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 world. Working together as part of World Vision – VisionFund enables 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. As of September 2019, VisionFund provided 1.5 million loans totalling more than US $694 million, while impacting 1.4 million jobs.

Here’s where you come in:

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VisionFund DRC, you will be accountable for providing overall leadership for VisionFund Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for effectively managing all operations, and for the continued profitability, secure equity position, growth and evolution of VisionFund DRC. You will also be accountable for developing and recommending effective policies as well as short-term and long-term business plans for Board approval and for their implementation.

You will lead the VisionFund DRC Microfinance Institution (MFI) as a Christ-centered organisation that positively impacts the lives of many families and children through the delivery of appropriate financial services and training while creating a self-sustaining business with strong foundations (people, process, systems) that is capable of growing while managing risks.

You will work closely with World Vision DRC to develop integrated livelihoods programmes, and thereby obtain funding from the partnership and donors to grow the operation. You will deal with all regulatory issues and lead the organisation through the process of conversion into regulated deposit-taking institution in the near future.

Requirements include:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Management or some other related field.
• 10+ 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, risk management, or economic and business development institution.
• Must be bilingual English/French.
• Typical office-based and frequent travel to the branch offices (40% travelling and 60% office-based).
• 90% Domestic, 10% international travel is desired.