VisionFund's work seeks to end intergenerational poverty through financial products and services. We're about the long-term change that ensures children can break free of the poverty cycle, for good.

By supporting people and communities living in poverty to develop and grow their livelihoods, VisionFund is catalysing sustainable economic growth to break the cycle of poverty, so that children can reach their potential as communities thrive.

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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.

JOB PURPOSE

VisionFund commenced a strategic initiative to use insurance tools and techniques to help create financial safety nets for the poor. This then prevents them from falling back into poverty when shocks occur.

This role is set to ensure the delivery of our insurance operations in our network and specifically in the LACRO region. The work will involve strong project management and co-ordination of many stakeholders as well as highly technical design of insurance solutions. The successful candidate will drive pragmatic implementation of insurance solutions into VisionFund’s operations to create affordable financial safety nets for the borrowers. This role is proactive, making sure results are achieved as per the defined plan in our MFIs and developing plans in the others.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Insurance business development

Put together measures that would coordinate the analysis of the insurance client needs in the branches in order to define products that will serve their needs.

Enhance awareness of potential for all insurance products within the region through the development (with the MFI) of a clear insurance ambition for each country that combines impact potential and financial income.

Drive business case analysis for different insurance product types within MFIs

Integration of insurance within MFIs

Develop and then ensure a smooth implementation and integration of the insurance activities into VisionFund’s existing operations.

Advise and specify teams’ skills for all kinds of insurance business management.

Make the case for change to senior stakeholders and take staff and clients along the implementation journey to make the offering of insurance products cost effective and efficient, leveraging the existing administrative processes in the MFIs

Insurance product development

Ensure insurance product design activities within VFI bring to a practical and cost-effective conclusion by gathering qualitative and quantitative data.

Ensure inputs from other specialists is driven towards practical solutions that will work for VisionFund and for the poor.

Interact effectively with a very diverse range of stakeholders serving to deliver insurance products.

Reporting

Reports for VisionFund global, regional.

Assist local management to report to their boards on key insurance projects.

Be responsible for quality reports for Insurance program implementation within MFI and VFI

Training and writing of SOP

To conduct and deliver trainings for MFIs staff who deal with Insurance. To identify talent and potential successors for this role, among MFI staff. Coach them and identify right trainings and stretch assignments for their development

To contribute and provide inputs for training curriculum for MFI staff for them to raise awareness of insurance among clients and be able to sell insurance products

Required Professional Experience ​

Minimum of 10 years of work experience: at least 5 years of experience in business development in SME/ micro-banking, insurance, or microfinance.

Some experience in partnership distribution is required. And minimum of 5 years’ experience in developing countries of managing insurance projects (client engagement, implementing insurance operations in partnership (bancassurance), designing clear plans for countries, and getting results in different contexts).

Strong analytical and organizational skills.

Hands-on, “can do” approach. Someone who gets things done and has a track record of achieving results through others via remote calls.

Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills including cross-culturally.

A clear communicator with excellent presentation and negotiation skills.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, international relations, accounting or other relevant subject.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Technical insurance qualifications are a significant added plus.

Experience in health insurance company would be a clear asset.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

Ability and willingness to work with the remote team members working in multiple countries

Physical Requirements

Travel to the field may include remote rural locations.

Language Requirements

Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills in English and Spanish will be a plus.

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