Employment opportunities with The First MicroFinance Institution

Employment opportunities with The First MicroFinance Institution

The First MicroFinance Institution (FMFI-Syria) is a legal and independent entity registered under the commercial registry No. 15488 date: 04/09/2008, established by the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) which is one of the Aga Khan Development Network Agencies. Its mandate is to alleviate poverty, diminish the vulnerability of poor populations and reduce economic and social exclusion by establishing sustainable institutions that extend a broad range of innovative financial services to underserved population.

FMFI-Syria is currently seeking applicants for the following full time positions that are based in the Institution’s Branches in each of the following cities: Damascus, Aleppo, Lattakia, Tartous, Salamieh, Sweida, Mesiaf and Homs:

1) Loan Officers & Deposit Officers

2) Customer Care Coordinators

3) Cashiers

Successful Candidates should:

• Have Intermediate Degree in Banking, Commerce and/or any related field;
• Have One (1) year experience in related field. Having hands-on experience in Commercial and/or Microfinance banking would be an asset;
• Possess good communication and negotiation skills;
• Having an acceptable level of proficiency in both spoken and written English;
• Be able to work under pressure and willing to travel in Syria.

4) System Support Assistant (Residing in Tartous)

The incumbent of the position is responsible for extending technical assistance in terms of networking, trouble shooting and operating systems for three Branches in Tartous, Lattakia and Mesiaf in full coordination and supervision of the IT Manager at the Head Office in Damascus.

5) System Support Assistant (Residing in Sweida)

The incumbent of the position is responsible for entering and processing all data and producing the daily and monthly database reports of the Branch, and extending technical assistance in terms of networking, trouble shooting and operating systems for the Branch in Sweida in full coordination and supervision of the IT Manager at the Head Office in Damascus.

Successful Candidates should:

• Have BS in Computer Science or Intermediate Certificate in Information Technology;
• Have at least Two (2) years experience in related field. Having hands-on experience in Commercial and/or Microfinance banking would be an asset;
• Possess strong software and hardware computing skills and knowledge;
• Have good interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills;
• Have an acceptable level of proficiency in both spoken and written English;
• Be able to work under pressure and willing to travel in Syria.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter expressing their interest quoting one of the above positions and a resume providing complete personal data together with employment history, along with names of three professional referees to the following address:

The First MicroFinance Institution (FMFI-Syria)

Al-Mazraa, Amr Bin Kolthoum Str. Bldg. No. 1

Damascus, Syria

Email address: FMFIJOBS@akdn.org

Deadline for applications submission: 30 July 2009

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

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