POSITION: SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

About Tigo Rwanda
Tigo Rwanda is part of a global telecommunications company- Millicom with a presence in Africa and Latin America. Launched in 2009, we are the second largest telecommunications company in Rwanda, offering GSM, 2G, 3G and 4G as well as mobile financial services under the Tigo brand. We are currently seeking to fill the position below;

POSITION: SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
JOB PURPOSE
You will be responsible for providing data driven insights and financial analysis to inform decision making and drive business performance. Your will be responsible for assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports; making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations.
You will be expected to work with MIC planning and submission calendar to be able to provide timely information to Millicom.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and analyze business and financial performance against targets on an on-going basis.
• Liaise with business units to ensure high quality of analysis and narrative reporting across the organization, emphasizing both operational and financial KPIs.
• Work with the operating divisions to understand business developments and to understand and track sets of agreed KPIs.
• Provide insightful and well-written commentary and explanations of key business performance variances to targets.
• Provide Management with detailed, forward-looking commentary that highlights business opportunities and risks and their anticipated effect on full-year revenues, costs and profit.
• Suggest improvements to the planning and reporting processes to provide greater clarity and insight into developments and challenges in the respective business units.
• Demonstrate insightful use of financial analysis techniques, tools, and concepts, to provide practical counsel to business partners and management in order to drive business results.
• Works at the direction of the Head of FP&A in performing various financial or budget analyses in the areas of profit planning, capital expenditure and cash flow budgeting.
• Assist in the quarterly reforecasting process by preparing reports to evaluate current run-rates and trends and report on opportunities, risks and the impact of business drivers.
• Actively participate in the preparation of Budgets and Long range Business Plans including validating and documenting all key assumptions.
• Maintain and develop various financial models and standard templates distributed for use by all stakeholders during the planning processes, ensuring high quality, accuracy and focused analytic review
• Challenge the reasonability of Revenues and operating expenses during the respective planning and reporting processes to ensure proper representation and accuracy of the business performance.
• Pricing, product, competitor and commission structure analysis in partnership with the commercial teams to optimize returns.
• Assisting in various organizational projects and initiatives with analytical insights and capabilities.

QUALIFICATION & SKILLS:

• Bachelor level degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• ACCA/CPA/CIMA – partly  qualified will be recommended but not required
• At least 4 years relevant work experience in an FMCG/Telco or Financial Services.
• Confident communication skills as this role involve liaising with various key senior managers of the business
• Strong MS Office skills (Medium to Advance) especially for Excel and PowerPoint.
• Financial Systems Knowledge will be required to make work easier
• Desire to drive efficiencies and improve processes.
• Strong organizational skills and problem solving abilities

How to Apply:
If you believe that you are the right candidate for the above position, please submit your application by following this link: http://careers.peopleclick.eu.com/careerscp/client_millicom/external/gateway.do?functionName=viewFromLink&jobPostId=7133&localeCode=en-us
Deadline for Submission: Monday 23rd May 2016.

POSITION: MFS PRODUCT SPECIALIST

MFS Product Specialist

About Tigo Rwanda
Tigo Rwanda is part of a global telecommunications company- Millicom with a presence in Africa and Latin America. Launched in 2009, we are the second largest telecommunications company in Rwanda, offering GSM, 2G, 3G and 4G as well as mobile financial services under the Tigo brand; Join our team as an;

