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Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance 2017

SEDPI is mounting nationwide two-day training events entitled “Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance”.

The training aims to provide capacity building training to development workers and microfinance institutions such as cooperatives, NGOs, rural banks and people’s organizations in improving the delivery of pro-poor financial services towards financial inclusion of marginalized sectors.

The course will present recent trends on financial product design and delivery; innovations in operational policies; institutional policies of successful microfinance institutions; and lessons learned on how to cope with disasters and mitigate climate change.

This training will provide practical and immediately applicable knowledge and tools that will improve financial service delivery.

To register, please fill up this form: Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance Registration Form

TRAINING DATES AND VENUE

City	Inclusive Dates	Venues
Davao	October 20-21, 2017	Hotel Uno, Davao City
Cebu	November 10-11, 2017	Palm Grass Hotel, Cebu City
Baguio	November 17-18, 2017	DBP Training Complex, Baguio City

Inclusions	Fees
Registration fee inclusive of training materials, lunch and snacks for the two-day training.	PHP 4,500/pax
(Optional) One night accommodation based on twin sharing with breakfast	1,500/pax

Innovations and Trends in Inclusive Finance

The specific objectives are:

Equip MFIs with necessary knowledge and skills to enhance the provision of microfinance services
Provide MFIs with practical and readily applicable tools that lead to better institutional and operational policies in financial service delivery
Update MFIs on latest innovations and trends in financial service delivery that benefit microenterprises
Identify good practices and challenges of MFIs in financial service delivery to come up with policy recommendations at the MFI level and government

Job Opening | Marketing and Communications Officer

Do you want a job that has positive social impact? Are you interested in promoting financial literacy?

SEDPI Foundation Inc. is currently looking for a Marketing and Communications Officer.

SEDPI Foundation Inc. (SFI) is a non-government organization with Financial Literacy as its primary advocacy of. SFI is one of the entities of Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Inc. Group of Social Enterprises (SEDPI GSE).

SEDPI is the premiere capacity building institution providing training, research and consulting services in the areas of microfinance, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy in the Philippines. It is composed of young and dynamic social entrepreneurs.

Established in 2004, SEDPI worked in 27 countries worldwide and has trained more than 10,000 individuals on financial literacy. It is one of the finalists of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2012 and received Special Recognition from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 2015.

SFI’s Financial Literacy Programs are designed to help participants reach financial empowerment using a set of modules built on real-life examples from financially stable trainers. SFI product and service offerings include (1) (L)Earning Wealth Online Course; (2) (L)Earning Wealth Trainings; (3) (L)Earning Wealth book/s by Vince Rapisura; (4) Usapang Pera webisodes; (5) Ateneo Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship (Ateneo LSE) Program; and (6) other financial literacy programs.

Marketing and Communications Officer’s Primary Responsibilities:

Produce marketing collaterals (posters, flyers, infographics, etc.) using prescribed brand guidelines.
Write communication materials, such as press releases and feature articles.
Attend and document internal and external events.
Manage social media account/s (current: Facebook and Twitter)
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Creating, curating, and managing all published content (images, video, and written);
- Compiling reports showing results.
Create content and manage website (WordPress).
Develop and execute email marketing and public relations campaigns.
Analyze campaigns and translate qualitative data into recommendations and plans for revising marketing plan / campaigns.
Perform other related tasks/functions as may be assigned by the President and the Executive Director.

Qualifications:

1-2 years work experience.
Must have excellent communication (English and Filipino) and interpersonal skills.
Must have writing and basic Photoshop skills.
With initiative and can work with minimal supervision.
Basic photo and video editing skills, a plus.

Career with SEDPI Foundation Inc. offers the opportunity to hold a position with development impact, be familiar on financial education, and join a successful team of young social entrepreneurs.

For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com.

Kindly use the file naming convention described below when sending letter of intent and resume. Applicants who don’t follow will not be shortlisted.

For the Letter of intent: sfi lastname firstname loi mco
For the resume: sfi lastname firstname resume mco

Job Opening | Finance Officer

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SEDPI is a premiere capacity building institution providing training, research and consulting services in the areas of microfinance, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy in the Philippines. It is composed of young and dynamic social entrepreneurs from prestigious universities.

Established in 2004, SEDPI worked in 27 countries worldwide reaching approximately 3,000 development organizations. It is a partner of the Ateneo de Manila University for Microfinance Capacity Building. SEDPI is also one of the finalists of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2012 and received Special Recognition from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 2015.

SEDPI Development Finance, Inc. (SDFI), the financing arm of SEDPI, mobilizes social investments by lending to microfinance institutions and small and medium enterprises.

The organization is currently expanding and is looking for a Finance Officer.

