German Sparkassenstiftung for international Cooperation (DSIK) is a German NGO that
promotes financial sector development. DSIK was established by several Sparkassen (savings banks) in Germany in 1992. Since that, it has been working in more than 80 countries, successfully carrying out more than 200 projects. We are now working in Eastern Africa for more than 10 years, focusing on strengthening institutions in the microfinance sector and its customers to enhance access to finance and to develop capacities on the supply and the demand side of the financial sector. Within the Eastern African Region, we are currently conducting projects in Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania, which are refinanced by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ).
In Uganda, we work closely with our partners- Association of Microfinance Institutions of
Uganda (AMFIU), Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited (UCSCU) and Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (UIBFS).
It is within the above-mentioned context that DSIK seeks to hire a Financial Education Advisor to support the operations of its Country Office in Uganda.
Deployment location:
Main location for the employee will be Arua in Uganda. Missions to other locations in Uganda as well as to other countries in Eastern Africa, especially Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania are possible.
Roles and responsibilities:
• Organize and execute trainings, workshops, and sessions on financial education for the
target groups, in close collaboration with partners in Uganda
• Develop and improve materials for financial education
• Organize relevant exchange study trips, meetings, workshops, and seminars
• Support the recruitment of trainers as well as management of the trainer pool
• Provide advice and support to our partners in Uganda, e.g., in creating and updating
action and training plans, organizing trainings, budgeting, and alike
• Operative follow-up and logistics for all executed activities
• Involve all partners and stakeholders to ensure optimum communication towards
achievement of project objectives
• Support to develop the budget for activities in financial education
• Support the monitoring and evaluation of financial education activities
• Support procurement, stock management, inventory, and office administration at Arua
office
• Prepare reports on all activities and provide a monthly report
• Other tasks as assigned by the management.
Profile:
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, banking, finance, or any related subject; Master’s
degree is a plus
• At least 5 years’ experience in the Ugandan microfinance sector, especially in the fields
of capacity development and financial education
• Have proven skills as a trainer and in development of training material
• Dynamic, creative, and fast moving in implementing activities
• Mature with high integrity and having a high degree of self-responsibility
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office, especially MS Word and MS Power Point
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluent in English and any of the local languages
How to apply:
Please submit your updated CV, relevant certificates and transcripts of records, and a cover letter clearly demonstrating your knowledge, experience and motivation as well as highlighting your suitability for the assignment to application.eastafrica@dsik.org.
Applications will be received not later than December 19th ,2021. Please understand that we will only contact candidates who will have passed the preselection successfully and will be invited to the Assessment Center.
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