Umutanguha Finance Company (UFC) Ltd, Branch Manager Jobs in Rwanda

RE-ADVERTISEMENT
OF A BRANCH MANAGER POSITION

Umutanguha
Finance Company (UFC) Ltd, a microfinance
institution operating in Rwanda headquartered in Kigali,
Opposite Nyamirambo Stadium, House # 177, KN2 Avenue, P.O Box 2998
Kigali, Tel 0252 50 43 01- 0788599150, wishes to recruit a focused,
results-oriented and suitably qualified professional to fill the following
position:

Position
: Branch Manager

(1 vacancy)

Duty
Station (1st Appointment)
: Mahoko/ Rubavu District

Date
of Issue
: 16thOctober 2015

Closing
date
: 23rdOctober 2015

Category

: Full time, Open-ended contract with a prior six-month probation period.

Reporting
hierarchy
:

The
Branch Manager reports to the Regional Manager North-West. Reporting to
the Branch

Manager
will be branch staff including cashiers, loan and saving officers, in total 7-
8 people.

PURPOSE

Under
limited supervision, the Branch Manager will coordinate, at branch level, all
credit and saving activities, human resource, marketing and sales as well as
partners and clients relationships.

DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.
Achieve the targeted revenue, profitability, risk
control, loan portfolio quality and quantity,
saving portfolio volume, clients and outreach, job creation and training
objectives as set in the Branch performance targets, action plan and budget.

2.
Attract, retain, motivate and coach each staff to ensure that the Branch
office is appropriately staffed, organized and managed to achieve its
performance objectives.

3.
Ensure that microfinance ‘best practice’ operating, credit and human
resource policies, systems, and processes developed by the company are
implemented in a consistent manner to deliver repeatable results.

4.
Oversee the ongoing development of a training curriculum that is
transformational for clients

5.
Develop and implement an overall long term sales and marketing strategy
for the branch under his/her responsibility

6.
Build a healthy relationship and partnership with local authorities,
financial institutions, local shareholders and other stakeholders.

DESIRED
BACKGROUND, CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

At
least a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Banking, Finance, Accounting or
related fields
Excellent
computer knowledge (Ms Office) and Banking software ;

Fluent
in Kinyarwanda and either English or French, with proficient in
speak/read/write in both languages (French and English)
A
qualified professional with 5+ years of banking, financial or relevant
industry experience as a branch manager or another leadership position

Class
A Driving license is an added advantage
In-depth
understanding of both North-West rural businesses and sub-culture
Demonstrated
commitment to social efforts.
Experience
in microfinance and/or banking industries will be highly regarded.
Demonstrated
ability to communicate effectively with local authorities and bankers.
Demonstrated
leadership skills;
Ability
to lead and manage both up and down in the organization

Ability
to plan, organize,
monitor and evaluate business performance
in relation to set objectives
Creativity
and innovation in order to continuously come up
with ways of making customer service experiences better
Sales
and Marketing — Knowledge
of principles and methods for
showing, promoting, and selling products or services.
Customer
and Personal Service – Knowledge of principles and
processes for providing customer and personal services
Economics
and Accounting — Knowledge of economic and
accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and
the analysis and reporting of financial data.