Regional Operations Director, VisionFund – LACR At World Vision

VisionFund is World Vision’s microfinance provider serving vulnerable clients through loans, savings, and insurance. We enable families to grow their livelihoods in hard to reach, rural locations in 28 countries so that caregivers can create secure futures for their children.

We believe in brighter futures for children; empowering families to create incomes and jobs; unlocking economic potential for communities to thrive.

Join VisionFund as we seek to end intergenerational poverty through microfinance.

Here’s where you come in:

As the Regional Operations Director for VisionFund International (VFI), you will support and manage the execution of VisionFund’s strategy in the Latin America and Carribean Region (LACR). You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the ‘double bottom line’ of financial and social performance/impact in the region and delegate certain aspects to the Regional Operations Director who is more directly involved in supporting individual microfinance institutions (MFIs) with achieving their financial and social impact targets.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business or Economics, or equivalent level of knowledge gained through work experience.
• More than 15 years of combined experience in senior management roles in similar institutions, including relevant experience of 2 to 5 years as CEO and leading the operations and/or commercial functions.
• Understanding of balance sheet risk management including interest rate risk, liquidity risk and foreign exchange risk as well as bank funding processes and contracting.
• Excellent Spanish written and oral communication skills. English will be an added advantage.
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 40% of the time. Most travel will be within the specific region, with periods of up to six months in a leadership role in an MFI. Occasional travel to other regions / global conferences or meetings.