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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Chief Executive Officer – Mutahid DFI
VA #: 030/MISFA
Organization: Mutahid DFI
Location: Kabul
Duration: Minimum two-year contract if expatriate / Permanent position if Afghan Citizen
No of Post: One
Sex: Any
Nationality: Expatriate or Afghan
Date Announced 23 Feb 2015
Closing Date: 09 March 2015
About Mutahid
Mutahid (meaning United in local language) Development Finance Institution (MUTAHID) was established in April 2011 in an effort to create one larger, stronger and sustainable, best practice MFI based on the core principles of ethics, ideas, and hard work by initially transferring good clients, quality staff and loan portfolio of six MFIs which were exiting the Afghan microfinance sector. Mutahid currently employs over 260 staff, serving 12,000 clients through eight branches in six provinces of Afghanistan. Mutahid offers microfinance group and individual loans, Islamic products, and SME loans, managing a portfolio of AFN 335 million with the potential to grow further over the next years. Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan (MISFA) is supporting MUTAHID directly by providing direction, capacity building and financial resources and while a division of MISFA is run as a separate autonomous operating entity.
Principle duties and responsibilities
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) would be responsible to lead the institution and execute the approved business plan. The CEO under the direction of the Executive Committee will:
Demonstrate good corporate governance, provide leadership, manage the core management team and provide continued guidance to the staff based on the core principles of ethics, ideas and hard work.
Lead collaborative strategic and business planning. This includes review/development of Outlet strategies, MIS strategies (financial, HR and portfolio), HR strategies, Training &
Capacity Building strategies, Product management, Risk management framework/reporting and Marketing strategies etc. and translating these into operational plans.
Develop and report progress against the operational plan based on the reviews and business planning exercise.
Improve existing products and design new products, policies and procedures taking into account the lessons learnt in past lending by other institutions and the development finance sector, ensuring adequate controls are in place to prevent delinquencies.
Work on new technologies, such as GPS – to indentify client residence and business addresses, Biometrics – to control duplicate lending, Mobile money – the use of mobile technology for disbursements and repayments of financial services, supplemented by the establishment of a mobile-eco-system.
Improve performance management systems, capacity building and talent management systems to optimize employee performance.
Propose to the Executive Committee cost-efficiency/sustainability initiatives such as optimizing staff utilization, administrative cost control, technological solutions leading to efficiencies, reorganizing process/departments etc.
Manage timely and accurate reporting of MUTAHID to the Executive Committee and various stakeholders.
Support the independent Internal Audit function and address recommendations made by this function and the Internal Audit Committee of the Executive Committee in a timely manner.
Undertake periodic review of the business plan, financial and operational performance versus the plan and perform key variance analysis. Where required, review the projections of MUTAHID and make recommendations to the Executive Committee for revisions.
Ensure strict compliance to the policies and procedures and a strong ethical environment in the institution.
Develop policies and procedures, where required, and update the entire suite of policies and procedures on a periodic basis.
If the successful candidate is an expatriate, s/he is expected to transfer knowledge & practice and develop local successors localizing the position seamlessly, towards the end of the two-year contract.
Experience and Qualifications
At least Masters level educational qualification or equivalent.
At least 5 years’ executive level employment experience in development finance sector, preferably in Afghanistan or South/Central Asia region.
Fluency in English, working knowledge of Dari/Pashto would be a plus.
Exceptional integrity, communication, leadership, team building and interpersonal skills.
Strong financial skills pertaining to development finance sector.
Good computing & analytical skills and up-to-date with technological developments in the development finance sector.
Ability to work under pressure, timelines and in a challenging environment.
Reporting Responsibilities
The CEO will report to Executive Committee.
Equal Employment Opportunity
MUTAHID is an equal employment opportunity institution, moreover, MUTAHID’s majority
staff and clients are females, therefore, applications from females are highly encouraged.
Submission guidelines:
The application should be comprised of a one-page cover letter explaining your interest and
suitability for the position and an updated resume. MISFA/Mutahid is an equal employment
opportunity institution.
Interested candidates should submit their applications to:
Human Resources Department, MISFA.
Address: House No. 195, Ismat Muslim Street, Shahr e Naw, Kabul Afghanistan
Email: [email protected]