The main objective of the position is to maintain and improve the accounting system of SDFI. Specifically, the Finance Officer shall maintain schedules and book of accounts of SDFI, generate monthly financial reports such as balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and portfolio at risk reports.

The finance officer will also ensure compliance to all government and government agencies’ rules and regulation specifically reportorial requirements for lending/financing companies, prepare correspondence, maintain an orderly filing system for each client accounts, prepare billing statements for clients and ensure the receipt of account receivables, prepare payments for accounts payable, provide support to external auditors, and perform other related tasks/functions as may be assigned by the President and Chief Executive Officer.

SEDPI offers the opportunity to hold a position with development impact; be exposed to key players in the Philippine development sector; gain exposure in initiatives all over the Philippines and join a successful team of young social entrepreneurs.

For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com

Kindly use the file naming convention described below when sending letter of intent and resume. Applicants who don’t follow will not be shortlisted.

For the Letter of intent: lastname firstname loi fo
For the resume: lastname firstname resume fo

Farmers train on microfinance

Farmers belonging to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) in Batangas were recently trained on microfinance to improve their organizations’ social and financial performance.

The training entitled Fundamentals and Methodologies of Microfinance and Character and Capacity-Based Lending, was conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in partnership with the Social Enterprise Development Partnerships Incorporated (SEDPI).

DAR Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Merle H. Manalo said objective of the training is “to enhance the capacity of our ARBOs in managing their microfinance services.”

She said the knowledge that the ARBOs acquired from the training should translate into a more effective and efficient microfinance services to its members, increased outreach of members served, and better incomes for the ARBOs and the member-borrowers.

“As a follow-through or post-training activity, the ARBOs will be assisted by the DARPO in improving their existing processes, systems and procedures utilizing the methodologies and tools imparted by SEDPI,” Manalo said.

During the training, SEDPI provided a compressed version of its Technical and Monitoring Assistance (TAMA), which closely supervised and monitored DAR assisted ARBOs progress towards financial and organizational sustainability.news regional 1 pix 2 july 28 2016.

SEDPI Chief Operations Officer Emilenn Kate Sacdalan said “TAMA seeks to deliver capacity building interventions to ARBOs. This will help them develop a capable management team which would guide them in the delivery of agri-products, access to credit and financial services to their clients.”

The ARBOs who participated in the training were the SAPAGLAYA MPC, Mountainside MPC, Dayapan MPC, Mayuro MPC, PIFADECO, KAMAHARI ABMPC, Lucban MPC, Magahis MPC, Haybanga MPC and Prenza MPC.

The three-day training was held on July 13-15, 2016. (J.C. Maralit)

Photo 1: Development facilitators and representatives from different ARBOs during the training on microfinance with Chief Operations Officer Emilenn Kate Sacdalan (lady in white/standing).

Photo 2: Farmer-participants listening attentively to the discussion.

SOURCE: http://www.dar.gov.ph/region-iv-a/47-news/2194-farmers-train-on-microfinance

Opening for Project-based IT Officer

SEDPI is a private organization composed of young and dynamic social entrepreneurs, with a niche in providing services for the microfinance industry and microenterprises. Its services include training, technical and mentoring assistance, market research, strategic planning, project appraisal, and impact assessment.

Established in 2004, SEDPI worked in 23 countries worldwide reaching approximately 3,000 development organizations. The organization is currently expanding and is looking for a Project-based IT Officer.

The Project-based IT Officer is open for six months with the possibility to be offered full employment subject to the performance of the employee. Fresh graduates and those with one-year experience are encouraged to apply. The work mainly involves providing database administration and support for corporate systems of SEDPI.

o Ensure that day-to-day administrative activities are undertaken to maintain databases in a fully operational and stable state.

o Undertake system monitoring and tuning to ensure optimum performance.

o Review and maintain efficient and effective database backup procedures to enable the provision of successful and accurate backups so that any data can be restored quickly and efficiently.

o Undertake upgrade and conversion projects as required.

o Prepare and maintain relevant systems documentation including the ‘creation of policies and procedures.

SEDPI offers the opportunity to hold a position with development impact, be exposed to key players in the Philippine microfinance industry, and join a successful team of young social entrepreneurs. It is looking for young and flexible individuals who are willing to be trained and are fast learners. Passion for development work and effectiveness in working in a team are given more weight than academic qualification or professional experience.

For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com

Miguel Roberto Parungo

Miguel Roberto Parungo, or Rob, earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Technology Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. His academic experiences immersed him in different fields of studies, such as communications, multi-media, and information technology. These different fields of studies taught him how they have changed and will change the relationship of people and businesses altogether.

