Financial Inclusion Officers at FINCA Uganda

Department:

Location: Busia, Iganga, Nakasongola, Masindi, Hoima, Masaka, Kyotera, Fortportal, Mubende, Kawempe, Kireka, Mbale, Mukono

Validity period: 16/07/2025 – 31/07/2025

About FINCA Uganda
FINCA Uganda is a subsidiary of FINCA Impact Finance and part of a network of 21 microfinance institutions and banks that provide socially responsible financial services that enable low – income individuals and communities to invest in the future. FINCA Uganda currently offers loans, savings and money transfer services in Uganda, one of the most competitive and dynamic microfinance markets in the world. FINCA is looking for a dynamic people to join their team of professionals as Financial Inclusion Officers.

Summary
The Financial Inclusion Officer (FIO) is responsible for promoting growth of clients and the portfolio in the group methodology through mobilization of new potential customers to grow the group lending portfolio and provide financial literacy trainings to the group customers as part of a preparation process as the clients take up FINCA credit group loans products.

Report to: Product Associate – Group Lending

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Key Duties & Responsibilities

Together with the Branch Manager, drawing up monthly plans in the identified catchment locations where sales and marketing activities such as community sales drives, focus group discussions, marketing drives and door to door have been conducted.
Together with the Branch Manager, drawing up monthly 3 pack training session for each of the identified groups of potential customers for the group lending product to achieve the monthly required targets.

Financial literacy training of Groups identified.
Training clients about the FINCA Uganda Self-Managed Group Product methodology.
Guiding group in selection of their leaders and group governance principles.
Emphasizing the group formation, cohesion/solidarity and record keeping during the trainings.
Evaluating of the readiness of the group members to take up FINCA financial services.

Implementing the schedule of action work plans agreed at the beginning of each month and providing weekly feedback to the Branch Manager with a dotted line to the Product Associate.