Leonore Gruenberg
Microfinance Expert
Microfinance & Rural Financial Institutions Development
Languages
Operations Management
Antananarivo Madagascar
Professional Status
Consultant
Open to opportunities
About Me
Internationally mobile, young professional with a strong expertise in Microfinance and Rural Financial Institutions Development, currently based in New Delhi, India.
Master's degree in International Management and Economics with substantial field experience in rural areas in developing countries. In view: Preparations for an external PhD on Financial Literacy and Capability & the Importance of Trust and Social Capital for the Field Officer-Client Relationship
Core competencies :
Master's degree in International Management and Economics with substantial field experience in rural areas in developing countries. In view: Preparations for an external PhD on Financial Literacy and Capability & the Importance of Trust and Social Capital for the Field Officer-Client Relationship
Core competencies :
- Operative know-how in microfinance (commercial & NGO) and related fields
- Tool Design (Financial Literacy and Education: both client and institution-centered)
- Branch Management
- HR Management (recruiting, training)
- Environment & Market analyses, reports and research
- Excellent organizational skills (project management)
- Team player with leadership skills
- Open-minded, adaptable and fast learning
Operations Analyst / Researcher
AfricaWorks / FCC
June 2008
to August 2008
Student Project
Maputo
Mozambique
- Market survey and client profiling
- Branch Manager & Loan Offier Training
- Academic research
Detailed Description
- Impact assessment : “Response Options on Commodity Price Inflation for the Demand and Supply in Microfinance - Evaluating Prospects and Challenges at the example of Mozambique” – design of a complying questionnaire for primary data collection, ~200 client interviews throughout the network, statistical analyses, final report.
- Loan officer training
Company Description
AfricaWorks was established in October 2007 and officially registered in Mozambique in February 2008 as a local, non for profit organization focused on economic development interventions. It is a spinoff of the World Relief Mozambique AgriTrade and FCC microfinance programs. Vision: To be an institution that is able to provide financial services to lower income communities in order to create jobs and acquire assets to improve and transform their livelihoods. Strategic directions: Drive economic transformation in a holistic approach. Build sustainable community business models which are market driven. Focus on the economically disadvantaged. Seek attractive investment and growth opportunities. Invest and build vialbe value chains and supoprt networks.
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