 POSITION: MFS PRODUCT SPECIALIST
JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for implementing Tigo cash's strategy for products. To develop, market and explore revenue opportunities within the products that are defined for joint customers of financial markets (such as banks,MFI) and Tigo Rwanda
Responsible for driving growth in terms of penetration and usage of both new and existing Tigo cash products
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, develop and execute business cases, product definition, blueprints and business flows for new products/services to corporate, NGOs and government institutions
• Provide the necessary inputs to the business plan and forecasting process for revenue and cost forecasts for Tigo Cash products portfolio and provide background (actuals, market information etc.) for the numbers you provide.
• Develop and execute “Go to Market strategies” for products.
• Proactively manage Tigo Cash product portfolio within budget to ensure that revenue and customer targets are met.
• Continuously review performance of the Product Name and enhancement of feedback from the sales force, operations and developments in the market for product performance continuity.
• Drive the Market Research and pricing section to ensure appropriate information is sought for use in the development/enhancement of the product and service that ensure the product is aligned with the broader pricing strategy ofTigo
• Always be aware of developments in the market place with respects to competition, vendors, market channels, customers.
• Liaise with IT and billing for the appropriate alignment and support between product development and existing or planned functionality of the product.
• Provide the definition and monitoring of targets associated with revenues, uptake and quality standards, for measuring the effectiveness of the product development and life cycle.
• Drive Advertising and Promotions unit to ensure that advertising and promotions activities are aligned with the product releases.
• Responsible for the development, implementation and review of effective and efficient processes and procedures for managing the product
• Support Marketing in the development of the overall marketing plan and sales strategy by providing all relevant input related to the product(s) and service.
• Provide appropriate training to TSS’s sales and customer care personnel to ensure appropriate knowledge of Tigo cash products.
• Report on the performance of Tigo cash’s product development activities in terms of the above targets against budgets/plans and review and report on variations to plans, offering action to take advantage of any given opportunity.
• Ensure all costs and expenditure of development, release and product life cycle is within the fiscal budget.

QUALIFICATION & SKILLS:

• A Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics, or Commerce, with minimum 2years’ experience in mobile or banking sector/Diploma with 5 years’ experience in either specialized product development within FMCG industry or telecommunication industry with mobile sector emphasis
• Business development, product development and sales management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, combined with ability to foster dynamic teamwork and collaboration.
• Analytical skills with an ability to consider different possibilities and develop optimized solutions
• Computer literate in MS suite (Word, Excel, Visio, PP and Project)

• Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to champion change and effectively guide the implementation of new ideas
• Extensive experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

How to Apply:
If you believe that you are the right candidate for the above position, To submit your application, please following this link: http://careers.peopleclick.eu.com/careerscp/client_millicom/external/gateway.do?functionName=viewFromLink&jobPostId=7152&localeCode=en-us
Deadline for Submission: Monday 25th May 2016.

Tigo Rwanda unveils first SMART Village in Rwanda

Tigo Rwanda has today unveiled the very first SMART Village project in Tumba Sector, Rulindo District, Northern Province in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and ICT as well as RwandaOnline, Mobisol, Sheecom and the local area Umurenge Sacco.

The key components of the SMART Village project, as described by the SMART Rwanda Master Plan (2015- 2020) are Internet access for all, digital literacy, financial inclusion and job creation related to ICT.

Commenting on the project, CEO of Tigo Rwanda Tongai Maramba said: As leaders in technology, we are called to promote and facilitate access to the Internet and recognize the global and open nature of the Internet as a driving force in accelerating progress towards development in its various forms."

In the Phase One of the project, Tigo has provided 3G Internet geographical coverage of the Tumba Sector that will benefit the three 12-years Basic Education institutions, a local technical college, several small area trading centers, Sector offices, health centers and security offices.

In addition to providing access to 3G internet, Tigo has entered into a partnership with Urwego Opportunity Bank and the local Umurenge SACCO to provide subsidized smartphones and ensure the integration of mobile financial services in the community.

Alongside RwandaOnline, Tigo will deliver ICT skills through a local ICT training Centre as well as support Code Clubs in schools.

Phase Two of the project will see a dedicated Internet link for Government Offices, Schools and Public Wi-Fi access in Schools and solar powered phone charging stations established as well as shops where smartphones can be purchased.

The SMART Rwanda initative is about powering Rwanda’s socio economic transformation towards a knowledge based economy. The first principle within the master plan is establishing a (SMART) Service-oriented Modern, Accountable and Real-Time (SMART) Government that drives Rwanda’s global competitiveness and job creation.

According to the Ministry of Youth and ICT, SMART Rwanda aims to help Rwanda achieve its ICT for Development Vision, one village at a time. Rwanda has defined ten sectors where it believes structured deployment of ICTs can have maximum impact. These are SMART Education, SMART Healthcare, SMART Governance, SMART Business, SMART Agriculture, SMART Environment, SMART Job Creation, SMART Infrastructure, SMART Girls and SMART Cities.

