Vision Fund Kenya Limited is a fast
growing financial service company and an investment of the World Vision Kenya.
Project Manager - Strategic
Partnership
As part of the Vision Fund’s
Leadership Team, the main purpose of the job is to supervise all lending
functions of the institution at the strategic partnership level, they will
oversee strategic partnership project including operations, business
development, systems and processes in line with the company overall operations
strategy and within the local and World Vision International regulations.
The position is stationed in Nairobi
and reports to the Operations Director, with occasional local travel
Specific areas of
responsibility:
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Implement the agreed operational plan
focusing on increasing the outreach of the microfinance institution through
supporting the strategic partner to open the agreed new areas of operation and
development of new credit products;
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Support the modification and
refinement of the exiting credit products;
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Support the development of new market
oriented products such as microcredit, SME, micro-saving, fund transfer and
micro-insurance;
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Implement the efficient and effective
portfolio management to ensure the optimal use of company resources
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Analyse the business environment and
make recommendations on the development of new products and enhance existing
products to grow the institution’s customer base and outreach
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Develop strategies to minimize
customer complaints and suggest ways of managing the public image of the
institution
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Supervise the VFK staff that are
assigned to work with the strategic partner and provide them with adequate
support to make sure that collections are always on time and that the quality
of the portfolio remains excellent;
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Prepare monthly and other periodic
operational reports for the Operations Director and Senior management
team
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Lead the delinquency management
strategy, including analysis reviews, legal actions against customers and
employee when appropriate
The ideal candidate
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MUST hold a relevant social science
or Business related degree and or master’s degree in Business Administration,
Finance or Economics,
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a minimum of 3 years relevant
experience in microfinance field operations,
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extensive and proven track record in
financial institution administration, operations and procedures, advanced
computer skills,
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fluency in English with strong written
and verbal communication skills,
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excellent analytical, communication
and interpersonal skills, and experience in people management,
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ability to work in a challenging
environment with poor infrastructure and human capacities,
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highly motivated with a strong
interest in development and social issues
Senior Business Analyst
As part of the Vision Fund’s
Leadership Team, the main purpose of the job is to review, analyze and
occasionally modify systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installing
to support application systems.
The incumbent will consult with users
to identify current operating procedures and to clarify business objectives and
requirements.
The incumbent will also be
responsible for writing documentation to describe custom configuration of
applications and operating procedures in liaison with 3rd party application
development consultants in line with the company overall operations strategy
and within the local and World Vision International regulations.
The position is stationed in Nairobi
and reports to the ICT Director
Specific areas of
responsibility:
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Provide technical expertise and
recommendations in assessing new IT software projects and initiatives to
support and enhance our existing systems.
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Participate in weekly meetings with
the IT team to discuss progress and issues to be resolved, and report progress
on a weekly basis to the ICTD
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Coordinate application development
for multiple projects
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Troubleshoot technical issues and
identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user
requirements.
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Provide programming for some in-house
IT projects
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Assist in the creation of the system
design and functional specifications for all new development projects.
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Updating and amending existing
databases
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Setting up and testing new database
and data handling systems
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Monitoring database efficiency
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Sustaining the security and integrity
of data
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Creating query definitions that allow
data to be extracted
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Analyze data contained in the
corporate database and identify data integrity issues with existing and
proposed systems and implement solutions.
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Analyze, present and communicate data
through data warehouse and data mining tools.
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Write technical procedures and
documentation for the applications including operations, user guide
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Produce technical documentation for
new and existing applications
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Develops the documentation for
processes and ensures the overall scope, quality and effectiveness of the
documentation continues to grow
The ideal candidate
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MUST hold a Minimum of Bachelor
degree in in Computer Science, Information Systems or Business Information
Technology,
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Should have a minimum of 4 years of
technology experience with hands-on technical roles in the field and relies on
experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals,
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extensive knowledge of data
processing, hardware platforms, and enterprise software applications,
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technical experience with systems
networking, databases, Web development, and user support,
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technical certification in IT
disciplines or technology,
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good background in Data Base design
in Microsoft SQL and MySQL,
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good background in Microsoft .NET,
Java, PHP, HTML and other web applications development languages,
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good working knowledge skills with
Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project,
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working knowledge of UNIX based
operating systems and T24 would be an added advantage.
Risk & Compliance Manager
As part of the Vision Fund’s
Leadership Team, the main purpose of the job is to ensure the day-to-day management
of the risk related activities, coordinating, monitoring and facilitating
compliance with existing laws, rules and regulations in risk management in line
with the company overall operations strategy and within the local and World
Vision International regulations.
The position is stationed in Nairobi
and reports to the Chief Executive Officer, with occasional local travel
Specific areas of
responsibility:
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Develops annual risk management plan
that outlines the activities to be undertaken and submit for approval to
Operations Director
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Develop check list to conduct follow
up the implementation of risk mgt. framework of the institution;
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Conducts risk assessment on the
company business situations, economic trends, future customer needs, company
past performance, its key assets and areas of weaknesses and strength
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Conducts risk mgt. strategies
trainings and awareness programs;
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Develops risk management principles,
processes, methodologies and standards and monitors their proper
implementation;
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Calculates the degree of risks
involved owing to changes the major management decisions
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Assesses solvency using appropriate
financial analysis tools
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Identifies risks inherent in MFI’s
business and measure and prioritized identified risks and develop adequate risk
mitigating factors;
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Performs risk assessment on at least
significant risk exposure of VF MFI and proposes risk management strategies,
for deliberation by the management or the Board;
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Ensure implementation of audit
findings across the branch network;
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Ensure branch compliance with
established credit policies and procedures;
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Ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements;
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Make recommendations to mitigate risk
of any new products and/or target market segments
The ideal candidate MUST hold a first
degree in Business Administration/Management/Economics/Accounting (MBA holders
are preferred), must have at least 10 years of working experience out of which
4 years in middle level management position in a Micro Finance Organization,
Retail banking or Enterprise lending institutions, Knowledge of the VF- MFI’s
policy, procedures and overall strategic direction, determined personality with
initiative, perseverance and the ability to motivate and manage a team.
All candidates must be professing and
practicing Christians whose conduct and depth of character are governed by
personal Christian convictions.
Interested and suitably qualified
individuals should forward their applications, attaching copies of their
academic and professional certificates, detailed CV indicating work experience,
daytime contact and addresses of 3 professionally relevant referees to reach
the undersigned by 31st August 2015.
The position should be the subject of
the email application.
Send applications to:
hr@visionfundkenya.co.ke
Vision Fund Kenya Ltd – Empowering
Communities, Giving Hope"