Microfinance Activity - Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Microfinance Activity - Coordinator

Company Name: Shalom

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in Commerce (M.Com)/ Master of Business Administration (MBA) major in Accounting/Finance from a recognized university.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ SHALOM, is a national nonprofit development organization, working for humanitarian needs and initiating development activities to secure the life and living of the rural and urban poor and disaster vulnerable community since 1971 in Bangladesh. Its outreach programme covers almost 150,000 people in 16 districts.
∎ POSITION: Microfinance Activity - Coordinator
∎ REPORTS TO: Director, SHALOM
∎ POSITION SUMMARY: The Coordinator of Micro Finance Activity will be responsible for effectively and efficiently managing and implementing SHALOM Microfinance Activities, monitor MFA of 25 branch offices, capacity building, dynamic communication and extension of MFA in the new location.
∎ Employment Status: As per the organizational polices

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Planning & Development:
∎ Preparation of annual plan and budget, and preparation of monthly action plan.
∎ Determine SHALOM-MFA port folio and assist to branches for preparation of their portfolio.
∎ Preparation of Staff development plan.
∎ Develop the standard MFA operational and monitoring tools and formats acceptable by MRA.
∎ Preparation of MFA evaluation and audit plan.
∎ Includes innovative/creative service/products for MFA
∎ Develop and implement internal auditing policies, procedures, and program.
∎ MFA Management Operation and Monitoring:
∎ Overall leadership of MFA implementation and management of the team.
∎ Ensure efficient and timely completion of MFA objectives
∎ Regular visits to areas of operations, including beneficiary of MFA SHALOM
∎ Monitoring and evaluation of activities implemented by area manager, branch manager and credit officer.
∎ Carrying out and supervision of annual budget according to the MRA rules and regulations.
∎ Conduct surprise audit, investigation, operational audit, process audit, physical inventory counting etc. and taken action against audit findings.
∎ Maintain working papers and files systematically.
∎ Check and verify all kinds of bill, voucher, for ensuring the accuracy of accounting records and procedures
∎ Check all kinds of purchase requisition with bill and vouchers.
∎ Review and test internal systems and processes to identify opportunities for cost savings or process improvements.
∎ Give technical backstopping service to the SHALOM MFA Branches to ensure staff has the necessary understanding skills required to correctly implement the activities, and ensuring its quality and effectiveness.
∎ Asses the MFA staff annual job performance, arrange/conduct staff development training.
∎ Reporting:
∎ Monitor 25 branches MFA Produce monthly financial statutes report according to the MRA format.
∎ Prepare detailed field monitoring reports with findings and recommendations.
∎ Prepare and present reports that reflect audit's results and document process.
∎ Prepare different audit reports with accuracy and match with audit objective for the use of the top management.
∎ Women's are highly encouraged to apply.
∎ Any other relevant assignments deemed necessary for SHALOM

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 5 years' working experience in relevant field and equivalent position in Microfinance Organisation/NGOs.
∎ Good knowledge on basic Microcredit.
∎ Strong IT skills, including MS Word, Excel and Power point.
∎ Age and academic qualification may be relaxed for the experienced candidates.

Application Deadline: January 7, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Shalom
∎ Address : 54, Jonson road, Dhaka-1100

Category: NGO/Development