Financial Education Expert

Financial Education Expert

Background:

Savings Banks foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC’s a German NGO which is promoting the Micro-Finance Sector in Rwanda

Financial education is a very important matter that involves not only investors, but also families to help them keep a balanced budget.

AMIR - with the support of SBFIC - established a financial Education Program in Rwanda to encourage the Rwandan population to think about their future by changing their habits and

•             build financial capacity of target groups (students, parents, teachers)

•             educate people to differentiate between needs and desires

•             teach people to create saving plans

•             help the population to fix financial objectives.

Job responsibilities:

1. Educate the youth and their parents as well as teachers in financial education and to good saving practices, arrange and execute savings mobilization activities

2. Initiate and manage a range of partnerships that will successfully contribute to the completion of SBFIC/AMIR projects

3. Write regular acting plans and narrative reports

4. Insure that all partners (Ministries, BNR, targeted districts and sectors, schools and others) are informed and associated to our activities

5. Write field reports

6. Other tasks added in the course.

Minimum qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in economics, finance or any related subject

2. At least 2 or 3 years' experience in the micro-finance sector

3. MS Office Suit mastery

4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

5. High experience in financial education

6. Strong background in education in Rwanda

7. fluent in Kinyarwanda, I English and I French.

3. Core competencies:

1. Highly and effective communicator and public speaker

2. Excellent writing skills

3. Dynamic and fast moving in implementing the activities

4. Have proven skills in financial management S. Mature with high integrity in terms of having self-discipline

6. A strong knowledge of the Micro-finance sector.

Documents to submit:

1. Copy of the degree and other relevant documents (certifications, recommendation forms)

2. Application letter stating your motivation for this post and how you are qualified for it

3. Detailed CV.

Reports to:

Project Coordinator of SBFIC

Deadline and address for submission:

Kindly send your application via softcopy to:  office.kigali@sbfic.deor    brings the hardcopy to SBFIC M premises (former Centre Iwacu), Kabusunzu.

Deadline for submission is 1^st August 2014 at 4.30

Britta Konitzer

Project coordinator

Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation (SBFIC)