Some Microfinance Jobs

Published by Jerry Ostradicky, | 19 Jul 2009 at 11:52 pm

-The Mastercard Foundation – Senior Program Manager, Atlanta
Mastercard is hiring a Senior Program Manager for its Atlanta office to work in the Microfinance Program. Here is a brief description:

Reporting to the Director of the microfinance program and working closely with the Foundation’s senior management, the Senior Program Manager will identify, build and manage relationships with organizations with which the Foundation can work to fulfill its strategies.

For more information, visit the job posting at JustMeans.

This posting courtesy of SeaMO

-Here are some Microfinance jobs for people wanting to venture to Kenya:
A newly formed Micro Finance institution with a country wide network is seeking to recruit highly talented professionals to contribute positively to its business growth. To qualify for these positions, interested candidates must have a proven track record of performance; possess excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills. Computer literacy, ability to meet deadlines and deliver under pressure is a must.
Openings include: AREA MANAGERS (3 POSITIONS), BUSINESS SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (1 POSITION), BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANTS (12 POSITIONS),

This posting courtesy of Career Point Kenya

Author's Website: http://www.mykro.org

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8 Responses to “Some Microfinance Jobs”

BENJACK OCHIENG on 08 Jan 2010 at 8:12 am #

i would wish to apply for area managers’ position in a microfinance in kenya. currently, i am a manager of the same in another microfinance with 7 years experience at it. i am a graduate from the university of nairobi after pursuing a degree in economics majors and also a diploma in project management from the kenya institute of management
dominic savio on 09 Mar 2010 at 4:30 am #

Am applying for a post of busssiness development officer,
am a graduate with a degree in microfinance and Economic Development Uganda Martyrs university.
faisel abbas on 14 Mar 2010 at 2:13 am #

i have been associated with the pakistan banking industry for the last 06 years with 03 years in leading commercial bank as a branch manager in united bank limited and the other 03 successive years with the country’s largest micro finance bank “Tameer Microfinance Bank” as a branch manager by maintaining my branch monthly acquisition targets of 7million rupees with 99% resolution every month and maintaining delinquency at .8%. with liability portfolio of 30 million with active 1500 clients.
I wish to offer my services for your organization as an area manager.
paul onyango on 20 Apr 2010 at 7:14 am #

apllying for the post of business developement assistant,holder of diploma in business management ffrom the university of Nairobi and has a five year experience in the developement field.
BRIAN WANJALA on 21 Apr 2010 at 2:56 am #

Hi i am a graduate of Diploma in microfinance from Jomokenyatta University Of Agriculture and Technology i like microfinance and it has been my interest of specialistion crrently i am doing a degree of microfinance and i would like to get a job as business development assistant i have experience of 1year field study on mobilizing people and helping the poor people know how to save and get financial help i worked with an institution know as community without borders assosiation (cowibora) my details will be available upon request during interview my phone no. 0726773090 i will be glad offering my services as a business development assistant coz it my part i did business development as my unit and passed with disticion thanks very much
MERCY WANJIRU MBOCHU on 15 May 2010 at 1:26 am #

Hallo,
I am currently working as a Finance Development Officer with Faulu Kenya Deposit Taking Microfinance Company In Kenya.
My passion is in Recruiting, Training, Funding and monitoring small and medium businesses and witness them grow and hence change the livelihood of Individuals and communities.
I am a graduate of the University of Nairobi with a bachelors degree in Science and am currently taking an MBA Program at Daystar University specializing in Marketing and Strategic Mangement.
I would be glad to join your company as a Business Development Assistant.
My day time contact is 0722 815 772 and my email address is fmmbochu@yahoo.com
thanks in advance
Dominic Savio on 07 Jul 2010 at 5:33 am #

Graduate Degree in Microfinance and community Economic Development
Believe in microfinance
Michael on 21 Jul 2010 at 2:46 am #

Hi
Apllying for the post of Area Manager. I am curently working as Microfinance Consultant/Bank Branch Manager in Liberia. I am a graduete of Bachelor of Business Admnistration (BBA) Entrepreneurship Development, Mzumbe University, Tanzania. Cheers.

