ACCION International: Chief Information Officer

ACCION International is a private, nonprofit organization with the mission of giving people the financial tools they need microenterprise loans, business training and other financial services to work they way out of poverty. A world pioneer in microfinance, ACCION was founded in 1961 and issues its first microloan in 1973 in Brazil.

ACCION International’s partner microfinance institutions today are providing loans as low as $50 to poor men and women entrepreneurs in 23 countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the United States. In the last decade alone, ACCION partners have disbursed more than 36.1 million loans totaling more than $31.8 billion; 97 percent of the loans have repaid.

Job Description

She/he will deploy and manage technology to support the MFI’s business strategy to include enterprise, branch, and desktop software applications, data center, network infrastructure, voice and data communications, and disaster recovery.

Required Skills or Experience

This role is a key position and requires fluency in English; at least 10 years of extensive banking IT management experience in a bank or financial institution; and a degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or another related field.

How To Apply

For more information, including a detailed job description, interested applicants should visit the ACCION website at: www.accion.org.

Offer valid till: 27 Jan, 2011