Regional People & Culture Director

Regional People & Culture Director 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: visionfund.org The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate proficiency in both English and French but applications must be submitted in English. 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 role of the Regional People & Culture Director is to provide strategic leadership to the assigned region or cluster of countries in West Africa, i.e. Senegal, Mali and Ghana, in the areas of People & Culture, and Organizational Development by maximizing the potential of VFI´s human resources and optimizing organizational performance, sustaining the culture and ensuring alignment to fulfil VFI's strategy. The Regional People & Culture (P&C) Director will provide leadership in developing leadership capacity, furthering executive development of senior staff at the Regional and MFI level. Reporting to the Global Director of P&C and matrix reporting to the Regional Director of the assigned region or cluster of countries, the Regional P&C Director will build strong relationship with Global Centre's Centres of Expertise and engage with external network to collaborate and further build VFI's brand and capacity in the MFIs assigned. This role also matrix manages MFI's People & Culture Managers, leading and developing a highly proficient and engaged team. The aim of this role is threefold: - Provide Direction, oversight, support and capacity building to the P&C function in the region to meet demanding business n...