Job Title: Savings and Loans Officer
Organisation: LM International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Läkarmissionen/LM International was founded in Sweden in 1958 and is today a global foundation with is Global office in Stockholm/Sweden. We are present in around 20 countries and work on long-term aid efforts to combat poverty, with a focus on livelihoods and food and nutrition security, health, education, and water and sanitation. We also operate in fragile states and conflicts and provide emergency humanitarian assistance.
Job Summary: The Savings and Loans Project Officer will establish and strengthen savings groups, delivers financial literacy training, and promotes financial inclusion among boda riders and communities. The role designs a practical Savings and Financial Literacy Curriculum and supports the implementation and monitoring of savings and lending initiatives to build economic resilience. The officer links beneficiaries to financial institutions, supports green and circular‑economy livelihoods, and ensures activities meet project indicators, outputs, and outcomes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Savings group Formation, Training & Mentorship
- Mobilise and sensitise targeted boda riders on savings principles and benefits
- Facilitate formation of new Savings groups and support member selection
- Train Boda rider groups on Savings methodology, governance, savings, lending, and record-keeping
- Mentor group leaders to strengthen leadership, transparency, and accountability in the saving groups & green jobs.
- Provide regular coaching visits to reinforce skills, mindset transformation on better savings/investment focus, and correct gaps
- Support groups through savings cycles toward self-management and sustainability
Financial Literacy Training
- Design a training manual on budgeting, savings, debt management, record keeping, and investment
- Deliver training on budgeting, saving, debt and loan/asset payment management, record keeping, and investment
- Promote emergency funds and responsible borrowing within the savings groups or individuals’ savings scheme
Coordination, Quality Assurance, Learning & Compliance
- Maintain records and reports
- Deliver timely and accurate monthly/quarterly reports
- Ensure donor compliance and coordination within the consortium on savings and linking boda riders to financial institutions
Community Mobilisation & Capacity Building
- Mobilise and train targeted individuals/boda riders
- Support with social and behaviour change for financial literacy and financial discipline
Financial Linkages, Inclusion & Sustainability Support
- Link groups to banks, SACCOs, MFIs
- Promote digital finance and asset financing
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma/bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business or Economics.
- Related field 3–5 years’ experience in SACCOs.
- Proven track record on working with and training boda riders on financial inclusion or linking savers/boda riders to financial institutions.
- Strong facilitation and community mobilisation skills.
- Experience working with digital financial services or mobile money platforms.
- Knowledge of livelihoods, entrepreneurship, or small‑business development.
- Experience working with donor‑funded projects.
- Knowledge of green economy is an added advantage.
- In addition Swahili and Luganda is an asset.
- Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative methods and tools (e.g., Kobo), sampling, survey design etc).
- Data management and visualisation experience (e.g., Excel/Power BI/Tableau); familiarity with LIME or similar CRM/PM systems.
- Demonstrated experience operationalizing CHS standards, AAP mechanisms, safeguarding/PSEA in MEAL practice.
- Demonstrated experience operationalising RBC, and safeguarding/PSEA in MEAL practice.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36