Our client a notable and vibrant Micro finance Bank requires urgently the service of highly skilled candidate to fill the afore-mentioned position

Managing Director/CEO
Location: Lagos
The CEO is responsible for working closely with the Board of Directors and other partner organizations in establishing a poverty-focused, microcredit program. She or he will be responsible for staff recruitment and supervision; providing training assistance to the field staff on the Bank microcredit methodology; setting up the program office and operating systems;developing program policies, rules and procedures; financial planning and management planning for program expansion.

To increase outreach and financial sustainability; mobilizing financial resources from national and international donors, and technical resources for program development and expansion; and ensuring efficient day-to-day operations of the program.

Requirement
•Highly motivated,with a strong commitment to working with the poor, especially women
•Knowledge and understanding of microcredit as a strategy for poverty reduction and alleviation
•Strong organizational, planning, management and leadership skills
•Ideally has at least five years’ management experience in foremost microfinance banks
•Experience with a poverty-focused microcredit or related program in a developing-country context an added advantage
•Fluency in local language and working knowledge of English
•Computer-literate (word processing, spreadsheet, etc.)
•B.Sc/HND, MSC/MBA in Finance,management, economics ,development
and other related fields,

Professional qualifications like ACIB, ACA, ATS, and certificate in Microfinance
Banking will be an added advantage
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Administrative
Managing the operating-capital and on-lending funds
Ensuring that account books and financial statement reports are submitted and up-to-date
Developing yearly expansion plans and targets with respect to outreach, loan disbursements, staffing requirements and financial viability
Making institutional arrangements regarding the safe placement of client savings

Supervisory

•Supervising, monitoring and evaluating program activities, staff performance, loan and savings performance, and budgets
•Monitoring branch budgets and progress against targets
•Supervising the work of Branch Managers and field staff in group and Center formation, weekly meetings, loan approval and disbursements, loan utilization and effective implementation of poverty targeting methodology
Development
Organizing training to upgrade the knowledge and skills of the Branch Managers, and office and field staff in running a poverty-focused microcredit program
Organizing appropriate types of workshops and meetings for staff and client development
Developing core values for staff and clients to motivate them in their work

External Environment

Fostering collaboration with other microcredit programs and NGOs, commercial banks, government agencies and donors to promote the work of the program
Promoting harmonious relationship with the program communities and society at large, to ensure support for program implementation and expansion

Salary: Based on experience N6-8m based on qualification and wealth of experience in Micro-finance Banking

Method of Application
Interested candidates must send their CV to customercare.sdil@gmail.com on or before 3rd December,2015