Job Description 

Job Title:  Credit Intern

Reports to: Field Credit Supervisor/ Senior Credit Officer.

Location: Dokolo and Oyam Outposts

About Cycle Connect

Cycle Connect is a socially-driven business that delivers agricultural products and tools to farmers living in remote, rural areas in Northern Uganda.

Millions of farmers are financially excluded and yet need access to products on credit. This is where Cycle Connect delivers, as we specialise in offering productive tools on financing plans, reaching the most last mile customers, and offering low barrier loan terms built for farmers, enabling them to increase their income and in turn propel their communities forward. 

We have a growing number of assets in our portfolio, including oxen and plough, bicycles, motorcycles, grinding machines, and a rich pipeline for even more. To date, we have worked with over 14,000 farmers across two different branches and backed up by over 40 team members. We are venturing through an exciting time of rapid growth and scale throughout Uganda and are therefore looking to expand our team.

Job Summary:

The Credit Intern is expected to be open minded to learning, understand standard professional conduct and ethics, credit processes, procedures and standards and be able to attend to clients and any other office visitors with discipline, good communication and seek guidance on any client’s matters that require redress.

Length of contract 

This is a full-time engagement with a tenure not exceeding one (1) year with the possibility to move into a staff position at the discretion of the company.

Job Roles & Responsibilities

  • Learn Cycle Connect Ltd’s loan processes and procedures to equip yourself with knowledge of standard credit business practices for your career growth.
  • Learn and always ensure ethical and professional conduct and practices to enable you to build your potential into the professional world.
  • Providing support to Cycle Connect’s Credit Officers during the loan cycle
  • Always be available at the office to assist as the contact person for walk-in clients and prospects.
  • Assist in distribution, receive and support office visitors with necessary information needed and ensure that received information which requires escalation reaches the right persons and offices.
  • Conducting surveys, data collection & entry and necessary report writing
  • General office & administrative duties
  • Any other duties as may arise

Who are we looking for: 

  • Minimum qualification of Diploma in Agriculture, Agronomy, Agribusiness, Microfinance, Business Administration, Social work and Social Administration, or any other related course from recognized university or college.
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Strong computer skills 
  • Oral and written communication skills
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Fluency in English and Luo (Acholi, Langi)
  • Ability and/or willingness to ride a motorbike 

Other Information 

Work location will be in Acholi or Lango sub regions. Expect to spend about 50% of your time in the field. Working hours of 9am to 6pm.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply. We offer flexible working hours to promote a healthy work-life balance, maternity benefits as well as arrangements for nursing mothers.

Want to apply? 

  • Take a look at our website to see how you resonate with what we do. 
  • Fill out the online application form under this Link
  • You will upload your CV in PDF format into the form. Please ensure that it is tailored to this role and has no more than 3 pages. 
  • Deadline is on a rolling basis;