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Job Title:  Project & Strategy Officer    

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  Project  and  Strategy  Officer  will  report  to  the  Projects  and  Strategy  Manager.

Main  purpose  of  the  Job:- He  /She  will  support  the  Projects  &  Strategy  Manager  to  drive  strategic  initiatives  and  project  management  efforts  within  Pride.  This  role  involves  close  collaboration  with  senior  leadership  to  ensure  that  strategic  goals  are  achieved  by  developing,  executing,  and  monitoring  key  projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the  development  and  execution  of  the  bank’s  strategic  plan  by  analyzing  market  trends,  competitive  landscape,  and  internal
• Coordinate the  strategic  planning  sessions  including  but  not  limited  to  data  collection,  facilitation  of  focused  group  discussions  &  documentation  of  the  strategic
• Preparation of  relevant  reports  for  the  quarterly  strategy  review
• Identify and  Initiate  the  writing  of  proposals  to  donors  to  secure  funding  to  support  Pride
• Initiating and  coordinating  the  implementation  of  Pride’s
• Facilitate the  development  and  designing  of
• Coordinate engagements  with  relevant  stakeholders  during  the  definition  of  project  requirements,  scope,  deliverables  and
• Monitor implementation,  track  progress  and  prepare  weekly  and  monthly  strategy  execution  and  project  reports  to  communicate  to
• Manage engagements  with  vendors  and  third  parties  during  project  implementation  to  ensure  projects  are  delivered  within  the  defined
• Create and  maintain  updated  comprehensive  project  documentation  including  both  physical  and  online
• Support the  Projects  and  Strategy  Manager  in  preparing  relevant  partnership  documentation  where  appropriate  such  as  MOUs,  NDAs,  and  Agreements
• Build strong  relationships  with  internal  and  external  stakeholders,  including  business  heads,  regulatory  bodies,  and
• Facilitate workshops  and  meetings  to  gather  input,  generate  ideas  and  obtain  consensus  on  key  projects  and
• Provide training  and  support  to  project
• Proactively identify  project  risks,  develop  mitigation  plans,  and  report  any  escalated  risks  to  the  Projects  and  Strategy

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor degree  in  Business  Administration,  Statistics,  International  Development,  Economics,  Engineering  and  any  other  related  field
• Certificate in  any  project  management  methodology  will  be  an  added
• At least  2  years  of  professional  work  experience  in  project  management  preferably  in  the  financial
• Experience in  strategy  development  and

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 30th November 2024.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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