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Certified Expert in Micro-finance & SME Finance & Project Management Professional with over 20 years + experience in banking operations, electronic banking( ATM, POS, Mobile Banking),treasury management (front & back office), administration, savings mobilization( micro-savings), microfinance operations (budgeting and business planning using MICROFIN), project management,financial inclusion strateg |
 Contact PATRICK AWUKU DOGBE
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Professional Experience: |
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Certified Expert in Micro-finance & SME Finance & Project Management Professional with over 20 years + experience in banking operations, electronic banking( ATM, POS, Mobile Banking),treasury management (front & back office), administration, savings mobilization( including micro-savings), microfinance operations ( including budgeting & business planning for MFIs using MICROFIN), due diligence audit on micro-finance operations, housing microfinance (including housing micro-finance loan product development) and project management. My professional experience in Africa covers countries like Ghana, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Haiti in the Caribbean and Switzerland in Europe. I speak English and French (working proficiency). I am willing to re-locate and can travel about 75% of my working time
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Education: |
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B.A. Economics & Accounting, MBA Finance, Project Management Professional, Associate of Chartered Institute of Bankers, Certified Expert in Micro-finance, Certified Expert in SME Finance, Certified Trainer in Micro-finance Distance Learning Course, Diploma in Business Development Services, Housing Micro-finance Product Development Advisor,
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:
1. NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
? Developed a Micro-finance Regulatory Policy Framework for Botswana and also a Term of Reference for Micro-finance Act for Botswana.
? Member of Shore Bank International Consultancy Team that conducted a Study for AFD on ‘Access to affordable housing and housing finance for underserved low- to moderate income households in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)- Ghana, Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania
? Wrote a Case Study on Challenges and Opportunities in Housing Microfinance Partnerships: The Case of Habitat for Humanity Malawi and SELECT Financial Services
? Conducted a Housing Microfinance Market Research with an MFI in Madagascar and developed a Housing Microfinance Loan Product for the same MFI in Madagascar
? Performed Due Diligence for MFIs that wanted to go into Housing Microfinance (HMF) partnership with Habitat for Humanity. I did this for 2 MFIs (one in Madagascar that led to the development of the HMF product and another in Malawi, which is partnering with Habitat for Humanity in wholesale HMF lending).
? I reviewed the 5-Year Business Plan for WISDOM MFI in Ethiopia, using the MFI Business Planning Tool-MICROFIN. This enabled the organization to identify critical areas that will enable it to increase revenue and reduce cost of operations.
? Managed a $3m Rural Savings Project in Ethiopia, financed by Bill Gates Foundation to extend savings services in WISDOM MFI to reach 165,000 clients.
? I introduced a Micro-Savings Scheme for FINCA DR Congo and mobilized over 50,000 US Dollars in micro-savings over a 6-week pilot period, more than what FINCA DR Congo could mobilize over 2 years!
? I assisted in establishing a POS Project Team in FINCA DR Congo and helped in writing documents such as Point of Sale/Smart Card Technology-Proposal to Central Bank of Congo, Financial Education Proposal to Central Bank of Congo, FINCA-AGENT POS Agreement, etc.
? I have set up the Operations Unit (which included a Standard Performance Monitoring Template for MFIs) of a global microfinance network-ECLOF International in Geneva where I managed the operations of 21 country programmes. This initiative enabled ECLOF to monitor the performance of its 21 Microfinance Institutions all over the world.
? Leader of Micro-savings “SUSU” Product at Opportunity International Savings & Loans-Ghana that mobilized 70:100-Deposit to Loans Ratio in 2009
? I was part of the team that pioneered ATM banking in Ghana in 1994 whilst working with The Trust Bank Ltd. This initiative increased the efficiency of the bank by about 20% and offered the platform for educating other banks in Ghana to introduce the ATM technology
2. DIRECTORSHIPS/BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
i. Member of Microfinance Board – Christian Rural Action Network-A Financial NGO in Cape Coast – Ghana (Dec 2006 to April 2009)
ii. Member of Board of Directors - Agave Rural Bank Ltd, Dabala, VR – Ghana (May 2000 to April 2009). Introduced microfinance lending into the Rural Bank’s Lending Portfolio
iii. Board Member – Smile Child Foundation, An NGO that focuses on educating children in the rural areas and assisting school drop-outs to learn a trade ( May 2003 to date)
iv. Board Member – Global Impact Foundation, A Microfinance NGO of the Global Evangelical Church, Ghana (Jan. 2005 to April 2009). Started micro-finance lending in this NGO
v. Board Member – Women of Hope, An NGO that focuses on educating women to be self-reliant through micro-credit and micro-savings (March 2005 to April 2009)
3. AWARDS RECEIVED
i. Best Worker, Bank for Housing & Construction, Ghana- Adabraka Branch 1988
ii. First Prize-Tertiary Level (International Award, West Africa)-40th Anniversary Essay Competition of the West African Examinations Council-March 1992
iii. First Prize-Tertiary Level (National Award, Ghana)-1992 World Food Day Essay Competition-Oct 1992
iv. First Prize-Adults Division (Regional Award, Greater Accra Region-Ghana), 5th Anniversary
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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