Branch Team Leader at Vision Fund Rwanda: (Deadline 15 August 2024)

1^st August 2024

Job Opportunity

Gicumbi Branch Team Leader

‘’Make a difference to thousands in the land of a thousand hills’’

VisionFund Rwanda (VFR), is Rwanda’s largest microfinance Institution. VFR is committed to the development of Rwanda through providing affordable financial services (savings and loans) to the less privileged throughout its 4 zones in Rwanda.

VFR is the institution where you can develop your expertise working with the best people worldwide in a dynamic, team focused high performance environment. If you are looking for interesting but challenging work where you can make a difference in the world, then VFR has the will to make it so.

VisionFund Rwanda (VFR) has zero tolerance to abuse and sexual exploitation of children and adults beneficiaries. We expect all our employees/affiliates to commit to protecting children and adult beneficiaries from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy.

Branch Team Leader

 Directly reporting to: Branch Manager.

Major Responsibilities:

The sound extension, planning, monitoring and loan documentation of branch

Operations;

• Exchanges information with the Branch Leader and other departments and secures an adequate information flow within the branch;
• Monitors loan collaterals submitted by clients; and as recommended by the sites, controls and facilitates the selling of these collaterals in coordination with the institution’s legal officer;
• Make sure the clients are visited before loans are given out
• Ensures compliance to all existing regulations;
• Ensures that policies and procedures are applied consistently and uniformly across the branch
• Ensures the proper loan documentation is in place.
• Follow up of delinquent borrowers and help in loan recovery
• Visit and verifying the clients during group training.
• Plan and supervise marketing and promotional activities in the Branch working area
• Analyze the monthly financial statement of the branch, and adopt remedial measures if necessary,

The efficiency of Credit Operations,

• Supervises the day-to-day credit activities of a branch to ensure that the targets set and agreed upon are met;
• Consults with the MIS department any monitoring or reporting related issues, and resolves the issues at the soonest possible time;

Maintain the quality of the loan portfolio of the credit officers

• Champions” the efforts in managing loan delinquency by closely monitoring the branch and ensuring strict compliance to all policies and procedures;
• Physical verification and appraisal of businesses before issuing loans
• Witnesses every disbursement within the branch

Management of the staff in the branch

• Principal advisor of the Branch Leader on all matters relating to Branch staff.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Management, Accounting, Finance and other related field.
• Proven experience as Team Leader or similar role for 3 years and more.

How to apply

Should you wish to apply for this position, please go to the following link Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)

If the aforementioned position speaks to you, send your updated application via the above mentioned Link by or before 15^th August 2024.

In case you face any challenges in applying, please let us know on: recruitment@vfcrwanda.rw (no applications will be accepted through this email).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.