Global Director Philanthropy, VisionFund International

WVI•Federal Way, WA

22d•$102,000 - $140,000•Remote

About The Position

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 Location : This role can be located in any state in the USA where WVI is registered to operate. Candidates in the West Coast are highly encouraged to apply. 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 purpose of this position is to lead a team that manages VisionFund International’s (VFI) Philanthropy related fundraising efforts globally as well as middle market, corporate and institutional related efforts in the US. In North America this position will engage primarily through WV US and WV Canada, and Internationally primarily through the World Vision Philanthropy Alliance. This person will also ensure the provision of direct technical microfinance fundraising support on major proposals by bringing in the appropriate resources, and will coordinate with the Program Support capabilities within the Resource Development & Management Team to ensure that donor commitments are met. In coordination with the WVUS Economic Empowerment CDO, this person will be a key contributor to the Philanthropy Fundraising Plan for Capital Campaigns and donor initiated special projects, supporting and training their Rep Salesforce in their funding target acquisition. Finally, this person will work with FAST (Finance Accelerating Savings Group Transformation), Insurance, Disaster Finance, WASH, Humanitarian, and Environmental stewardship Initiative/sectors leaders to ensure that VisionFund International (VFI) is well positioned to raise funds for these innovative programs through global business plans, and participate in the development of new products aligned to World Vision’s Economic Empowerment Ministry that show potential for funding growth for VisionFund.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree
Graduate business, microfinance or other relevant degree
Fundraising/sales knowledge and experience (10 years)
Experience working with high-net-worth individuals, foundations and corporations.
Demonstrated grant & communications material writing capacity with a microfinance lens
Demonstrated ability to work with and influence donor reps/sales professionals
Microfinance/finance knowledge and experience preferred

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Business or International Development
WV (preferably WV US) knowledge and experience
Spanish Language Fluency
Marketing and fundraising/donor interaction knowledge and experience
Development sector knowledge and experience
Strong project and change management skills

Responsibilities

US Microfinance Fundraising Lead the team that Manages VisionFund’s collaborative fundraising partnership with WV US.
Drive WV US commitment to fundraising for VisionFund with needed donor interaction, advice, reports, input on strategies and approaches for fundraising and marketing, and linkages for interaction with VFI staff.
As requested by WV US, support and train the Philanthropy, Foundations, Corporate and International Program team members and subject matter experts, and ensure technical leadership is provided where necessary.
As requested by WV US, help develop and nurture donor relationships by providing needing microfinance expertise, or where needed, introducing additional resources.
Manage and solve project and implementation issues as they arise liaising with relevant stakeholders.
Demonstrating Integrity, Honesty, transparency, and quick responses that offer solutions to identified problems, to equip Fundraising Reps and WVUS Leadership with the ability to inform and retain donors.
Work with WV US to develop new fundraising products, materials, and approaches, based on emerging Industry Standards and noteworthy results from high performing MicroFinance Institutions.
Work with VFI Marketing, VFI Field Operations, and WVUS Marketing and Program’s teams to develop materials and donor language that improve donor understanding and commitment to VFI’s impact.
Work with both WV US and VisionFund teams to ensure the systems are in place to have donations reach their intended purpose and that within VisionFund we fulfil the donor promise, with particular focus on critical products such as Recovery Lending for Resilience.
Work with WV US, and VFI Global Asset Management Director to raise long-term low-cost debt whether through our Impact Investment offerings or larger tranches from global development banks in conjunction with the VFI Treasury Team.
WVI Philanthropy Initiative Oversee collaborative microfinance fundraising efforts and processes that diversify VF’s Funding around the WVI partnership.
Develop a broader partnership with WVI and its global fundraising efforts.
Solve implementation issues and advise and train the WVI fundraising team.
Advise and train World Vision Support Office philanthropy teams interested in raising funds for VisionFund, based on the specific products they currently present to their donor base and how microfinance work can be inserted as support to these existing products.
Innovative Program Related Fundraising Work with Savings Group Linkage (FAST), Insurance, Disaster Finance, Humanitarian Response, WASH, Environmental stewarship, and Youth Program leadership within VFI to ensure that VisionFund is well positioned to raise funds for these innovative programs, including focus on new products like Urban THRIVE or a humanitarian finance product.
Support positioning of VFI as an Innovative Leader within the livelihoods space Working collaboratively with the Chief Economic Development Officer in WV US and the WVI fundraising leadership, ensure appropriate VisionFund representation in microfinance fora, including leadership, speaking, presentations, workshops and donor conferences.