Digital Financial Services Sales Executives (Smart Friend) – 40 Positions at Opportunity Bank

We are looking for creative, agile and result driven individuals to fill the position of;

Digital Financial Services Sales Executives (Smart Friend).

 Reports to:

Branch Manager/ Digital Financial Supervisor

 Job purpose:

The DFS Sales Executive is responsible for driving sales and usage of the digital services to include, Digital signups/ Uptake for the Mobile App, Smart Pocket, Opportunity Ku-ssimu, Agent Banking and ATM banking through customer trainings on the services and value proposition to derive usage of the digital financial services.

Key Result Areas:

• Drive sales and onboarding of Mobile App, Smart Pocket, Opportunity Ku-ssimu, ATM Banking, Agent Banking as a priority.
• Work closely with the branch team and DFS head office team for Market leads and field activations against set target
• Daily sales reports to Branch manager and Head office DFS
• Develop relationships and generate leads with potential partners and institutions and oversee the sales and digital on-boarding
• Keeping up to date with the marketing trends, competition in the financial sector and identify improvements and recommendations to the DFS Supervisor, branch management team.
• Provide guidance and digital financial training to all customers and attend client interactive meetings.
• Advise on the development of unique marketing and sales tactics required for growth of DFS sales
• Recommend product or service enhancements to improve customer satisfaction and sales
• Timely resolve customer queries
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor from time to

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree/ Diploma from a reputable organization
• 3-6 Months experience in sales and
• MUST possess a Credit pass in Maths and English at ‘O’ Level

Personal skills and abilities

• Strong Marketing, Sales and negotiation skills
• Fast Learner, thinker and passionate about sales
• Self-motivated, driven by targets and innovation
• Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
• Resilient and market awareness with ability to grow and adapt
• Ability to negotiate and influence others
• IT and Computer skills e.g. excel, power point, Microsoft word etc
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Commercial awareness of DFS and innovations

Behavioral Characteristics

• Self-starter, highly motivated, passionate, results driven, able to work autonomously as well as part of a group, resilient and hard working.
• Ability to demonstrate creativity in Sales and Marketing
• Suggesting new areas of customer acquisition and revenue on the channel’s side.

Opportunity Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, regardless of disability, gender, marital status, religion and ethnicity.

Interested candidates should send their signed application letters together with their curriculum vitae not later than Monday 7th August 2023 to recruitment@opportunitybank.co.ug