KATI is a microfinance company operating in Lira
and Pader and Agago districts with a strong social
mission, started in 2012.
KATI provides unique packages of business training,
mentoring and access to competitive start-up/
business enhancement loans for young entrepreneurs
aged 18-35 years in northern Uganda with the aim to
reduce youth unemployment by stimulating a culture
of transformative entrepreneurship.
KATI is looking for the following team members to
support its challenge to cut costs, strengthen its
group and individual loan portfolio, and achieve
profitability within the next 18 months:
- Operations Manager (OM) – 1 vacancy
The Operations Manager will be responsible for
overall leadership of KATI and its team of ten [10]
dedicated professionals, and accountable for a
goal to cut costs and achieve profitability within
18 months. The OM reports to a Board and liaises
regularly with funding entities.
The successful candidate is willing to permanently
locate in Lira, and has:
- 7 years work experience in banking or
microfinance, including >3 years in relevant
leadership roles (e.g., regional manager, CEO,
department head)
- Demonstrated experience leading through
change
- Track record of cost reduction management
- Strong understanding of analytics and financial
budgeting
- Passion for social impact
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g.,
Microfinance, Banking, Corporate Finance)
- Senior Finance and Administration Officer
(SFAO) – 1 vacancy
The SFAO will have primary day-to-day responsibility
for planning, implementing, managing and
controlling all finance and administrative-related
activities of the company. This will include direct
responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting,
property management, procurement, partnership
relationships and compliance. The successful
person will have a good understanding of credit
management, accounting software packages, for
profit fund management (budgeting processes and
internal control), organisation investment planning
and entrepreneurship. The right candidate will
have BSC in Accounting and Finance, BBA
accounting option. CPA highly desirable.
To apply; submit a motivation Letter, CV and copies
of Academic documents as one pdf document
to [email protected] The deadline for
receiving applications is 23rd November 2018
Note:
Only applications receive through email will be
processed.
- KATI does not ask for payment for any
application processing
- Those who applied for positions of CEO
and CFAO with KATI earlier are urged to
re-apply as the titles have changed; CEO
is now Operations Manager (OM) and CFAO
is now Senior Finance and Administration
Officer (SFAO)
- Women are strongly encouraged to apply
