Impact Technical Advisor, VisionFund International
4 months ago
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.
Learn more about us:
Application Deadline: 31st August 2024
Location: Applications are welcome from any country in Asia where WVI is registered to operate.
Nature of Role : This is a six-month, fixed term role (Preferred: beginning of October 2024 to end of April 2025)
Overview
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.
The Impact Technical Advisor supports VisionFund microfinance institutions, Global Centre Teams, and Senior Managers to understand the impact of VF’s work on the lives of clients and their households. As a technical expert, this role helps to strengthen the body of evidence of impact and to interpret the data and evidence for a deeper understanding of impact throughout the VisionFund network. This role also strengthens VisionFund’s communications about impact with internal and external supporters with clear data visualisation and report narrative, contextualising the evidence to make VisionFund’s work relevant to various audiences.
Key Responsibilities
Good working relationships with MFI staff who have responsibility for impact data, which facilitate shared understanding of MFIs’ challenges related to impact data and to promote working in partnership to find creative solutions Operational solutions are put in place to overcome problems with data collection and storage within the MFI MFI staff have access to coaching from the Impact Technical Advisor to improve their data analysis skills MFI staff have access to coaching from the Impact Technical Advisor to develop and improve impact-related reports MFIs have access to best practices from the VFI network related to impact data and client service A global Community of Practice is in place for MFI staff to share best practices and build capacity MFI staff have access to information and can develop understanding of the relevance of impact to VF Strategy, to Our Promise, and to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and to WV FO CSIPs. MFI field staff develop their understanding of the relevance of impact, which creates stronger staff engagement VFI GC has a regular source of impact-related “content” for WV Impact Portal and VFI website GC regional teams receive regular impact performance reports that include recommendations for change to increase MFIs’ impact Research and analysis of industry-related impact data and knowledge of developments in economic development sector is available for improving relevance of all impact reports MFI and GC leaders are fully informed and understand the evidence of impact that is required for individual MFIs and for the network as a whole MFI and GC leaders understand how evidence of impact is developed and allocate the resources needed to build the evidence Local, regional, and global plans are in place to build a body of evidence of impact and use that evidence to maximise impact and raise the profile of VisionFund. World Vision has a clear understanding of the evidence demonstrating VisionFund's impact and has access to reports that assist in WV's communications internally and externally. Projects to create, improve, and communicate evidence of VisionFund’s impact are well managed and achieve the desired aims. VisionFund has an impact database that facilitates the production of evidence of impact, which relevant GC and MFI staff are able to access and to use to create impact reports. VisionFund is able to demonstrate to all stakeholders its progress against strategic impact goals, thus strengthening the reputation of VisionFund within the Partnership and with external supporters. Partners and GC colleagues have a dedicated resource to assist with obtaining information from MFIs or about VFI impact globally, including information needed for WV or specific donor reports External consultants have regular point of contact for projects related to evaluating impact By working with other VFI GC Teams, evidence, learning and impact findings and organisational learning of the programmes and operations (especially best practices and lessons learned within VFI) are appropriately documented and disseminated at the different levels within the network and externally.Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications
Undergraduate degree In Statistics, International Development, Research, or related field Masters' Degree in related fieldand Project Management certification would be an added advantage Extensive experience of managing and interpreting data (over 7 years' experience) Extensive experience of managing global projects using project management tools Demonstrable expertise in data visualisation Detailed understanding of operating models of microfinance institutions Ability to provide credible advice to senior leaders Ability to negotiate for resources, deadlines, etc., with senior leaders Ability to lead and influence senior leaders in specific areas of expertise Ability to navigate through obstacles when project partners do not deliver Experience of delivering training to groups and one-on-one coaching Demonstrable skill at writing in English Demonstrable skill at leading presentations as a subject-matter expert to internal and external audiences Demonstrable skill at producing high quality reports and presentations for donors and partnersTravel and/or Work Environment Requirement
Travel 20% of the time Language: English fluent - Spanish or French - desirable-
Chennai, India World Vision Full timeVisionFund'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...
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