Descriptions

Application Deadline: 19th
March 2025

VisionFund International is financial empowerment from World
Vision, a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organization devoted
to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the impoverished
households to increase their incomes and then impact communities to increase
economic activity, access clean water, education and healthcare, benefit from
improvements to nutrition, and provide the foundations for local economies to
flourish.

 

For over 17 years, VisionFund has been committed to brighter
futures for children where they can experience the love of Christ, building
lives free of need and full of promise. Through our work, every 60 seconds a
family receives the tools to overcome poverty.

 

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for VisionFund Tanzania you will
lead the MFI, building an organization that honors Christian values by
positively impacting the lives of many families and children through the
delivery of appropriate financial services and training with a particular focus
on the rural areas of Tanzania.

 

*        Create a
self-sustaining business with strong foundations (people, process, systems)
that

          is capable of
growing while managing risks.

 

*        Manage an effective
and efficient operation, delivering to challenging financial and social

          performance
targets.

 

*        Work closely with
World Vision to develop integrated livelihoods programs, and thereby

          obtain funding
from the partnership and donors to grow the operation.

 

*        Deal with all regulatory issues and
lead the organization through the process of  
conversion into regulated deposit-taking institution in the near future.

 

Requirements
include:

 

§  Minimum
master`s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Management or
related field.

§  Must
have at least ten years of working experience in senior management in a
combination of the following: micro-enterprise lending organization, banking
institution, a progressive corporate environment, international business,
agricultural economics/development, or economic and business development institution.

§  Must
have a clear understanding of micro finance industry and technology.

§  Must
have worked experience in regulatory environment and better with institution
that intermediate savings.

§  Very good communication and
marketing skills.

§  Travel: 90% Domestic 10%
international travel is desired.