Regional Operations Director, Vfi:LacrRegional Operations Director, Vfi:LacrdomainWorld Vision location_onLimaRegional Operations Director, Vfi:Lacr**Responsibilities**:Important Details:Employee Contract Type:Local, Open:ended (Indefinite), Full time RemoteContext of PositionWorld Vision (WV) operates a number of different ministries to empower the poor in nearly 100 countries worldwide, and VisionFund International (VFI) is a subsidiary of WV responsible for running the network of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Microfinance is one of the ministries supporting economic development. It gives the ability to families who would otherwise not have access to financial services, loans to start businesses which in turn generate income to provide for their children's education and family wellbeing. Micro finance lending to the entrepreneurial poor is performed through over 30 Microfinance Institutions (MFI's) globally and the VF network has outstanding loans of nearly 500m to over 1,000,000 clients impacting around 4 million children annually. At the heart of VFI's work is ensuring that children are impacted positively and sustainably through microfinance.PURPOSE OF POSITIONVisionFund is seeking a Regional Operations Director ("ROD") to support and manage the execution of VisionFund's strategy in the region. The Regional Head is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the 'double bottom line' of financial and social performance / impact in the region and delegates certain aspects to the Regional Operations Director who ismore directly involved in supporting individual MFIs with achieving their financial and social impact targets.MAJOR RESPONSABILITES60 of time:Supervision and capacity building for achievement of operational plans of the assigned MFIs:Supervise MFI's CEOs under the Regional Operations Directors remit and manage performance expectations in support to local MFI and global VFI priorities, ensuring balanced achievement of MFI double bottom lines of social and financial performance.Provides coaching and direction to the COO and CEO on the commercial and operations strategy and is accountable for the achievement of goals.Ensures a thorough strategic planning process is in place for each of the assigned MFIs, in alignment with the global priorities.Lead the delivery of business plans of individual MFIs. This includes monitoring, analysis, problem identification and recommendations that will ensure improved quality of delivery of financial services, improved control environment and increased alignment of strategy.Lead the regional roll out of global center initiatives including how central services and regional banking software can be deployed to improve service to the MFI's and their clients and to reduce costs and improve sustainability,Provide timely, and responsive but prioritized consulting services for MFI issues, based on the strategic and business plans and focused on the product development, commercial, operational and risk management processes.Provide clear and thorough analysis of needs and causes of problems and subsequent recommendations for both the MFI management and VFI regional. Supervises the implementation of the corresponding action plans proposed. team.Work with the WV regional teams to ensure integration and alignment of VFI, MFI and WVNO strategies at the regional and national levels,Ensure effective communication with the Regional Head and with relevant CEO's when undertaking technical reviews and assessmentsEnsure that e
