Jobs at:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI)

Vacancy title:
Credit Officer- Individual Lending

Deadline of this Job:
21/10/2016.

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading
Microfinance Deposit Taking Institution in Uganda with 33 networked branches and 7 contact offices countrywide, an equal opportunity employer, regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003. Pride is now looking for young, dynamic and energetic individuals to fill the following positions.

Credit Officer – Individual Lending
The Credit Officer - Individual Lending reports to the Credit
Supervisor and is responsible for recruiting of clients, verifying sources of income and visiting prospective clients’ homes and business to assess credit worthiness.

Specific responsibilities include:
- 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.

Minimum Academic Oualifications and Experience:
Diploma in Commerce, Development Economics, Economics,
Development studies, Business Studies, Accounting and
Finance, Marketing, Financial Services and Business Computing,
International Business, Business Statistics, Entrepreneurship 81
Small Business Management, Social Science, SWASA or in any other relevant / related field.

Candidates should possess 2 principle passes at A’ Level and credit passes in English and Mathematics at O’ Level.

Candidates with experience will be at an added advantage.

Person Specifications for jobs positions I & 2 above:
- The candidate must be able and willing to ride a motorcycle, should possess a 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.

Desired Competencies /skills.
Ideals candidates for all the jobs above should have the following competencies.
- Emotional intelligence, Oral Communication
- Written communication, Report writing.
- Inter personal skills, Business acumen
. Customer awareness, Cross-selling’
- Computer knowledge, Able to speak local languages.

Desired behaviors for all jobs above include.
- Confidentiality, Self-drive,
- Self-confidence, Integrity, reactiveness,
- Compliance to policies, Discipline,
- Diligence and Efficiency.

Job application procedure
If you believe you meet our requirements, have the necessary skills, you desire to succeed and make a difference, then apply and send a detailed CV, copies of academic and professional certificates / transcripts, copy of riding permit (for positions 1&2) postal address, current salary, salary expectation, names of 3 referees and a daytime telephone contact to the address below so as to reach not later than 21/10/2016.

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. If you do not hear from us please consider yourself unsuccessful.
Victoria Office Park, Block B, Bukoto,
Plot 6-9, Ben Kiwanuka Okot Close,
P. O. Box 7566, Kampala.Tel. No. 0312-262366 ,
Kampala, Uganda.
Web. www.pridemicrofinance.co.ug