About Tigo Rwanda

Tigo Rwanda is owned by Millicom, a leading telecommunications and media company uniquely dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. It provides mobile, mobile financial, cable and satellite services to over 60 million customers in fourteen countries, primarily under the Tigo brand. Tigo has been operating in Africa since 1993, in Rwanda since 2009, and serves over 26 million customers in Africa.

Currently, Tigo Rwanda has over three million customers and has invested over US $310 million from 2009 to date.   Tigo Rwanda is the only telecom to provide 4G LTE on mobile for both prepaid and post-paid customers.  Tigo Rwanda was awarded as the ‘Most Innovative Service’ at Africa Com 2014, for international mobile money transfers with integrated currency conversion between Tigo Rwanda and Tigo Tanzania as well as awarded for “Best ICT Exhibitor” at the Kigali Expo 2015.

Tigo Rwanda launches first interoperability platform link with Umurenge SACCOS

Tigo Rwanda has announced a new initiative with 70 Umurenge SACCOS that will avail mobile financial services to more than 77,000 Customers in 20 districts nationwide. Under this partnership, customers with both bank accounts in SACCOS and Tigo cash wallets will find the two platforms fully integrated; customers can now transfer funds from their SACCO accounts to their Tigo Cash wallets and vice versa automatically.

Commenting on this new partnership, Tigo Rwanda Head of Mobile Financial Services, Faith Chisulo said:

“Since their creation, SACCOs have proved to be a great contributor to financial inclusion amongst the Rwandan population especially in rural areas. We believe that by connecting these Saccos to our Tigo Cash system, we will allow these financial institutions to scale up because many of them cannot open branches around the areas they would want to cover. This partnership will increase the number of banked population”.

To access the services, members of the SACCO simply dial *500# , Choose the ‘Banking’ Option, Choose ‘SACCO’ and follow the prompts.

According to Central Bank figures between December 2012 and December 2015, the number of mobile money accounts increased by 432% from 1,440,541 to 7,663,199, the number of transactions using mobile money increased by 659.8% from 22,191,674 to 168,612,455 and the number of agents increased by 1211.7% from 3,085 to 40,467 in the period under review. This development is expected to have increased formal access to financial service between 2012 and 2015 more than what was achieved between 2008 and 2012.

Tigo Rwanda Head of Mobile Financial Services, Faith Chisulo added: “SACCOs are located in some areas that are a bit challenging to some of their customers in terms of access. This new platform will help our customers who live far away from their local SACCO Branch from wasting precious time travelling long distances”.

In addition to this new partnership with Umurenge SACCOs, Tigo has had a similar platform with three local commercial banks namely Access Bank, Kenya Commercial Bank and Bank of Kigali since 2014.

Over $350 million has been transacted through the Tigo Cash system since its inception and over 2.7 million customers use the platform. 

About Tigo Rwanda

Tigo Rwanda is owned by Millicom, a leading telecommunications and media company uniquely dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. It provides mobile, mobile financial, cable and satellite services to over 60 million customers in fourteen countries, primarily under the Tigo brand. Tigo has been operating in Africa since 1993, in Rwanda since 2009, and serves over 26 million customers in Africa.

Currently, Tigo Rwanda has over three million customers and has invested over US $310 million from 2009 to date.   Tigo Rwanda provides 4G LTE on mobile for both prepaid and post-paid customers.  Tigo Rwanda was awarded as the ‘Most Innovative Service’ at Africa Com 2014, for international mobile money transfers with integrated currency conversion between Tigo Rwanda and Tigo Tanzania as well as awarded for “Best ICT Exhibitor” at the Kigali Expo 2015.

New GM announced for Tigo Rwanda

Tigo Rwanda today announced the appointment of Philip Amoateng as General Manager 

Philip Amoateng, most recently Tigo Ghana’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a former CFO to Tigo Rwanda for four years, becomes the new General Manager for Tigo’s Rwandan operation, based in Kigali. He replaces Tongai Maramba. 

Philip Amoateng , New GM for Tigo Rwanda

Philip, aged 40, was born in Ghana and is one of Tigo’s longest serving colleagues, holding senior financial and operational roles across Millicom (Tigo’s parent company) for more than 14 years.

