Agriculture, Market Systems and Climate Finance Senior Advisor, VisionFund International
Core
Technical lead for agricultural finance, market systems, and climate finance interventions, designing products and managing the CrediEnterprise pilot to support rural livelihoods and break poverty cycles.
Role type
Senior Advisor (Technical Lead & Resource Development)
Builds
Agricultural and climate-appropriate financial products (e.g., CrediEnterprise), grant-funded programs, and capacity-building frameworks for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs).
Domain
Microfinance, Agriculture, Climate Finance, Market Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Agricultural finance expertise, climate finance strategy, grant writing and resource mobilization, project management, technical advisory, stakeholder engagement with donors and MFIs, monitoring and evaluation framework design, product design and rollout, capacity building, data analysis for impact tracking.
Preferred skills
Experience with World Vision or similar NGO networks, knowledge of THRIVE 2030 programme, expertise in agrocalculator tools, experience with e-THRIVE platforms, background in rural development.
Technologies
e-THRIVE platform, core banking systems, Impact tracking systems, agrocalculator.
Responsibilities
Provide technical advice on agricultural, market systems, and climate industry best practices to the VFI network; lead the CrediEnterprise pilot project implementation and reporting; support grant writing and donor positioning for agricultural and climate initiatives; oversee operational delivery and quality control of financial products; build capacity of MFI staff and managers; establish monitoring and evaluation frameworks for program performance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
