Tugende creates opportunity through ownership. We’re a for-profit social enterprise in Uganda that helps safe, reliable motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) drivers buy their own motorcycles, giving them the means to control their own tools of employment and kick starting a path to financial independence.

Tugende

Department:&nbsp;Human Resource &amp; Administration

Reporting To:&nbsp;Head of Human Resources and Administration

Application Start Date:&nbsp;12th March 2021

<a href="https://gotugende.com/" target="_blank">Tugende</a>&nbsp;is a for-profit social enterprise providing asset and SME finance, leasing, insurance, and financial literacy to new customers, and consumer finance to qualified existing customers.

It was formally established in 2012 in Uganda and is a technology-enabled asset financier of income-generating assets for proven entrepreneurs, using a lease-to-own product to offer an affordable path to ownership of these assets. Tugende empowers customers unable to access formal credit and has financed over 35,000 customers.

<a href="http://www.gotugende.com/" target="_blank">Tugende’s</a>&nbsp;ongoing rapid growth creates immense opportunities for innovation, improvement alongside the expansion of core business streams. Because the core business is growing so quickly, the Human Resource Department has the challenge and privilege of providing fast and effective support to Tugende as a whole. This includes ensuring Tugende has the right people, at the right time, and that all employees have a rewarding work experience while contributing to Tugende’s overall mission of helping people help themselves.

The principal functions of the Human Resource Manager will be:

NOTE: This job description gives a general guideline, and therefore does not include an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities undertaken by jobholders of this position as it can be changed/amended/add other duties to the job holder of this position from time to time.

Soft skills that align with Tugende core values

The successful candidate must embrace our shared values at Tugende as a whole:

Career Trajectory:&nbsp;This is a senior role with significant potential to grow as the company and the Human Resource Department grows. The person in this role can be promoted to Head of Human Resources, HR Regional Business Support Manager, Chief of Staff, will get the opportunity to manage HR projects in the East African region and work with great people across multiple countries and teams

Learning Points:&nbsp;In this position, you will be able to promote a business culture that employees can buy into so that they become more motivated and work more passionately to make Tugende a success, boost your knowledge and understanding of modern human resource principles and practices. Learn more on how to manage key HR- functions and legal legislation compliance in the East African region. Master the skills of stakeholder engagement/ management in a dynamic environment, communication, Interpersonal, multitasking, and planning skills that are useful and transferable to so many jobs within Tugende and other organizations and learn how to do research and different information delivery styles&nbsp;(e.g. the difference in the delivery of information to Senior Management and Direct reports)

Meaningful Work:&nbsp;Tugende’s work gives entrepreneurs the tools to earn a living for themselves and their families. We are helping people take control of their economic future and move up the economic ladder. Help be part of this movement!

Great Team: Tugende has a smart, fun, and growing team of 520+ Employees. We take our work seriously, but love to joke and have fun. We regularly have fully-paid, voluntary team outings, as well as fun parties for our clients. Our headquarters are in Kampala, and we also have offices in Eastern and Western Uganda.

Human Resources Manager

Tugende is a for-profit social enterprise providing assets and SME finance, leasing, insurance, and financial literacy to new customers, and consumer finance to qualified existing customers.

It was formally established in 2012 in Uganda and is a technology-enabled asset financier of income-generating assets for proven entrepreneurs, using a lease-to-own product to offer an affordable path to ownership of these assets. Tugende empowers customers unable to access formal credit, and has financed over 30,000 customers.

In this position, Tugende is searching for an experienced and knowledgeable Database Administrator (DBA), with experience working in fast paced environments, to serve the needs of a fast growing company. Tugende is rapidly expanding its reach both geographically and also in terms of products and services to more customer segments. This implies reliance on systems and data to make the right decisions on a day to day basis in an efficient way, hence the need for the DBA.

The DBA will be the main “custodian” of the company’s databases. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that all the company’s databases are operating normally, ensuring that changes to databases are managed well and monitored to avoid compromising data integrity, ensuring data security for all company data and disaster recovery whenever need arises..

The Database Administrator will execute the following key duties and responsibilities:

Note: This job description gives a general guideline, and therefore does not include an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities

-&nbsp;Knowledge, experience, skills and qualification:

-&nbsp;Personal attributes and abilities:

Career Trajectory: The role holder of this position has a significant potential to grow as the business expands. You can be promoted to a Data manager, or Head of IT Systems and Innovations.

Meaningful work: Tugende’s work gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to earn a better living for themselves and their families. We are changing Africa’s asset-finance industry by building a sustainable business that ignites financial development. Join us!

Great Team: Tugende has a smart, fun, and growing team of ~450 employees. We take our work seriously, but love to joke and have fun. We regularly have fully-paid, voluntary team outings, as well as events for our customers. Our headquarters are in Kampala, Uganda and we are rapidly expanding in East Africa.

Hours and compensation: This position is for an ambitious, full-time employee who will take on additional responsibilities and projects as they arise. Tugende offers competitive salaries and benefits that reflect a person’s contributions to the company’s mission and growth.

More About Tugende: Tugende means “let’s go” in Luganda and what you see on the back of a motorcycle taxi. Tugende has been recognized as a 2012 Unreasonable Fellow,<a href="https://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/michael-wilkerson" target="_blank">2014 Echoing Green Global Fellow</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.scu-social-entrepreneurship.org/blog-1/2017/4/17/introducing-the-2017-gsbi-accelerator-cohort" target="_blank">2016 GSBI Fellow</a>, and received the MIT Zambezi prize in 2015 as one of the top 3 financial inclusion startups in Africa. We have appeared in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/feb/16/uganda-is-a-land-of-entrepreneurs-but-how-many-startups-survive" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-32056120/safety-improvements-for-uganda-s-boda-boda-taxis" target="_blank">BBC</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.economist.com/baobab/2014/01/29/easy-rider" target="_blank">Economist</a>. Beyond geographic growth, Tugende's future will include multiple asset finance products and tools to help Tugende reach millions of clients without losing high touch personal support