Overview

Originally known as SEDA, VisionFund Tanzania Microfinance Bank Ltd. (VFT MFB) is a fast-expanding, respectable microfinance bank with a loan book of more than TZs. 44 billion and more than 60,000 customers, more than 5,000 of whom are smallholder farmers. VFT-MFB is looking to fill the open post below with a vibrant and dedicated Tanzanian young man and woman driven by enthusiasm for people’s economic growth.

1. Agri: Officer in Charge of Business Development

Work Reference No. 23/24

Presenting to: Head of Business Development and Innovation Officer Liability:
Successful application of creative agricultural financing products depends on the Agri-Climate Business Development Officer. While knowing the particular demands of smallholder farmers, this position entails improving and supervising customised financial products. The officer, a subject-matter expert and leader, will unite VFT teams, experts, and stakeholders to guarantee ongoing development and resilience in VisionFund Tanzania’s agricultural loan projects. The Agri-Climate Business Development Officer will thus affect knowledge leadership in the agricultural environment. To properly position VisionFund in agricultural financing, the officer will be dedicated to remaining current on industry trends, technology innovations, and best practices. The officer will be the main point of interaction.

with research facilities, trade associations, and governmental agencies. Analysing value chains, shifting dynamics and trends, and making sure agricultural loan products meet the urgent needs of value chain players will fall to the officer.
primary chores
• Oversaw the efficient execution of the plan, making sure that all actions complement VisionFund Tanzania’s strategic plan and VFIs Vision; • Helped to build a VFT’s agricultural master planning for the agricultural lending unit, thereby defining clear short-term and long-term
• Closely coordinate with consultants and the project team to improve and customise agricultural loans and other financial products depending on thorough value chain analyses and market
• Constant evaluation and improvement of current goods guarantees fit for changing needs of smallholder farmers.
• Encourage tight cooperation among the credit analyst, insurance manager, and other relevant parties to guarantee a flawless integration of agricultural products and
• Work closely with the teams in marketing and communication to create and carry out plans that successfully advance agricultural loans.
• Create and implement strong plans for the strategic orientation of VFT’s agricultural goods in the • Create clear key performance indicators (KPIs) for agricultural loan products, therefore offering a quantifiable success foundation.
• Establish efficient systems to gather insightful comments from clients and smallholder farmers, therefore guaranteeing constant feedback.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. Bachelor’s degree in business, agriculture, finance, or a closely related discipline; agriculture, agriculture economics,
   2. Experience in delivery of training in value chain development; experience working with development organisations and agricultural partners
   1. Any official agricultural finance training program with certifications
   2. Demonstrated knowledge of product management or a related field, emphasising financial
   3. robust strategic and analytical ability
   • Excellent project management and organisational

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1. Position: Loan Officer Supervisor (Individual Loan)

Work Reference No. 21 or 24

To: Regional Manager Responsibility: guarantees a good performance of the Branch/Business Centre; markets VFT-MFB’s goods and services; guarantees sufficient information flow inside the Branch/Business Centre
Key Duties
Review legal documents and security files of approved loans; assist legal counsel in matters involving remedial account management; coordinate and control branch/business centre operations. develops branch/business plan and annual work; chairs Branch/Business Centre Credit Committee and participates in evaluating, approving, or rejecting loans depending on Review legal documents and security files of approved loans; assist legal counsel in matters involving remedial account management; coordinate with the regional manager to plan for personnel needs.
• Guarantees timely submission of branch/business centre reports; attends meetings of branch managers.
List your education, expertise, talents, preferred licenses, and all the experience needed to operate this position in a fully competent state.
An added benefit is a master’s in marketing, business administration, or comparable education; a bachelor’s degree in business administration or related study.
Five years of credit management and savings and deposit operations; rather excellent understanding of oral and written English; quite good analytical and reporting capabilities
General characteristics:
• Must be fluent in English; flexible to travel upcountry in rural areas; knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; must have proven leadership ability; good knowledge of WVWV & VFIa Partnership. proficient in Microsoft Office applications; excellent trainer, facilitator, mentor, and coach; capacity and will to take responsibility and develop a a sense of rectitude.

Special or personal skill; reaching capabilities; practicing integrity and responsibility; producing results of quality; clearly presenting facts.
Thinking clearly, profoundly, and with understanding of the microfinance business. Knowing the activities and goal of Vision Fund.
Self-Managing Capabilities:

• Showing Christian principles in daily life and in learning for personal development. Preserving efficiency and work/life balance.
  Relational Capabilities:
• Constructing cooperative Learning gender and cultural variation. impacting groups and individuals.

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1.    Loan Officer Supervisor (Individual Loan)

Working Reference No. 22/24
Notifying Branch/Business Centre Manager Job Objective

The Loan Supervisor is in charge of general oversight of individual loan officers to provide the agreed-upon customer target and portfolio with quality within the reasonable and acceptable range. Monitoring the loan officer to operate within acceptable operation areas, verifying clients brought by the loan officer, supporting the loan officer with daily reports and other essentials to enable them to deliver their required targets, screening clients, and providing appropriate recommendations to the loan officer and branch/business centre manager. In line with VFT guidelines, the role holder also periodically reports loan officer performance to the branch manager and regional manager and advises suitable corrective action.

Duties

• Share personal accountability for embedding throughout VFT MFB the highest standards of ethics, including corporate and regulatory behaviour. This covers knowing and guaranteeing compliance with, in form and spirit, all relevant laws, rules, policies, and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Take personal accountability to reach the results specified in the Bank’s Conduct Principles with regard to given names: Fair results for clients; efficient financial market operation; the correct
• Conduct and comply; effectively and cooperatively identify, escalate, reduce, and resolve risk.

Qualifications and Experience
• A Bachelor of Science in Banking and Finance, Accounting, Microfinance, Economics, Business Administration, Finance, or another allied discipline.
• Experience in banking or financial institutions is a minimum of three years, one of which should be in a supervisory capacity.
Good knowledge of credit; good financial analytical abilities, particularly in relation to financial ratios to decide credit
Broad general qualities:
• Must be fluent in English; flexible to travel upcountry and in remote areas; knowledgeable in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; must have proven leadership skills; good knowledge of WV & VFI Partnership.
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications; outstanding trainer, facilitator, mentor, and coach; capacity and will to assume responsibility and grow in a sense of rectitude
Special/Personal Capacity: Reaching capabilities calls for both practicing ethics and responsibility as well as for producing outcomes. clearly presenting material.
Thinking clearly, profoundly, and with understanding of the microfinance business. Knowing the activities and goal of Vision Fund.
Self-Managing Capabilities:
• Showing Christian principles in daily life and in learning for personal development. Preserving efficiency and work/life balance.
Relational Capabilities:
• Constructing cooperative Learning gender and cultural variation. Affecting groups and people.
Mode of Application: Send your application letter to the Chief Executive Officer.

P.O. Box 1546, Arusha, Tanzania; VisionFund Tanzania Microfinance Bank LTD
Before the closing of business Saturday, 04th January, 2025, send your application letter, CV and copies of your academic certificates via email: [email protected].