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Job Title:      Research and Product Development
Officer

Organization: Pride
Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Pride Microfinance
Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution in
Uganda with 34-networked branches and 10 contact offices countrywide; regulated
by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.

Job Summary:  The Research and Product Development Officer
will perform  research  activities 
and  contribute  to 
product  development,  refinement 
and  redesign  as 
well  as  well 
as  collating  data 
to  inform  Business 
on  customer  preferences 
and  new  opportunities. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Carry out  research 
in  line  with 
business  needs  (Business 
Intelligence  and  Market 
Analysis).

·       
Conduct  field 
visits  and  prepare 
feasibility  study  reports 
for  new  branch 
offices  in  line 
with  both  the 
institution  operations  and 
business  plan.

·       
Liaise  with 
operations  and  credit 
as  per  reporting 
lines  to  disseminate 
survey  and  research 
findings  to  different 
stake  holders.

·       
Respond  to 
external  and  internal 
research  inquiries.

·       
Prepare  concepts 
and  business  development 
proposals  to  seek 
and  manage  strategic 
partnerships  with  local 
and  international  organisations.

·       
Participate  in 
the  innovation  and 
developing  of  market 
led  products  and 
refining  existing  ones.

·       
Project  management 
and  implementation.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
Pride Research and Product Development Officer must hold a Degree in Business
Administration, Business Economics or a related field

·       
At least
two years of related work experience

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online by following
the procedure,

Click
Here

·       
Create
an Account

·       
Fill in
your personal information and upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), including all
your scanned academic credentials, 3 letters of recommendation from each of the
referees and a passport photo.

·       
Submit
online i.e. no hard copy deliveries will be accepted

Deadline: 18^th March 2020

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