Savings Mobilization Advisor Internship Opportunity at MEDA

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Organisation: Mennonite Economic Development Associates
(MEDA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About MEDA:
For 60 years, Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) has
created business solutions to poverty around the world. Rooted in our faith
values, we firmly believe that unleashing entrepreneurship is the best way to
alleviate poverty. MEDA is an association of Christians who invest in people living in
poverty around the world so they can unleash their potential to earn a
livelihood to provide for their families and enrich their communities. To find
out more about MEDA, please visit our website at www.meda.org.
About Project:
MEDA is working with UGAFODE through the MicroLead Expansion- Uganda
program (support of UNCDF and MasterCard Foundation) to offer sustainable
mobile financial services to rural women and men in Uganda that have limited or
no access to savings through the formal financial system. The goal of the
project is to improve the livelihoods of rural households as a result of access
to appropriate and sustainable financial services
Job Summary: The Savings
Mobilization Advisor is to technically support field staff management of the
UGAFODE Savings Mobilization project in planning, analysis, implementation,
reporting, and communication. Additionally, this position will contribute to
monitoring and evaluation activities.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • Management Support and Management Training
    – Support HQ Project Manager in management of UGAFODE Product Development
    team with pilot, monitoring and launch implementation.
  • Technical Product Documentation, as need
    arise in the project
  • Coordinate in producing donor reports from
    UGAFODE (i.e. quarterly UNCDF financial and qualitative reports)
  • Act as the key liaison with MEDA HQ in
    communication on workplan and activities
  • Work with UGAFODE Project Manager to draft
    and update weekly reports  on
    savings mobilization process
  • Technically support MEDA and UGAFODE with
    the partnership development with local organizations
  • Responsible for support Knowledge
    Management, blog ideas, industry paper topics based on field learnings
  • Actively coordinate with MEDA M&E
    officer with data collection needs
  • Responsible for logistical support and
    relationship management
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The candidate should hold a University
    degree, ideally a Business, Finance, International Economic Development or
    related field.
  • At least a year to two managing
    international development project in East Africa
  • Detailed knowledge of international,
    microfinance and business development concepts a plus.
  • Excellent research, analytical, writing,
    and interpersonal communication skills. Independent, self-directed and
    highly motivated.
  • Exhibit commitment and support of MEDA’s
    faith, values and goals.
How to Apply: 
If you desire to join MEDA in the aforementioned internship, please
email your CV to: jobs@meda.org

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