Governance Director , VisionFund International

MICROFINANCE INNOVATORS AND LEADERS REQUIRED

We are VisionFund, a leading global microfinance network providing financial empowerment as part of World Vision, the largest Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation in the world. We serve over 1 million clients, create over 1.4 million jobs and improve the lives of over 3.5 million children per year in more than 30 countries.

Working with rural families in many places in Asia, Africa and Latin America where there is minimal formal financial provision, we provide access to small loans, savings and insurance to enable smallholder farmers and other rural businesses to grow their livelihoods, increase their incomes and improve their resilience. Focussed on our clients' wellbeing, we are pioneers in measuring social performance and are recognised as having some of the best operations and governance frameworks in the industry.

In order to provide these services sustainably to those who are hard to reach, we constantly seek to improve the products and services that we offer using technology and innovation. We demand excellence in our operational standards and local board governance is key to the strategic oversight of our operations. We are now looking to hire an exceptional individual in senior position:

Governance Director – a mature professional with extensive experience of corporate governance and legal matters in an international context, to drive our governance policy and support and train our microfinance institution Boards

For more information on VisionFund please visit www.visionfund.org. In order to be considered for the above role, candidates should submit their application online at: by clicking the "Apply" button. Having difficulties? Please contact us attheeconomist@visionfund.org.

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