Tigo started its operations in Rwanda just seven years ago and during this time Tigo has been at the forefront of the industry and of innovation for customers in the country, and now has over three million users. Tigo was the first to bring mobile-enabled 4G and 3G into the country, the first to offer customers WIFI on public transport, and a pioneer of Mobile Financial Services (MFS), helping to make it easier for Rwandans to transfer money, pay bills and access government services. Tigo Cash Rwanda is now one of only 20 services globally with more than one million active users.

Commenting on the appointment of Philip Amoateng to GM, Cynthia Gordon, Chief Executive Officer, Millicom Africa, said: “Tigo aims to bring mobile-enabled 4G, Mobile Financial Services, business services and the full Digital Lifestyle to millions of people across the country who increasingly see the internet as one of the most important enablers for their development. Philip Amoateng, who knows Tigo and the African Telecom’s landscape inside out is well placed to take Tigo Rwanda to the next level. We warmly thank Tongai for his commitment and work in leading the transformation of Tigo Rwanda as it accelerates for growth. ”

Philip Amoateng, commenting on his promotion to GM of Rwanda, said: “Rwanda is very familiar territory for me and I am excited to be taking up this next challenge in my career and coming back to Rwanda with my family in order take up this post. Our company will continue to innovate and to champion the right of all Rwandan people to be connected to the internet.”

Philip will take up his new post on 1^st, June. 

About Tigo Rwanda

Tigo Rwanda is owned by Millicom, a leading telecommunications and media company uniquely dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. It provides mobile, mobile financial, cable and satellite services to over 60 million customers in fourteen countries, primarily under the Tigo brand. Tigo has been operating in Africa since 1993, in Rwanda since 2009, and serves over 26 million customers in Africa.

Currently, Tigo Rwanda has over three million customers and has invested over US $310 million from 2009 to date.   Tigo Rwanda is the only telecom to provide 4G LTE on mobile for both prepaid and post-paid customers.  Tigo Rwanda was awarded as the ‘Most Innovative Service’ at Africa Com 2014, for international mobile money transfers with integrated currency conversion between Tigo Rwanda and Tigo Tanzania as well as awarded for “Best ICT Exhibitor” at the Kigali Expo 2015

Tigo Senior Management donates solar power system to Bisesero Genocide Memorial

As part of Tigo Rwanda’s activities to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the company’s senior management, led by Tigo CEO Tongai Maramba, unveiled a solar power system that they donated to the Bisesero Genocide Memorial in Karongi District, Western Province.

This donation is part of the ‘Tigo 100 Days of Love’ initiative that comprises of a series of activities to build partnerships with the local community during this year’s genocide commemoration period. 

Commenting on the visit, Tigo Rwanda Chief Executive Officer, Tongai Maramba said: “: “Tigo is carrying out similar activities across the country in line with its commitment to remember and honour the lives that were lost in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. We strongly recognize the huge role played by genocide memorials in ensuring history is not repeated.”

The solar system, valued at Frw 4.5 million, will provide lighting for the nine buildings that comprise the Bisesero Genocide Memorial.

Commenting on the donation, Pierre Kayitana, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Tigo Rwanda explained: “Through our partnership with the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG), we identified Bisesero as one the few remaining memorial sites in Rwanda with no electricity”. 

About Tigo Rwanda

Tigo Rwanda is owned by Millicom, a leading telecommunications and media company uniquely dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. It provides mobile, mobile financial, cable and satellite services to over 60 million customers in fourteen countries, primarily under the Tigo brand. Tigo has been operating in Africa since 1993, in Rwanda since 2009, and serves over 26 million customers in Africa.

Currently, Tigo Rwanda has over three million customers and has invested over US $310 million from 2009 to date.   Tigo Rwanda is the only telecom to provide 4G LTE on mobile for both prepaid and post-paid customers.  Tigo Rwanda was awarded as the ‘Most Innovative Service’ at Africa Com 2014, for international mobile money transfers with integrated currency conversion between Tigo Rwanda and Tigo Tanzania as well as awarded for “Best ICT Exhibitor” at the Kigali Expo 2015.