FAST Regional Manager, West Africa Region, VisionFund International

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Sénégal

Clôture le

31 août 2026

Publié le

14 août 2026

VisionFund International 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. Here’s where you come in: FAST (Finance Accelerating Savings group Transformation) is VisionFund’s program to offer financial services to saving groups. The flagship product, the FAST loan, follows a methodology, specifically designed to the target saving groups/VSLAs. This position’s purpose is to support and guide VisionFund MFIs during the pilot and roll out of this product, focussing on West African countries. We have already developed standards regarding product process, training materials and various guidance materials. FAST is a core pillar of VisionFund´s 2030 Our Promise Strategy to reach 10 million clients. FAST is a global business line and responsible to reach 2 million clients by 2030 working with and beyond the VisionFund network, leveraging on existing and upcoming technologies for saving groups. As the FAST Regional Manager, West Africa Region, VisionFund International, you will use and translate the existing materials, as well as develop new materials to support MFIs (microfinance institutions) to increase their reach of savings groups. Each local VisionFund MFI has a local FAST product manager who has a dotted line into the FAST Regional Manager. As the FAST RM you will be responsible for the quality, capacity and implementation of the regional FAST program.

• Knowledge of Savings Group methodology
• Business focused, with ability to improve annual operational plans and advise on product pilots, results analysis and workforce plans
• Proactive and adaptable, with experience of introducing new products or services
• Project management experience is required, including financial monitoring and reporting
• Microfinance specialist with majority of experience in group lending, proven experience in “down market” activities such as vulnerable populations e.g. refugees, rural remote communities etc.
• Must be able to travel for work in very remote/rural areas and potential high-risk areas such as Mali
• Native French speaker with excellent English or native English speaker with excellent French

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