He actively participated in various student-based organizations and projects that cultivated his passion for development work. He served in Tugon Ateneo, an organization that advocates against the existence of child sexual abuse in the country. As Assistant Area Head to one of the partner institutions of Tugon Ateneo in 2013, he was tasked to design and execute sustainable systems to improve the organization’s area engagements. He also spearheaded Lights for Hope which was formerly known as Blue Christmas, a university-wide project that celebrates Christmas with over a thousand public school children. He, along with his team, pushed for innovations while expanding the experience of the project to the different school units and more children. He is also part of the Loyola Mountaineers, an organization that advocates environmental preservation and rehabilitation. Rob co-headed Loyola Mountaineer’s Indigenous People’s Forum, which discussed the rights of the Philippines’ indigenous peoples with the assistance from the National Commissions of Indigenous People.

His experiences in project management and social work, along with his persistence for innovation and change, fuels him to work in the development sector.

Hazel Karen Castro

Hazel Karen Castro graduated with a degree in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University. During her years in the university, she has immersed herself in socially-oriented organizations which inspired her to pursue a career in the development sector.

Hazel held vital positions for Musmos, an accredited sector-based organization in the Ateneo. For two consecutive years, she was the Katipunan Area Head, mainly tasked to organize the weekly apostolate areas and coordinate with the community. During her term, she has successfully conceptualized and executed projects both for the urban poor kids Musmos caters to and their parents. She served as the President of the organization tasked to coordinate and manage all projects and provide training and organizational development through improving systems for work efficiency. Her experience in Musmos encouraged her to work for the development industry, hoping to contribute significantly in society.

Hazel is also an entrepreneur. She is an independent distributor and supplier of anti-ageing, health, and wellness technologies and machines to end-consumers and businesses such as salons and spas. Her experience in business exposed her not only to different marketing and business strategies, but also to many personality development and financial literacy trainings including one from Rich Dad Asia, Brian Biro, Raymond Aaron, and Ty Bennett to name a few. Her experience in business further honed her skills in leadership, interpersonal relations, retailing, training and mentoring, and public speaking.

Hazel’s background both in business and organizational work inspired her to finally pursue a career in the development sector and gain more experience to someday be able to fulfill her personal advocacy of changing the young Filipinos’ money blueprint.

Romeo Arahan, Jr.

Romeo or Meong graduated with a degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University. During college, he was involved in Kaingin, an organization advocating social justice through education by providing formation seminars and member development trainings. He served as their Vice President for Formations.

He initially joined SEDPI as a program officer delivering technical and mentoring assistance to various clients all over the Philippines. He was also one of the training associates of the Ateneo Microfinance Capacity Building Program. Along with his teammates, he also conducted several researches including a research on typhoon microinsurance.

He took a short break from development work and entered the real estate industry. He worked as a project development associate in one of the largest real estate companies in the Philippines. He was responsible for the overall management of two economic housing projects in Metro Manila. During this time, he honed his skills in project management and financial analysis. He ventured into real estate research when he joined an international company as a research analyst. He was responsible for providing quarterly updates on the Philippine real estate market. As such, he was invited by various real estate companies and investment firms to provide grounded and market-based opinions on the real estate market. In his stint with Colliers, he improved his skills in research, analysis, and market forecasting.

Realizing his passion for development work, he re-joined SEDPI and was immediately involved in research activities, particularly in organizational appraisals and assessment of cooperatives. His goal is to be able to contribute to nation-building through providing capacity building in the fields of microfinance, financial literacy, and social entrepreneurship.

Opening for Finance Officer

SEDPI is a private organization composed of young and dynamic social entrepreneurs, with a niche in providing services for the microfinance industry and microenterprises. Its’ services include training, technical and mentoring assistance, market research, strategic planning, project appraisal, and impact assessment.

SEDPI’s management personnel run the Microfinance Capacity-Building Program of the Ateneo de Manila University. Local participants as well as nationals of Cambodia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Laos, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Sweden, and the USA have attended the program. SEDPI has also conducted microfinance and financial literacy training courses in Asia, Europe and Africa.

SEDPI Development Finance, Inc. (SDFI), SEDPI’s sister company, mobilizes social investments by lending to microfinance institutions and small and medium enterprises.

The organization is currently expanding and is looking for a finance officer.

The main objective of the position is to maintain and improve the accounting system of SDFI and perform the administrative support needs of SDFI staff. Specifically, the Finance Officer shall also maintain schedules and book of accounts of SDFI, generate monthly financial reports such as balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement, which will be used to perform analysis of the SCCI portfolio; portfolio at risk; liquidity analysis and risk analysis. The position directly reports to the President and CEO.

Applicants should be an accounting or finance graduate. Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.

For interested individuals, kindly send your resume and application letter to info@sedpi.com.