Job description
Conduct capacity building activities of Financial Services Cooperatives
Review the exercise of Financial Services Cooperatives Capacity Needs Assessment, base line surveys and develop capacity building plans;
Conduct and evaluate the impact of capacity building activities in Financial Services Cooperatives;
Review capacity buildings framework and road map;
Develop and update training materials, modules, standards and curriculum as well as supervisory systems needed to build the capacity of Financial Services Cooperatives and enable them to meet Financial Services Cooperatives needs;
Review coaching concept documents and conduct coaching activities of Financial Services Cooperatives;
Review training concept documents and conduct training of Financial Services Cooperatives
Provide services related to financial education, access to finance and consumer protection;
Review training reports
2. Prepare and conduct Promotion, Development and Sustainability activities of Financial Services Cooperatives
Assisting in reviewing, updating and validating Internal policies and procedures of Financial Services Cooperatives;
Providing advisory services to Financial Service Cooperatives;
Facilitating Financial Services Cooperatives in automation, consolidation and establishment of Cooperative Bank;
Developing and designing new financial products for Financial Services Cooperatives
Conduct collection of data on Financial Services Cooperatives market place and consolidating information into actionable items in product development
3.Conduct research and development activities in Financial Services Cooperatives
Understand sector objectives and designing surveys to discover prospective Financial Services Cooperatives preferences;
Assist in conducting research activities related to the development of Financial Services Cooperatives;
Remain fully informed on market trends, other parties researchers and implement best practices;
Assist and conduct assessments exercises related to Financial Services Cooperatives
4.Mobilize informal savings and credit groups(VSLS) to form Financial Services Cooperatives
Initiate and supervise savings campaigns to increase mobilization of informal savings groups(VSLS) to form Financial Services Cooperatives;
Develop accounting and management tools for informal savings and credit groups;
Assistance of savings and credit groups to meet legal and financial requirements for registration and licensing;
Participate in annual National Savings Campaigns
5. Review financial analysis of requests for registration, merging, transformation and dissolution of Financial Services Cooperatives
Review analysis of financial statement of Financial Services Cooperatives requesting for registration, merging, transformation and dissolution
Review analysis of business plans of Financial Services Cooperatives
Perform any other task assigned by his/her supervisor
Job Profile
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Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management
Experience: 3
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Master’s Degree in Project Management
Experience: 1
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Master’s Degree in Economics
Experience: 1
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Master’s Degree in Management
Experience: 1
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Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Experience: 3
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agri-business
Experience: 3
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Master’s Degree in Finance
Experience: 1
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Degree in Agri- business
Experience: 1
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Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Experience: 3
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Bachelors degree in management
Experience: 3
Skills
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Integrity
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Creativity/innovation
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Inclusiveness
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Accountability
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Communication
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Teamwork
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Client/citizen focus
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Professionalism
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Commitment to continuous learning
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Resource management skills
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Analytical skills
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Problem solving skills
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Decision making skills
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Time management skills
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Risk management skills
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Results oriented
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Digital literacy skills
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Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French. Knowledge of all is an added advantage
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Knowledge and understanding of the cooperative sector;
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Ability to analyze market trends and provide data-based advice;
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Understanding of financial and accounting principles;
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Knowledge on technical assistance to banks or micro-finance institutions;
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– Knowledge of Rwanda micro-financial management standards and procedures;
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Technical expertise in capacity building procedures, technics and strategies;
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Understanding of laws and regulations applied to cooperatives;