JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Savings Area Manager

Duty Station: Eastern Region

Reports to: Savings Manager

SUMMARY

The Savings Area Manager leads all regional savingsactivities for FINCA Uganda to mobilize savings in his/her respectivegeographic zone and is responsible fordesigning and implementing strategies for the region to grow savings. He/She will mobilize, monitor and activelyparticipate in the progressive growth of savings in the respective regionhe/she is assigned and coordinate strategic actions to achieve the overall region savingstargets.

Key duties and responsibilities:

1. Establishing institutional savings targets inliaison with the Savings Manager

2. Establishingbranch savings targets (number of clients, volume of savings, usage, crossselling, etc) at the branch level in liaison with the Branch Managers ofassigned branches and developing strategies for achieving them.

3. Inliaison with the Alternative Delivery Channels team and the Savings Manager, establishingsavings mobilization goals for the technologies in the assigned regions.

4. Establishinga strategic monthly plan of activities with existing and potential savers.

5. Implementing strategies and giving guidelines toinvolve all staff and services in mobilizing savings.

6. HelpingMarketing Department in designing and implementing promotional campaigns formobilizing savings

7. Supervising the work of savings mobilization inthe branches through weekly/monthly meetings and periodic joint field work

8. Preparing and submitting weekly activityagendas and reports to the Savings Manager.

9. Preparingand submitting bi-weekly progress reports to his/her supervisor and branches inhis/her specified region and recommend actions to take to better mobilizesavings.

10. Preparingand submitting end of month reports on achievements of targets and activitiesto Savings Manager using written reports and periodic meetings

11. Collaborating with branches to establish andorganize daily and weekly activities to mobilize savings.

12. Developingbusiness relationships with institutions that are potential clients and persuadingthem to save at FINCA.

13. Designingand implementing strategies to increase the savings portfolio.

14. Providinghis/her expertise and technical support in the management of businessrelationships with various institutions and potential clients

15. Promotingsavings products, services, and all channels of distribution (AlternateDelivery Channels - POS, Mobile Banking) to clients and institutions.

16. Analyzingthe market and proposing new locations to install POS Agents.

17. Collectingsuggestions and complaints from staff and clients and proposing improvements tohis/her supervisor.

18. Working with the Savings Manager to develop andimplement mechanisms to solicit clients (savers) feedback on products andservices.

Competencies

To perform the jobsuccessfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Hands on experience in Savingsmobilization with ability to grow portfolio.

· Excellent training andcoaching skills

· Good interpersonal,communication and presentation skills

· High Integrity/Ethics

· Self-motivated, Innovativeand result oriented

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in BusinessAdministration, Marketing or any other business-related field.

3years’ experience in Savings Mobilizationand Sales and Marketing in a Financial institution

Requirements