19 No Experience Credit Officer – Individual Lending Jobs – Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI)

19 No Experience Credit Officer – Individual Lending Jobs – Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI)

Job Title:   Credit Officer – Individual Lending (19 No Experience Jobs)

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 eight contact offices countrywide, an equal opportunity employer, regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.

Job Summary:    The Credit Officer – Individual Lending will  be  responsible  for  recruiting  of  clients,  verifying  sources  of  income  and  visiting  prospective  clients’  homes  and  business  to  assess  credit  worthiness.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Marketing  the  Individual  lending  products.
  • Client mobilization,  sensitization  and  training.
  • Preparation  of  credit  applications  for  credit  committees  according  to  policy.
  • Loan  disbursement  according  to  policy.
  • Follow-  up  and  recovery  of  loans  according  to  policy.
  • Ensuring  proper  filing  of  all  Individual  Lending  documentation.
  • Contribute  positively  to  branch  performance  by  continuously  achieving  all  set  targets.
  • Any  other  duties  as  directed  from  time  to  time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

  • The ideal candidate for the Pride  Credit Officer – Individual Lending job placement should preferably hold a Diploma  or  Bachelor’s  Degree  in  Commerce,  Economics,  Microfinance,  Development  Economics,  and  Development  studies,  Business  Studies,  Accounting  and  Finance,  Marketing,  International  Business,    Financial  Services,  Business  Computing,  Business  Statistics,  Entrepreneurship  &  Small  Business  Management,  Social Sciences,  SWASA,  Education,  Procurement  &  Chain  Supply  Management,  Procurement  &  Logistics  Management,  Human Resource  Management, Industrial  &  Organization  Psychology,  Project  Planning  and  Management,  Entrepreneurship  and  Project  Planning,  Public  Administration  and  Management,  Sales  and  Marketing  Management,  B.  Agriculture  &  Rural  Innovations,  Agricultural  Engineering,  Agricultural  Extension,  Engineering,  or in  any  other  relevant  /  related  field.
  • 2 Principal  passes  at  A’ Level  +
  • Credits  &/  passes  in  Maths  and  English  at  O’level
  • The  candidate  must  be  able  and  willing  to  ride  a  motorcycle,  should  possess  a  valid  riding  permit  and  /  or  process  one  within  a  period  not  exceeding  three  months  of  probation.
  • Should  be  willing  to  work  in  any  part  of  the  country.
  • Should  be  ready  to  challenge  themselves  to  continuously  deliver  exceptional  performance.
  • Should  be  computer  literate,  highly  motivated,  innovative  and  a  self-starter.
  • Should  have  excellent  presentation,  interpersonal  and communication  skills.
  • Should  possess  leadership  skills.
  • Should  be  honest,  trustworthy  and  have  a  high  degree  of  integrity.
  • Should  be  fluent  in  commonly  used  local  languages.
  • Should  not  be  more  than  35  years  of  age.

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 hardcopy deliveries will be accepted

Deadline: 21st June 2019

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