
Benon Andrew Kizito
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About me
Lead, Digital Lending at DTB Uganda | Financial Inclusion | Economist | Statistician/Data Scientist |Project Manager | Analytics Consultant | Agile Certified Practitioner | Digital Financial Services Expert
Education

Uganda Management Institute
2021 - 2022Postgraduate Diploma Project Planning and Management
Kyambogo University
2010 - 2013Bachelor’s Degree Economics and StatisticsActivities and Societies: A member of the Statistics Association of Kyambogo University as well as Uganda Statistical Society
Experience

Vision Group
Mar 2014 - Nov 2014Research AssistantTV viewership Re-programming Survey – Work with Researcher to design questionnaires, Collect Data as per specified questionnaires ethically for completeness, Data cleaning and coding, Data analysis and production of sensible actionable results and reports.

ChapChap
Sept 2014 - May 2018Responsible for the overall growth and management of Digital Payments Solutions (DFS) by: Driving business growth through analytics and planning Developing and managing KPIs across all functions Conducting market research Managing partnerships and stakeholders Controlling service provider accounts Managing liquidity Leading and managing the team Overseeing project management for all pipeline productsProjects Implemented and Role:1. Innovations Against Poverty in Partnership with SNV, Netherlands – 1 year as Project Manager2. Chap Chap merchant App Development - Project Manager3. Chap Chap Customer Support Interface – Developer4. All Integrations with the different service providers (Interswitch, Pegasus, MTN, Airtel, EVDs, Yo Uganda, True Africa, Africel, UTL, School Pay etc.) – Accounts Manager. Show less
Accounts Manager
May 2017 - May 2018Customer Experience Analyst
Sept 2014 - May 2017
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Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA Group)
Jul 2018 - Jun 2020Business Analyst, Digital Business/ New Business ventures
NCBA Group
Jun 2020 - Feb 2024Senior Business Analyst, Digital BusinessResponsible for the overall growth, management and execution of the MSL business (Mokash and MoMo Advance) and DFS strategic objectives by:Oversight on business growth and performance for 11M Mokash and 2M MoMo Advance usersStrategic planning and implementation using data science and analyticsManaging liquidity and investmentsOverseeing MIS/DSS systems and data engineeringPlanning and managing risk and controlLeading digital marketing effortsLeading project initiatives within time, scope, and resource constraintsCoordinating internal digital resourcesManaging project progress and ensuring deadlines are metManaging relationships with clients and stakeholders such as MTN Uganda, Bank of Uganda, and othersHandling internal and external audits and ensuring complianceOverseeing all project documentationManaging upward communication with group, in-country management, committees, and the boardOptimizing and improving processes and controlsSecuring growth opportunities and initiating new projectsProjects Implemented/Supported: MoMo Advance Product, Product Re-Platforming, Error Codes Decoupling, and various classified projects. Show less

Diamond Trust Bank
Feb 2024 - nowManager Digital Lending BusinessHead the digital Lending business Unit under Retail banking department to drive growth in the digital lending business, manage loan quality, manage the digital projects portfolio, and develop ecosystems and partnerships to improve the overall bank’s profitability and balance sheet.Responsible for the Business Delivery and growth management of a portfolio of 5 digital lending products through;• Growth and diversification of DTB digital lending revenue streams.• Execution and ownership of the digital lending governance framework.• Oversee credit administration, credit monitoring and control, credit risk advisory, collections and overall portfolio management of digital loans.• Provide leadership to business partners to ensure alignment to the digital lending business customer centric vision.• Coordinating Digital internal resources Show less
Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
SimplilearnMay 2022 
Expert Insights on Managing Fear
SkillsoftAug 2020
Uganda statististical society
Uganda Bureau of StatisticsAug 2013
Customer Service Management
LEAD SchoolJun 2014- View certificate

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
SimplilearnJun 2022 - View certificate

Statistical Analysis and Modeling in R
SkillsoftSept 2017 - View certificate

Certificate in Digital Transformation
SimplilearnMay 2022
Volunteer Experience
Project Researcher
Issued by Big Heart Initiative
Associated with Benon Andrew Kizito
Languages
- enEnglish
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