Opportunity Tanzania
Limited is a Microfinance Institution with Branches in Dar-Es-salaam, Arusha,
Tengeru, Moshi and Himo. As the part of
Opportunity's International network, OTL’s mission is to make available to the
economically disadvantaged members of Tanzanian society, small business loans
and other appropriate financial services that, coupled with the necessary
training, enable them to develop and sustain income generating and job creating
enterprises.
As an expanding
company were are looking for key staff in the following vacancies.
POSITION TITLE
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Education Loan Officer
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REPORTS DIRECTS TO
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Education Finance
Supervisor
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REPORTS INDIRECT TO
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Chief Relationship Officer
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LOCATION
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Kilimajaro and Arusha
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CLOSING DATE
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7th August,2014
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1: ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To
identify potential schools within his/her area of operation.
2. Market
and sale the education loans (both school improvement and school fees) to the
prospective schools.
- Collect and verify all client information and perform comprehensive assessment of potential schools.
4. To
carryout site visits of the potential schools premises and collaterals and
asses them accordingly including calculations of cash flow and balance sheet
and decide on the correct amount of loan to give.
- To visit all the clients and guarantor’s residential during loan appraisal.
- Ensure loans are processed in a timely manner according to the agreed, customer needs and opportunity Tanzania lending policies.
5.
To make follow up of the disbursed loans and see how it
is utilized to the planned project and comment to the branch manager of the
same.
6.
To monitor
repayments of disbursed school improvement loans and recommend to the Branch
manager initiation of initial appropriate recovery measures to be pursued In
case of default.
7.
Reviewing the
school improvement loan portfolio regularly and submit the report to the Branch
Manager.
- Establish good relationship between opportunity Tanzania and the customers and ensure good client retention.
- Participate in occasional market research surveys that may lead to new product development and/or measure transformation.
Other
Responsibilities:-
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Growth of the product within the set targets in both numbers and volume.
• Cost
conscious at all production stages in order to maximize product profitability.
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Achievement of the set up targets on numbers, volume and quality of the
product.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
required:
Education:
Bachelor degree in Business Administration,
Finance or Accounting from any recognized University or equivalent
Experience:
- The candidate must have a working experience of not
less than two years in lending business.
- Experience from a financial institution or related
discipline will be an added advantage.
- He/ She should be computer literate with excellent
command of Excel and
- Word Processing.
- Added skills in Risk management.
- Experience on Individual loans- MSE/MSE will be added
advantage.
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Knowledge of related lending and
compliance regulations, and other lending policies.
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Knowledge of Education Sector in
Tanzania
Skills and attributes
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Excellent communication both verbal
and written.
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Negotiation skills -effective
negotiation with customers.
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Target Driven.
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Proactive.
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Team Player.
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Ability to work independently under
minimum supervision.
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Adaptable to Change
·
Analytical.
Interested and qualified candidates
are invited to send their covering letter with Curriculum Vitae explaining why
they fit the above mentioned post before 7th August 2014. Only
covering letter and Curriculum vitae will be accepted through email address
below
Head Human
Resources
Plot 93,
Block 36 G; Kinondoni B
Kawawa Rd. Opp. Open University of Tanzania
Kawawa Rd. Opp. Open University of Tanzania
P.O Box
80244
Dar es
Salaam
NOTE: Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
OPPORTUNITY TANZANIA IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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