer at a MFI. High priority
will be given to those, which have had a high exposure to individual
lending methodology - High
level of familiarity with typical income, expenditure and cash flow
patterns of rural and semi-urban households and micro-enterprises in
different Rwandan regions, including farmers, herders, business owners and
employees - Outstanding
knowledge background in agriculture (crop and soil variety, crop cycles,
farming methodologies, crop yield, agricultural value chains and risks,
etc.) - High
level of creativity and flexibility to enhance and incorporate unorthodox
loan procedures. First experience with credit scoring a strong asset. - Willingness
to occasionally travel to regional Mobisol representative offices
Knowledge, Skills and Experience (Desirable)
- In-depth
experiences in training staff (classroom trainings, role plays,
on-the-job-training, etc.) - Ability
to work in and manage remote teams - International
work experience in Europe, North America, etc. a strong asset. Alternative
high exposure to frequent remote communication with northern headquarters
or partners possible as well
Minimum Experience (Years)
- At
least At least 3 years of experience in managing teams - At
least 5 years of relevant professional experience in credit assessment,
ideally as a loan and supervising loan officer at a MFI.
2. Position: Head of Operations
(Re-advertised).
(Re-advertised).
Job Title: Head
of Operations.
of Operations.
Location: Nyamata-Rwanda
Supervisor: Mobisol
Rwanda Ltd, Managing Director.
Rwanda Ltd, Managing Director.
| Location: | Nyamata, Rwanda |
| Openings: | 01 |
The Mobisol Head of
Operations is responsible for the coordination of Mobisol Rwanda Ltd’s
operations. These operations include the following business functions:
Marketing & Sales, Supply Chain Management, Technical Service,
Distribution, and Business Development & Administration
Operations is responsible for the coordination of Mobisol Rwanda Ltd’s
operations. These operations include the following business functions:
Marketing & Sales, Supply Chain Management, Technical Service,
Distribution, and Business Development & Administration
Managerial
functions
functions
- Coordinate
all operations by becoming the focus point for exchange of information
between Departments - Coordinate
the fast growth plans throughout Rwanda - Overview
of the status quo of the operations and further develop reporting
mechanisms and tools for the timely analysis and planning of Operations - Define
objectives and targets to various departments and evaluate against
performance - Manage
and decide on initiatives and projects forwarded by Mobisol’s various
departments - Alignment
of the operations with implementations in partner countries (i.e.
Tanzania)
Specialised tasks
- Support
the documentation and take ownership of Mobisol Rwanda Ltd’s company
policy manual for all relevant processes on a companywide level - Report
to the Managing Director of Mobisol East Africa and Mobisol HQ regarding
operational performance and strategy planning - Ensure
alignment of Operations with targets set by Mobiol HQ - Clear
management of the operational departments of the company - Company
Processes and Policy descriptions created and managed to high quality
standards - Business
Development objectives are planned and well understood by all Operational
Stakeholders of Mobisol Rwanda Limited
Requirements
- Min
8 years proven track record in managing complex technical and commercial
operations in developing countries in the context of strong growt - Engineer
and/or business degree required - Ability
to lead, plan and manage change - Passion,
or the willingness to become immersed in work - Initiative,
ability as well as willingness to operate in dynamic environments - Strong
Organisational Skills - Ability
to set priorities - Good
Communication Skills - A
corporate vision combined with a hands on attitude - Managing
of diverse teams and intercultural experience
Working
Experience in East Africa/Developing Countries. Being a Rwandan National is a
plus
Experience in East Africa/Developing Countries. Being a Rwandan National is a
plus
3. POSITION: LOAN ACCOUNT
MONITORING AND CREDIT ASSESSMENT OFFICER (Re-advertised).
MONITORING AND CREDIT ASSESSMENT OFFICER (Re-advertised).
Job Title: Loan
Account Monitoring and Credit Assessment Officer
Account Monitoring and Credit Assessment Officer
Location: Nyamata-Rwanda
Supervisor: Head of Customer
Finance, Mobisol Rwanda Ltd.
Finance, Mobisol Rwanda Ltd.
| Location: | Nyamata, Rwanda |
| Openings: | 02 |
Job Objective
The Loan Account
Monitoring and Credit Assessment Officer assess customer ability to pay and
their due diligence. S/he ensures the quality ( i.e completeness and accountability)
of the customer qualification form is maintained.
Monitoring and Credit Assessment Officer assess customer ability to pay and
their due diligence. S/he ensures the quality ( i.e completeness and accountability)
of the customer qualification form is maintained.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
JOB:
JOB:
- Analyze
and evaluate customer qualification forms, received as soft copies from
Market Hubs. - Enter
customer details into the Mobisol Database. - Create
customer account with Payment ID. - Tag
customers in the data base. - Prepare
monthly analysis of customer ability to pay.
QUALIFICATIONS
- At
least Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Information Technology, Computer
Science, Accounting, Financial management or related field. - At
least 2-5 years’ experience successfully providing progressively
responsible for Loans, Credit assessment, Accounts relations management or
related field. - Strong
verbal and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda - Proven
strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint - Ability
to maintain confidentiality - Strong
work management skills: ability to multitask, meet deadlines, self-manage - Proven
strong attention to details - Effectiveness
at working with a diverse team.
Working
Experience in East Africa/Developing Countries. Being a Rwandan National
is a plus
Experience in East Africa/Developing Countries. Being a Rwandan National
is a plus
4. POSITION: MARKET HUB TEAM
LEADER(Re-advertised).
LEADER(Re-advertised).
Job Title: Market
Hub Team Leader
Hub Team Leader
Supervisor: Head of
Operations, Mobisol Rwanda Ltd.
Operations, Mobisol Rwanda Ltd.
| Location: |
Nyamata and Rwamagana, Rwanda |
| Openings: | 01 |
Job Objective;
Mobisol Market Hubs
(MH) is local service centre focusing on sales and handing over systems to the
customers. Each MH consists of a MH Operator (running the place), some Sales
Agents (doing the sales) and some Technicians (installing and maintaining the
systems). The MHs and their teams are strategically located and assigned to the
Regional Hub. The MH teams are coordinated by the so-called MH Monitoring team
in the Regional Hub. The Market Hub (MH) Team Leader is supervising the MH
monitoring team, consisting of the Sales Agents (SA) Coordinator, the
Technician Coordinator and the Market Hub Operator (MHO) Coordinator.
(MH) is local service centre focusing on sales and handing over systems to the
customers. Each MH consists of a MH Operator (running the place), some Sales
Agents (doing the sales) and some Technicians (installing and maintaining the
systems). The MHs and their teams are strategically located and assigned to the
Regional Hub. The MH teams are coordinated by the so-called MH Monitoring team
in the Regional Hub. The Market Hub (MH) Team Leader is supervising the MH
monitoring team, consisting of the Sales Agents (SA) Coordinator, the
Technician Coordinator and the Market Hub Operator (MHO) Coordinator.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
JOB:
JOB:
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