Fondi BESA sh.a Lending Institution for Businesses, announces competition for the position Product Development Specialist in the Department of Marketing and Development, at the Headquarters:

Main requirements for candidates in this position are as follows:

• Higher education diploma, preferably Faculty of Economics.
• Over 5 year-experience in financial institutions (microfinance, banking);
• Preferably experienced in product development, strategic planning and implementation;
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written);
• Training provision skills;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Project management skills;
• Time management skills;
• Analytical skills;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Proactive skills;

Main duties to be in charge of:

• To manage in-life product performance: sales, margins and churns by conducting extensive analysis.
• To conduct thorough market research that may include taking surveys, attending market changes including also attending product changes of rival companies;
• To identify new market opportunities and relaying this information to the Manager and other relevant stakeholders;
• To identify present innovative and creative product solutions;
• To manage project in all stages of product integration/launches/changes through implementation;
• To identify business and operational requirements based upon the business requirements & objectives of each product;
• To display a high level of critical thinking in cross-functional process analysis and problem resolution for new and existing products;
• To coordinate and build strong working relations with various internal organizations including; IT, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Product Development and Operations;
• To lead the development, approval, training and communication of new products/product changes and their associated customers, operations, system and process impacts;
• To develop and conduct specialized training on new products launched. To ensure that all branch sale staff are trained regularly on existing and new products;
• To be a sales support/one point of contact/knowledge base for the entire Branch Sales team;
• To monitor internal processes for efficiency and validity prior and post product launch /changes; 
• To provide support for other departmental projects as needed. To participate in opportunities to develop both personally and professionally;
• To meet/exceed and maintain service levels assigned by the management. To meet/exceed expected reliability results;
• To adhere to Corporate Compliance Policy;

All candidates must submit the following documents:

• Employment request;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Copy of University Diploma associated with a list of grades;
• Various qualification certificates;
• Employment reference from the recent employer;
• Photographs (1 piece)

The requested documentation must be submitted by email within January 31, 2023 to our following official address of the Institution:

– [email protected]

For any other information you can visit our website www.fondibesa.com.