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Job Title: Branch Manager (2 Jobs)
Organisation: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) is a Microfinance Deposit- taking Institution regulated and supervised by Bank of Uganda (BoU) under the MDI Act, 2003 and MDI Regulations, 2004 with a capital base of Ugx. 168.6 billion. Pride’s purpose is transforming lives responsibly. Pride offers innovative financial solutions to largely people at the base of the economic pyramid and serves its customers through 42 networked branches and 5 contact offices spread across the country and implements sustainability sound practices throughout its business operations to create a positive impact through three sustainability pillars; economic, environment, and social as well as contributing to the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) and their investable sub-goals that relate to microfinance activities.
Job Summary: The Branch Manager will report to the Regional Manager and will be based at any of the Pride Branches.
Main purpose of the job:- He/ she will be responsible for overseeing and controlling general operations at the Branch by guiding, monitoring, controlling and planning for resources and confirming that that all branch activities are carried out in line with the Bank’s internal controls.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance to Pride’s policies and procedures, BOU guidelines and other applicable laws and regulations
- Work with staff to achieve set targets for the branch on a monthly basis and ensure a portfolio at Risk rate (PAR) not exceeding 1% for Group Lending and not exceeding 3% for Individual Lending at all
- Verify and supervise all branch transactions on a daily basis and ensure customers are promptly attended to and served
- Participate in mobilizing deposits by persuading/ convincing firms and individuals to open accounts at the
- Supervise, appraise, coach, mentor and build capacity of subordinate
- Chair all branch credit committee meetings for all loans as per Guide staff in professional, objective and analytical loan appraisals.
- Manage staff leave in accordance with the master leave schedule and Human resource
- Ensure the prompt and careful reporting and conveyance of all Pride/client funds to the treasury/local depository institution and the Finance
- Ensure safety and maintenance of branch assets, provide effective oversight and general administration to all branch
- Maintain proper security over the Pride Office, documents, and assets, and ensure that each respective staff is security
- Mobilize branch staff to collectively recover written-off loans in accordance with Pride’s loans recovery
- Ensure that backups are done at the end of each day’s
- Ensure safety of cash in transit to and from
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline
- The desired candidate should have at least 4 years’ experience in a similar or related For internal staff members, they should have at least 3 years and above working experience as Branch Operations Manager, Relationship Manager or Compliance Officer or 4 years’ experience as a Relationship Officer in Pride with at least good performance rating in the recent 2 appraisal cycles.
- Must be result oriented with the ability to coordinate multiple
- Should have good understanding of Branch operations systems, process and
- Excellent networking skills, with the ability to build rapport and consultatively engage with employees, managers
- Ability to think out of the box and drive change and innovation
- He/she should not be more than 40 years of age
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 30th November 2024.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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