About the Organization:

Vision Fund Micro Finance Institution (S.C) is an Institution established according to proclamation No. 40/96 to provide financial services to the productive poor in the rural and urban areas of Ethiopia. Vision Fund is currently operating in five of the Regional States of the country. Vision Fund MFI is currently looking candidates for the position of Transformation Impact Manager based at the head office. The successful candidates will have skills and experience that meet the following requirements:

JOB SUMMARY

Transformation Impact Manager will be responsible for promoting Vision Fund MFI way by seeking to integrate Vision Fund Ethiopia Christian faith and identity throughout Vision Fund's work with boldness and humility. The position holder will be required to create spiritually nurturing environments at head office, Area offices and branch level that enable staff and leaders to successfully live out their vocational call and Vision Fund MFI mission through providing guidance, pastoral support and fostering an environment of prayer. The role holder will also keep Vision Fund's commitment to wise stewardship in the forefront of the organization's decision-making.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide strategy and operational leadership to accomplish Vision Fund (Country)’s full mission impact.

• Advice the Vision Fund (Country) senior management team to lead and guide accomplishment of Our Promise Strategic Imperative 1 (Living out our Christian faith and calling with boldness and humility) within the organization.

• Lead the faith & development function and the impact function within Vision Fund (Country) to ensure that our work results in positive financial, social, spiritual impact.

• Participate in strategic planning, business development and fundraising to support our ministry work.

• Ensure for proper functioning and usage of budget and cost center module in the system, generate reports, analyzing, review and submission; 

Develop staff capacity for accomplishing transformational development.

• Help shape and participate in recruitment processes to ensure new staff are aligned with Vision Fund (Country)’s full mission (financial, social, spiritual).

• Participate as a trainer in new staff orientation as well as ongoing staff development to inculcate in our staff the culture of bringing Christ to the center of our work, including a focus on transformational development, stewardship, excellence in client care, operational excellence, and client protection.

• Conduct extensive field visits and shadow loan officers, supervisors, and branch managers to understand the realities on the ground. Provide coaching and mentoring to branch managers to establish a strong mission focus and a healthy organizational culture within each branch.

• Conduct and train MFI staff leaders to conduct the Mission Immersion Program for Vision Fund (Country) Staff, maintaining rates of 100% of all staff trained by one year of employment.

• Oversee training and program development in biblically Empowered Worldview, and embed this approach into the DNA of our operations. This will include working with Vision Fund International (F&D and Training) and WVI to contextualize Empowered Worldview client training resources. This position will oversee piloting and then roll out of client training in Vision Fund (Country).

Provide direction and management to impact monitoring and other holistic M&E activities.

• Supervise staff to ensure accurate and timely collection of faith-related impact indicators (such as hope, self-efficacy, and social cohesion)

• Provide leadership in impact monitoring using appropriate tools (such as the Holistic Community Assessment tool).

Provide pastoral care to Vision Fund (Country) staff.

• Facilitate spiritually nurturing environments that enable staff and leaders to successfully live out their vocational call and Vision Fund’s mission through providing guidance, pastoral support and fostering an environment of prayer and spiritual growth.

Provide support to other VF MFI Transformational Impact Managers.

• Support roll out of Empowered Worldview and Mission Immersion program globally through hosting field visits, supporting as a trainer in other countries, and participating in the VF F&D learning community. 

• Perform any other duties that may be assigned to him/her by the supervisor.

Job Requirements

• MA or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Management, Economics, Business Management or in any social or Natural fields

• A proven strategic thinker 

• Computer literacy; strong computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Excellent interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity

• Commitment and ability to develop others 

• Ability to integrate teams of professionals around common goals.

• Strong presentation skills.

Work experience required

• More than 5 years’ work experience including experience in leadership and training.

• More than 5 years’ experience working (including unpaid work) in a Church or other Christian faith community, demonstrating spiritual leadership to others, a prayerful approach to work and a commitment to own spiritual development and discernment

• Experience working in the development sector (e.g. NGO or missionary work) – with microfinance, banking or other business experience as an added advantage.

• Demonstrates Christ-centered life and work attitude/approach that speaks to a deep and personal commitment to Christ.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and listen deeply to people from high-poverty contexts.

• Demonstrated ability to work sensitively and effectively with people from different church backgrounds and cultural contexts and nationalities, and also with people of different faiths or those who may profess to have no belief system.

• Excellent training and coaching skills and ability to develop own training methods and materials.

• Strong interpersonal, diplomatic and negotiating skills, ability to influence and exercise discretion.

• A proven track record of building external relationships and negotiating mutually beneficial partnerships.

• Fluency in English and Amharic is required. Other languages are an added advantage.

Additional Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding and application of Scripture, theology, missiology and diversity of church and faith traditions.

• Capacity to work with diversity of theological beliefs and proven ability to influence for a transformational change.

• Advanced skills in adult learning styles, and instructional and curriculum design.

• Ecumenical vision and proven ability to work respectfully with various Christians traditions

• Proven outstanding coordination skills, with ability to handle multiple activities concurrently, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines

• Experience/knowledge of microfinance

Core capability:

• Practicing accountability & integrity.

• Demonstrating Christ-centered life & work.

• Influencing individuals & groups.

• Understanding Vision Fund's mission & operation

1. Terms of employment: Permanent

2. Salary & Benefits:    As per the Institution salary scale 

3. Closing Date:  July 16, 2023

How to Apply

Submit your application letter, updated curriculum vitae with names and addresses of up to 3 references and non-returnable copies of credentials via email: VFE_Vacancy@wvi.org or in person to the company head office, located around Gerji Mebrat Haile, in front of Mulmul Dabo

Note: Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply!

 Only short listed candidates will be contacted for subsequent assessment