The Business Development Manager shall be responsible for overall implementation of the KCBF-GIZ E4D Project for Uganda. He/she shall be responsible for the overall Project and Financial Management, including planning, coordinating and implementation of the project; supporting monitoring, evaluation and learning; communications; optimal use of resources and the oversight of project strategic partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mobilize and recruit beneficiaries into the E4D Uganda Project.
• Oversee training of the recruited beneficiaries in collaboration with the selected training partners, including quality assurance of the trainings.
• Establish linkages with other stakeholders in Uganda, to create opportunities for industrial attachments and job opportunities for the project beneficiaries.
• Deliver interventions around capacity building and strengthening of vocational businesses for financial inclusion
• Coordinate the Business Development Officers (BDOs) in the development of business plans, on-boarding workshops, business incubation services to all the beneficiaries.
• Lead the BDOs in providing business incubation services to the beneficiaries for enterprise development.
• Work with Country MD, Head of Marketing and KCBF Programme managers to ensure effective management of the relationships with KCB Foundation and the Project implementing partners and implementing partner institutions.
• Coordinate with concerned local government, public sector and private sector partners and leverage necessary support for the program whilst strengthening linkages with the stakeholders.
• Work with other KCB Bank Uganda functions to ensure compliance to Bank’s policies and procedures in execution of the Project including compliance to credit policies; work with other Bank’s functions to support integration of other Bank products into the Project.
• Provide timely and effective program documentation, data management and reporting of the Project activities and performance, including success stories and testimonials
• Ensure implementation of youth KCBF Safeguarding Policy and Procedures within the E4D Project.
• Provide leadership to the team of BDOs working with him/her including performance management and talent development.
• Successfully transition matured business enterprises to the bank through Shared value proposition

Skills and Requirements:

For the above position, the successful applicant should meet the following criteria,

• Bachelor’s Degree of Commerce (Finance or Accounting Option)/ Bachelor of Arts Economics/ BSC Mathematics/Engineering or any other related business discipline from a recognized and reputable institution. A Master’s in Business Administration is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience.
• Leadership experience with a strategic perspective and commercial awareness.
• People management skills
• Financial analysis and performance management
• Credit administration
• Risk management
• Relationship management and customer service skills
• Compliance
• Project management
• Attention to detail
• Computer literate.