Chief Executive Officer, VisionFund Lanka At World Vision

VisionFund Lanka is a Microfinance institution that upholds Christian values in serving vulnerable clients through loans, savings, and insurance. We enable families to grow their livelihoods in hard-to-reach locations and empower clients to grow successful business that improves their ability to provide education and nutrition to their children.

We believe in brighter futures for children empowering families to create incomes and jobs by unlocking the economic potential for communities to thrive. We seek to end intergenerational poverty through microfinance.

VisionFund (VF) Lanka is inviting highly motivated, emotionally intelligent, and committed professionals to lead our team in making a difference in Sri Lanka.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The successful candidate will report to the Board of Directors and Regional Operations Director.

PURPOSE: The main purpose of the job is to lead the VF Lanka team to provide poor families an access to financial services and training to alleviate poverty. The CEO establishes an enabling culture of good stewardship, high performance and productivity to increase the social impact in Sri Lanka. The CEO is expected to deliver strategic interventions to ensure adequate funding, increase the loan portfolio and number of clients, manage risks while delivering financial and social performance targets.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

• Post–graduate qualification with a Degree in Banking / Finance & Accounting / Management.
• Minimum fifteen years of working experience, with five of them in a senior management position, in a combination of the following: micro-enterprise lending organization, banking institution, a progressive corporate environment, international business, or economic and business development institution.
• Substantial and proven experience in functional areas of Operations Management, Human Resources Management, and Finance Management.