Department: Risk/Finance
Education Level: Bachelor/ Master Degree
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Time frame: Three to six months
Your Role
Maha has developed an in-house digital credit scoring system, and the intern will work to improve risk identification.
The intern will:
- Study and understand the existing credit scoring system
- Analyse current repayment predictions for on-time repayments and delinquency
- Propose areas of improvement based on findings
- Assist in comparing our existing credit scoring system vis-à-vis machine learning
- Assist in analysing the best way to integrate and benefit from potential alternative data to improve credit scoring at Maha;
- Contribute to other tasks at Maha.
This opportunity will allow the candidate to gain first-hand experience in a rapidly growing microfinance institution in a unique context and to make a positive impact on Maha and its end clients.
Your background
The ideal candidate will:
- be familiar with microfinance and/or smallholder farmers and or agri-finance;
- econometric background and familiarity with machine learning.
- have oral and written proficiency in English
- be familiar with the region
- working experience in emerging markets
Benefits
Maha will provide the successful candidate with:
- stipend of $1,000 per month;
- costs for ensuring a Visa;
- assistance in finding accommodation in Yangon;
- use of Maha’s ferry in Yangon; and
- phone/data allowance of 30,000 MMK monthly.
Maha Mission & Values
Maha Agriculture Microfinance Private Co. Ltd.
(Maha) is a licensed microfinance institution
(MFI) operating in rural areas of Myanmar. Maha is owned by Myanma Awba Group, which is a large agricultural input distributor, and the International Finance Corporation, which is a member of the World Bank Group. Maha currently operates in thirty branches across eight regions, and provides financial services to over 60,000 clients, around 70% of whom live on less than US$2.50/day. Maha was founded in 2013 and has grown rapidly: our Gross Loan Portfolio is currently over US$32 million.
Our vision is to be the financial service provider of choice for our rural customers, communities and stakeholders and be recognized for our agri-finance focus, innovation and high ethical standards. We aim at being a responsible financial service provider that drives rural financial inclusion while fostering innovation in everything we do and the markets we serve. Maha strives to deliver products and solutions with a customer centric approach. We believe in our people and partner in their success and we are committed to enriching the lives our rural clientele.
Contact
To apply, please send a CV and Cover Letter to this address
recruitment@mahaawba.com
