LAPO Academy for Microfinance and Enterprise Development (LAMED)
desires to employ the services of the persons indicated below
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR REQUIRED STAFF OF LAMED
POSITION 1 Director-General and Head of Business Development Responsibilities
- Initiating the process of policy formulation for the Academy
- Overall responsibility for the implementation for the decisions of the Governing Board
- Efficient Management of resources of the Academy towards the realization of its goal
DUTIES
- Designs and periodically reviews the training programmes of the Academy
- Implements decisions of the Governing Council and its standing and ad hoc committees
- Implements appropriate performance management systems for staff of the Academy
- Develops programme plans and annual budgets for approval by the Governing Council
- Builds and sustains excellent relationship with other institutions
- Provide periodic financial and programme implementation reports to the Governing Council or its Chairman on its behalf
- Presides over all meetings of the staff of the Academy or appoints a proxy where necessary
- Carries out other assignments as directed by the Governing Council or its Chairman on its behalf
- Carries out marketing functions of the Academy
Key Performance Indicators
- Rate of attendance at training sessions
- Rate of implementation of the decisions/directives of the Governing Council
- Rate of Budget performance
Performance standards
- A minimum of 75% of planned attendance
- 100% implementation of decisions of Governing Councils and its Committees
- A minimum of 90% of revenue projection
- A minimum of 90% of projected profit
- A minimum of 90% implementation of planned programmes
- Commencement of the Distance Learning Programme within six months of engagement
Qualification
- A minimum of a masters degree with relevant professional qualifications
- Possession of a doctorate degree will be an advantage
- A minimum of five years relevant experience in training will be required.
Directions of relationship Upward:
-Governing Council and its committees
-Chairman of the Governing Council
Lateral:
-Senior staff with the LAPO Group
POSITION 2 Head of Training & Enterprise Development Programme Responsibilities
- Designing and review of the training programmes of the Academy. These shall include microfinance and enterprise development training
- Planning and implementation of approved training plans
- Ensuring high quality of training programmes
- Ensure quality in training delivery
DUTIES
- Designs and periodically reviews training programmes of the Academy within the guidelines provided by the Governing Council and management Team
- Produces periodic training plans.
- Plans and organizes training sessions to exceed expectations of clients
- Collaborates with others to conducts client satisfaction surveys and shares results with the Governing Council
- Identifies and assists good Resource Persons
- Manage the Distance learning Programme
- Carries out other assignments as directed by the Director-General
Key Performance Indicators
- Rate of attendance at training sessions
- Level of satisfaction of clients
- Rate of training programme implementation
- Rate of participation in the Distance Learning Programme
Performance standards
- A minimum of 75% of planned attendance
- 90% participation in Distance Learning Programme
- A minimum of 90% implementation of planned programmes
- Commencement of the Distance Learning Programme within six months of engagement
Qualification
- A minimum of a First degree in a relevant discipline
- Possession of a masters degree will be an advantage
- A minimum of three years relevant experience in training will be required.
Directions of relationship Upward:
-Director
Lateral:
-Heads of Department
POSITION 3 Head of Research and Publications Responsibilities
- Designing proposals for researches and studies
- Planning and implementation of research proposals
- Production of publications
- Management of the library and resource centre for LAPO Group
DUTIES
- Designs research proposals
- Relates with relevant staff within the LAPO Group to identify study needs within the Group
- Plans and implements research and study proposals.
- Disseminates research findings
- Collaborates with other persons within LAPO to produce relevant publications
- Manages LAPO Resource Centre and Archives
- Carries out other assignments as directed by the Director-General
Key Performance Indicators
- Rate of production of researches and studies against projections
- Number of publications against projected
- Number of resource materials against projected
Performance standards
- A minimum of 100% of planned researches and studies on time
- 90% of materials in the Resource Centre
- A minimum of 90% of projected number of publications
Qualification
- A minimum of a First degree in a relevant discipline
- Possession of a masters degree will be an advantage
- A minimum of three years relevant experience in training will be required.
Directions of relationship Upward:
-Director
Lateral:
-Heads of Department
POSITION 4 Secretary to the Council and Head Administration and Marketing Responsibilities
- Arranging meetings of the Governing Council and its committees
- Ensuring smooth administration of the Academy
- Promotional activities for the Academy.
DUTIES
- Develops meeting calendar for the Governing Council and its committees
- Takes and develops minutes of meetings of the Governing Council and its committees.
- Develops marketing plans for the Academy
- Develops and periodically review administration and people management procedures and manuals for the Academy
- Prepares annual reports for the Academy.
- Carries out other assignments as directed by the Director-General
Key Performance Indicators
- Number of meetings held as against number planned.
- Quality of minutes of meetings of the Governing Council and its committee
- Number of participants at programmes as against number planned
Performance standards
- 100% of meetings planned held
- A minimum of 75% of participation in planned programmes
- Error free minutes and records of meetings
- Existence of Administration and People Management manual with six months of engagement
- Production of Annual Report not later than April 30 of the following year.
Qualification
- A minimum of a First degree in a relevant discipline
- Possession of a masters degree will be an advantage
- A minimum of three years relevant experience in training will be required.
Directions of relationship Upward:
-Director
Lateral:
-Heads of Department
POSITION 5 Head of Finance and Accounts Responsibilities
- Ensuring adequate financial management system is in place and properly operated
- Ensuring preparation of timely, accurate, and comprehensive periodic financial reports
- Ensuring that financial records are made available for periodic audit exercises
DUTIES
- Designs appropriate accounting systems for the Academy
- Maintains all appropriate books of records and accounts for the Academy
- Prepares monthly financial statements for the Academy NOT later than 12th of the succeeding month
- Prepares annual financial statements (Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow) not later than February of the succeeding months.
- Prepares annual budgets and monthly cash budgets for the Academy
- Relates with the Group Internal Audit Unit as well as External Auditors for the purpose of conduct of audit exercises
- Prepares monthly budget monitoring statements for review by the Governing Council and Management
- Provides necessary professional advice and guidance on financial management
- Carries out other assignments as directed by the Director-General
Key Performance Indicators
- Timeliness and accuracy of monthly financial reports
- Timeliness and accuracy of annual financial reports
- Timeliness of preparation of budgets
- Timeliness and accuracy of budget monitoring reports
- Timeliness of completion of audit of annual financial statements
Performance standards
- Annual budget ready latest on the 15th of January of the Financial Year
- Monthly financial statements with budget monitoring statements ready on the 12th of the succeeding months
- Audited annual financial statements ready latest on April 30 of the succeeding year
Qualification
- A minimum of a First degree in a relevant discipline
- Possession of a masters degree will be an advantage
- A minimum of three years relevant experience in training will be required.
Directions of relationship Upward:
-Director
Lateral:
-Heads of Department
Bonus scheme shall be for outstanding performance. This shall be decided by the Governing Council
All Correspondence to: [email protected]