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No Pago! Reasons to Resist Microfinance in Nicaragua
By MRD
29/08/2010 2:17 pm
I’ve researched microcredit in Nicaragua on and off for the last two years. I’ve interviewed nearly three hundred clients from across the country. I’d say there are two main issues at play in looking at the limits to microfinance here. First, the vast majority of borrowers in the informal market. Investment in their business only lets them sell more bottles of pepsi, more gallo pinto or more cosmetics. The problem is one of adding value to the goods and services to people in this sector. I have interviewed so many people who have a group bank composed of people who all own pulperias and (presumably) just sell each other snacks. The ‘more’ successful clients I’ve talked with tend to be those involved in things like artesania where they can command a higher price, often by shipping their handicraft to another country (like guatemala or mexico).

Second, microfinance providers are prohibited from offering other kinds of banking services – they can only dispense loans. For agricultural clients who do no need more debt at the time of the year when the market is replete with corn and beans and the prices are very low, there is no place (other than under the matress) to put any savings. Both of these point to the immense problem of the dearth of small and medium enterprises here. Very few businesses served by MFIs have more than 1 to 3 people working for them including the borrower.

Finally, echoing the post I am a bit skeptical of the MNP motives. The MNP functions as a protection racket.However, the MNP works by members taking out as many loans as they can without any plans to pay them back. Members actually pay for the protection the group provides them from their creditors. If a loan officer comes to collect, they call up their MNP jefe and they chase them out of town or chop up their motorcycle.

I’d agree that financial literacy programs are important and underutilized. These loan products are quite straightforward – interest is a simple compound and borrowers know how much they owe every period and how much they will pay at the end of the term. If they dont think they can pay, they don’t have to borrow. You don’t get into $600,000 of debt in places like Jalapa by accident or financial illiteracy.

Alba Coruna not only gives out loans with low, subsidized interest rates but their clients do not appear on the country wide database of risky clients. For example, I can take out a whole bunch of AC loans, not pay all of them back, and then go in and try to borrow from a host of other MFIs linked in with ASOMIF (the industry association) and none of them will know how many loans I have outstanding. So I can then turn around and not pay them back either. Much more likely here is that these are soft programs to garner favor with the government backing them up.

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No Pago! Reasons to Resist Microfinance in Nicaragua
By KingofPaupers
21/08/2010 7:44 pm
“These incidents are only a few examples of the bad feeling that microfinance institutions (MFIs) have inspired among a section of the rural population in north and central Nicaragua. So, why have the borrowers been protesting? Here are some reasons I’ve uncovered. High Interest Rates. Microfinance institutions in Nicaragua charge interest rates of as much as 21%. The protestors contend that this rate should be no more than 8%. Yes, 21% sounds like a large percentage of a small loan. However, microfinance institutions have high transaction costs, based on the labor-intensive process of managing repayments.”
Jct: Har har har. Mr. “High Interest” Microlending loanshark is given a Nobel Prize. I guess my boast of getting a Nobel Prize too as Mr. “No Interest” for my UNILETS Macrolending Millennium Declaration C6 for a time-based currency to restructure the global financial architecture.

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No Pago! Reasons to Resist Microfinance in Nicaragua
By John Harmsworth
18/08/2010 7:40 am
In this submission I will play the role of the ignorant outsider as I am a fairly recent discoverer of Kiva. I was previously aware of the Grameen bank initiative but I had no knowledge of the practical issues in play. I have found myself somewhat frustrated in attempting to identify loan requests on Kiva that I feel represent a real opportunity for advancement for the individuals borrowing and communties they are serving.

Now that I understand better the types of interest that are charged on these loans I have even greater concerns. The off-setting factor which I would also have to investigate is the local inflation rate, but I find it hard to believe that loans at 20% for home improvement can be helpful to clients in the longer term unless their homes are unlivable.

I always try to identify people who are borrowing to improve their productive capacity and/or their ability to serve their local market with goods or services that are otherwise unavailable or imported. It seems to me that the MFIs may be missing an important responsibility in not providing guidance on what constitutes a wisely sought loan. While most poor people are probably quite intelligent about small amounts of money, they may not have experience with borrowing. I also have a problem with reading that an MFI had 6 people jailed for failing to repay a loan. No Western organization should be sanctioning debtor’s imprisonment in the 21st century.

At the same time it seems very likely that Mssrs. Ortega and Chavez have ulterior motives in their sponsorship ( control? ) of the Alba Caruna. Perhaps MFI involvement in Nicaragua has reached the saturation point and a refocusing is required. It seems to me that this would also be a good time to support an independent member owned credit union. This could be more community based which would reduce the travel requirements of the MFIs. After all, isn’t the intent of these programs to assist people to get out of the poverty trap?
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