Core Banking Systems Manager Job Vacancy at VisionFund in Nairobi, Kenya - World Vision

Position Title: Core Banking Systems Manager

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.

Here’s where you come in:

As the Core Banking Systems Manager, you will be dedicated to planning, administering and supporting VisionFund (VF)’s Core Banking Systems across the VF network. You will ensure Microfinance Institution (MFI) adoption of and compliance with VF standards in information technology, as well as be able to manage related IT Risks. You will play a role as a business and system analyst on core systems through gathering business requirements, change initiatives of systems, related business process improvements, and system release management. You will also lead and support system implementations and/or upgrades, and requisite customizations of system and software related support requests.

Requirements include:

  • 10+ years of IT and project management experience working to recognise PM methodologies
  • Educated to Degree level in Information Technology or related discipline
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 or related project management qualification/certification
  • Experience of leading a number of successful microfinance/banking systems implementations, ideally in developing countries
  • Understanding of microfinance/retail banking operations, from a credit, financial, risk and systems perspective
  • Spanish or French-speaking would be an added advantage
  • 30-40% Travel

How to apply

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the application deadline of 19 AUG 2022.

VisionFund is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

For more information on World Vision International and VisionFund International, please visit our website: www.visionfund.org. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.