La Fayette Microfinance Bank Limited Vacancies, June 24th 2013

La Fayette Microfinance Bank Limited will join Cameroon, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Cambodia and Ivory Coast as member of Advans group network. Advans SA SICAR was created in 2005 by Horus Development Finance together with several development financial institutions:  IFC, FMO, KFW, CDC, EIB, AFD Group.

La Fayette Microfinance Bank recently received the Approval-in-Principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria to carry out microfinance services in Oyo State.

La Fayette Microfinance Bank Limited is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Client Officer
Job Reference: ADV/NIG/CO/JUN
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job Description
The Client Officer is responsible for processing the loans, monitoring the loan portfolio and developing the Advans La Fayette MFB loan clientele. He/she will also be responsible for developing the savings and deposits portfolio for the target groups.
The client Officer will spend more than 60% of the time on the field by performing visits to clients in commercial areas.
Essential Knowledge / Skills

• Degree, Higher National Diploma (preferably in the following areas: management / accountancy / banking & finance / economics / marketing)
• Good relationship and communication skills, strong team spirit
• Analysis skills
• Good computer skills
• Real motivation to work and grow in a challenging context
• Taste for fieldwork

• Practical knowledge of micro / small / medium businesses
• Knowledge of microfinance bank sector is a must
• Writing skills
• Knowledge of local languages

• Degree, Higher National Diploma (preferably in the following area of interest : management / accountancy / banking & finance / economics / marketing)
• Good relationship and communication skills, strong team spirit
• Good computer skills
• Real motivation to work and grow in a challenging

• Practical knowledge of micro / small / medium businesses
• Knowledge of microfinance bank sector
• Writing skills
• Knowledge of local languages