Business Development & Interventions Manager – Vision Fund Uganda Limited (VFU)
Job Title: Business Development & Integrations Manager
Organization: Vision Fund Uganda Limited (VFU)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Supervises: Business Development and Integrations Supervisor and Marketing & Communications Specialist
About US:
Vision Fund Uganda Limited (VFU) is a Microfinance institution and an affiliate of World Vision Uganda (WVU), a child-focused Christian Organization that believes in brighter futures for children, empowering families to create incomes and jobs by Unlocking economic potential for communities to thrive. VisionFund Uganda is also part of the bigger network of VisionFund International (VFI), with MFI’s in 28 Countries worldwide.
Job Summary: The Business Development & Interventions Manager designs strategies that will increase the public’s awareness on VFU products and services, develops marketing products, plans, tools, and techniques that will boost VFU market share and ensures that VFU achieves and maintains appropriate brand and image.
Key Duties And Responsibilities:
- Develops cost-efficient and effective marketing products and strategies that are appropriate for the desired market;
- Packages a marketing prospectus for the institution meant for investors, donors, credit providers, technical groups (such as CGAP, Micro save, etc.);
- Supervises creation and implementation of plans and methods to create awareness of all products and services
- Supervise the conducts of customer satisfaction surveys, competition and market surveys to guide Management in designing appropriate products and services.
- Prepares an annual marketing plan and the annual budget for the MFI;
- Prepares a sales strategy in liaison with Regions/ Branches to achieve Portfolio and Clientele targets.
- Ensure that the MFI is integrating fully with WV Area Programs to drive Impact.
Qualifications, Skills And Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a University Degree in Marketing, Business Administration and any other related courses.
- A professional course in Marketing will be an added advantage.
- At least 3 years of related experience at managerial level
- Experience and proficiency in market research and product development.
- Strong sales and business acumen-ship
- Determined personality with initiative, perseverance and the ability to motivate and manage a team.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants should submit an application letter and a CV along with the contacts of three professional referees to: The Director, Future Options Consulting Ltd, 4th Floor, DTB Centre, Kampala Road, P.O. Box 34934, Kampala, Uganda by email: hr@futureoptionsug.com; Tel: +256 414 231204/6.
(Please include the title of the position for which you are applying in the subject line of the email). Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 21st October 2019 by 5.00pm.
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