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Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Senior Technical Agricultural Finance Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n Employee Contract Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Local \u2013 Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)<\/p>\n Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n VisionFund is World Vision\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n VisionFund primarily focuses on rural clients and 40% of its 466m portfolio is in Agriculture. This position is to provide technical support to agricultural finance provided by our MFI network. The position is a grant-funded position and will primarily focus on 10 countries but will also be able to provide support to the rest of the network. To date, much of VFIs agricultural finance has been simple \u201cvanilla finance\u201d and balloon loan as being often the only distinguishing component. This position will seek to provide more hands-on technical support in the assessment, design, pilot and roll out of new agricultural products that will allow VF MFIs to finance farmers that World Vision is facilitating through its local value chain work (LVCD) and as savings groups (S4T) continue to grow with the support of FAST.<\/p>\n Additionally, as climate change increasingly impacts our rural clients the position will look to expand both our capacity and profile in developing climate-appropriate products and services. The position will also seek to bring together all our learnings and practices to enable VFI to compete more for grants and position us as more of a leader in the agricultural finance space.<\/p>\n Preferred Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n Additional Locations:<\/strong>\u00a0Kigali, Rwanda; Kampala, Uganda; Lusaka, Zambia; Lilongwe, Malawi; and any other country where WVI is registered.<\/p>\n Major Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n Support World Vision in new or revised market assessments and building the capacity of the local MFI team to engage more effectively in these assessments.<\/p>\n \u2022 Contribute to the analysis and bring an agricultural finance lens to the assessments<\/p>\n This role should lead the documentation, monitoring, technical support to the agricultural and product technical teams (or person) in the MFI.<\/p>\n \u2022 Providing advice Technical support for agricultural finance products<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Support in market assessment work and building capacity to better understand the needs of farmers and off farm agricultural enterprises Support in innovative agricultural finance products. This is a subset of the above section but intentionally focused on new and innovative products<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Supporting the local MFI teams in the piloting and testing of new products Provide technical advice and support in the design and writing of new and existing agricultural grant applications<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Review grant applications for agricultural finance opportunities Working with the Partnerships Director, key support offices and the fundraising team to support how VisionFund can better engage with World Vision both in its existing network, but also outside of its network in developing funding applications for agricultural finance programs<\/p>\n \u2022 Support in the design and assessment This role should lead the learning and dissemination of VF work in agricultural finance<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Providing regular articles (blogs, reports etc) on our networks work in agricultural finance Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Knowledge, Skills and Abilities<\/p>\n Required Professional Experience:<\/p>\n \u2022 10 years + working in agricultural finance field in Africa either for Banks, MFIs, Finance companies or NGOs Preferred knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Experience of working with NGOs and agricultural partners Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit your application, click on the link below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a020 May, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. 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\n\u2022 Mentor and coach
\n\u2022 Sharing best practice
\n\u2022 Linking with other potential agricultural partners
\n\u2022 Linking with other colleagues in our network
\n\u2022 Ensure credit risk is effectively understood<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Support in the actual design and piloting (including the documentation of the product)
\n\u2022 Support the business processes (Staffing, credit policies, digital processes etc) to ensure the product can work for the farmer and the MFI
\n\u2022 Undertake deep dives into key MFI products (that are not working) or into strategy focuses for MFIs seeking to expand their agricultural footprint
\n\u2022 Advise and direction on how the impact of climate change can be mitigated<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Providing timely advice on minor changes and improvements in the product during the pilot stage
\n\u2022 To actively pursue partnerships and opportunities, particularly in the digital space
\n\u2022 To actively engage and understand trends in the industry.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Write sections as needed
\n\u2022 Join grant calls and donor visits as needed
\n\u2022 Review and provide advice on grant implementation reports<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Support in the implementation as needed<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Internally within the network share best practices and better understanding of the risk and financial viability of agricultural lending based on data
\n\u2022 Provide regular engagement with key support offices and the GC livelihoods team on the role of agriculture
\n\u2022 Engage around opportunities for agricultural finance to complement climate responses<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Agricultural Economics or relevant agricultural degree
\n\u2022 Postgraduate level degree
\n\u2022 At least 5 years of this must be in providing financial services to farmers and not just in an advisory\/ consulting manner
\n\u2022 Experience across a range of countries (not limited to one or two places)
\n\u2022 Experience of Value chain finance or finance to agricultural cooperatives
\n\u2022 Experience of working with International organisations on projects (E.g World Bank, IFAD, FAO)
\n\u2022 Demonstrated experience of working on and or designing programs with a climate change component (e. FMNR)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Experience in delivery of training in value chain development
\n\u2022 Any formal training courses\/ certificates in agricultural finance
\n\u2022 Digital experience
\n\u2022 Spanish or French spoken<\/p>\n