Internal Risk Officer Job Vacancies – Mercy Corps

Organization: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to:  Branch Manager

Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution in Uganda with 34-networked branches and 10 contact offices countrywide; regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.

Job Summary:  The Sales Representative- Forex will be responsible for sourcing clients for Pride’s forex trading product.

·       Update the board rates in a timely manner.

·       Carry  out  research  on  the  rates  with  other  competitors  and  advise  the  Branch  Manager  as  appropriate.

·       Mobilize  both  Pride  clients  to  buy  and  sell  forex

·      Keep  good  relationship  with  clients  mobilized  and  Create  good  working  relationship  with  credit  staff  and  cashiers  so  that  they  refer  clients  for  forex.

·      Bring  in  a  minimum  of  350  forex  transactions  on  monthly  basis

·      Mobilise  special  clients  like  car  dealers  and  NGOs  to  buy  and  sell  forex  at  Pride.

·      Work  with  Procurement  Section  of  Pride  to  refer  suppliers  to  sell  and  buy  forex  from  Pride.

·      Perform  any  other  duties  as  may  be  assigned  by  the  Branch  Manager  or  designee.

·      The ideal applicant should possess a minimum  of a  Diploma  in  Commerce,  Development  Economics,  Economics,  Microfinance,  Development  studies,  Business  Studies,  International Business,  Accounting  and  Finance,  Marketing,  Financial  Services  and  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,  Public  Relations  and  Media  Management,  B.  Agriculture  &  Rural  Innovations,  Agricultural  Engineering,  Agricultural  Extension,  Engineering  or  in  any  other  relevant  /  related  field.

·       At least two Principal passes at A ‘Level.

·       Should  possess  credits  and  or  a  pass  in  Mathematics  and  English  at  O’level

·       He/  she  must  possess  experience of  selling forex products  to  business  clients,  NGOs  and  companies  of  at  least  one  year.

·       He  /  she  must  have  worked  in  a  Forex  bureau  or  commercial  banks  dealing  in  forex  trading.

·       Should  be  willing  to  work  in  any  part  of  the  country.

·       Should be energetic with high degree of innovativeness, creativity and ambition

·       Should  have  a  high  degree  of  integrity,  excellent  interpersonal,  communication  and  presentation  skills.

·       Should be fluent in commonly used local languages

·       Must be able to meet set targets

All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online by following the procedure,

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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 hard copy deliveries will be accepted

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