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MSC Career Jobs – Manager Risk at The Microfinance Support Centre Limited
Job Title: Manager Risk
Organisation: The Microfinance Support
Centre Limited (MSC)
Centre Limited (MSC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director Credit and
Operations
Operations
About MSC:
The Microfinance Support Centre
Limited (MSC) is an institution fully owned by the Government of Uganda (GOU).
MSC was incorporated in 2001 as a company limited by guarantee, as part of
GOU’s effort to promote access to affordable financial services for increased
employment and wealth. MSC offers affordable credit through its network of 13
regional offices spread throughout the country. MSC has so far served clients
in 110 districts in Uganda. MSC gives priority financing to support the
agricultural production value chain namely; production, value addition and
marketing. Besides credit, MSC provides capacity building to its clients
including SACCOs, Cooperative Unions, MFIs and SMEs to enable them manage their
organisations sustainably.
Limited (MSC) is an institution fully owned by the Government of Uganda (GOU).
MSC was incorporated in 2001 as a company limited by guarantee, as part of
GOU’s effort to promote access to affordable financial services for increased
employment and wealth. MSC offers affordable credit through its network of 13
regional offices spread throughout the country. MSC has so far served clients
in 110 districts in Uganda. MSC gives priority financing to support the
agricultural production value chain namely; production, value addition and
marketing. Besides credit, MSC provides capacity building to its clients
including SACCOs, Cooperative Unions, MFIs and SMEs to enable them manage their
organisations sustainably.
Job Summary: The Manager Risk will be
responsible for ensuring a risk free portfolio through initiating,
implementing, reviewing and evaluating risk policies and procedures and best
practices.
responsible for ensuring a risk free portfolio through initiating,
implementing, reviewing and evaluating risk policies and procedures and best
practices.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop
and implement the required ICT policies and procedures of the Company. - Periodically
review all loan documentations and procedures to ensure compliance with
loan approval policies before disbursement to minimize cases of credit
risk. - Plan,
budget and implement the risk management programs to ensure a risk free
credit environment. - Generate timely
monthly portfolio aging report from the system and follow up with the
relevant zones and make appropriate recommendations. - Process cases,
of loan rescheduling with the various approving levels. - Prepare
& submit monthly unit performance reports with proposals on loan risk
management initiatives to Senior Management Team for consideration. - Work in
liaison with Legal, handle cases of fraud among clients and loan default
after the zones have presented these files to the Risk Manager’s office. - In line
with the MSC loan write off policies, prepare papers for loan write off
for presentation to SMT and finally to the Board. - Liaise
and provide support to Zonal offices including client in Management of
credit risk. - Generally
ensure compliance to loan/credit policies, procedures & best practices
during initiation, review, processing and loan follow up. - Manage
performance of staff under his or her supervision and ensure achievement
of targets.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Planning
and designing of organisational wide risk management strategy - Implementation
of the risk management process/plan for the organization - Company
risk training, audits, and reporting - Management,
performance and development of all staff in the unit.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant must hold a good business related degree from a recognized
institution. - Possession
of a post graduate diploma in Microfinance or risk management or any
business related course is a must. - A masters
degree in Business Administration or microfinance will be of added
advantage - A minimum
of five years’ experience in a recognized micro finance institution or
commercial bank, with at least two years’ experience at Branch Manager
Level or other acceptable supervisory capacity. - Prior experience
in risk management exposure or debt collection will be an added advantage. - Comprehensive
appreciation of the credit underwriting process. - Creativity,
innovativeness and dynamism - Excellent
interpersonal and Leadership - Possess
the ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision - Very
strong assertive behaviour, a creative, innovative & self motivated
person. - High business
focus, straight thinker with the flexibility and creativity to achieve
results in risk management.
Age: between 30 and 45 years.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should
send their applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae together with copies of
certified academic certificates with at least three professional referees one
of whom should be their current Supervisors. All applications should in
properly sealed envelopes should be submitted to the address given below
clearly stating the job title applied for on the top right corner. E-mail
applications will only be received on condition that after being short listed,
the candidates must produce certified copies of academic transcripts and
certificates.
send their applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae together with copies of
certified academic certificates with at least three professional referees one
of whom should be their current Supervisors. All applications should in
properly sealed envelopes should be submitted to the address given below
clearly stating the job title applied for on the top right corner. E-mail
applications will only be received on condition that after being short listed,
the candidates must produce certified copies of academic transcripts and
certificates.
The Executive Director,
The Microfinance Support Centre
Limited,
Limited,
Plot 46, Windsor Crescent- off Acacia
Avenue
Avenue
P.O. Box 33711 Kampala. Uganda
E-mail: msc@msc.co.ug
Deadline: 21st February, 2014 by 5PM
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