Emilenn Kate Sacdalan-Pateño, Author at Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Inc.

Job Opening | Project-Based Program Officer

Do you want a job in development and explore the Philippines? Are you interested in development work in microfinance, social entrepreneurship, and financial education?

SEDPI is currently looking for a Project-based Program Officer.

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 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 one of the finalists of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2012 and received Special Recognition from PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 2015.

The Project-based Program Officer (PPO) post is open for young individuals looking for a training ground in development work and social entrepreneurship rather than immediate financial gain. Fresh graduates and those with one-year experience are encouraged to apply. Passion for development work and effectiveness in working in a team are given more weight than academic qualification or professional experience. SEDPI is looking for young and flexible individuals who are willing to be trained and are fast learners.

The PPO will conduct various research projects and training courses of SEDPI all over the Philippines on field. The PPO’s main responsibilities include gathering data through field work, writing research reports, providing technical assistance on enterprise development and assisting in the conduct of training courses.

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 ppo
For the resume: lastname firstname resume ppo

Job Opening | Marketing Associate

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

(L)Earning Wealth is currently looking for a Marketing Associate.

(L)Earning Wealth is SEDPI’s flagship program for financial literacy. 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.

(L)Earning Wealth is designed to help participants reach financial empowerment and comprising a set of fun modules built on real-life examples from financially stable trainers. (L)Earning Wealth product and service offerings include (1) trainings, (2) consultations and advice, (3) community support groups and (4) publications.

The Marketing Associate (MA) will be in charge of all the marketing efforts for the (L)Earning Wealth program. This includes marketing the product and service offerings, particularly training events and publications, coordination with consignees and training organizers. The position is open for flexible individuals who are willing to be trained and are fast learners.

(L)Earning Wealth 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: lastname firstname loi lw
For the resume: lastname firstname resume lw

Opening for Finance Assistant

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.

SDFI is currently looking for a Finance Assistant.

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 Assistant 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.

The finance assistant 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.

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.

Opening for Project-Based Program Officer

SEDPI runs the Microfinance Capacity Building Program in partnership with the Ateneo de Manila University. It also runs the longest running Social Enterprise Business Plan competition in the Philippines with the British Council, the ‘I am a Changemaker’ program. SEDPI has trained more than 10,000 individuals on financial literacy.

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 program officer..

The Project-based Program Officer (PPO) post is open for six months to one year contract. Fresh graduates and those with one-year experience are encouraged to apply. The PPO will conduct various research projects and training courses of SEDPI all over the Philippines on field. The PPO’s main responsibilities include gathering data through field work, writing research reports, and assisting in the conduct of training courses.

SEDPI offers the opportunity to hold a position with development impact; be exposed to key players in the Philippine development sector; 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.