Resource Development and Management Advisor

About this role

VisionFund, World Vision's microfinance subsidiary serving vulnerable clients through loans, savings, and insurance in 28 countries, is seeking a Resource Development and Management Advisor to lead funding acquisition and grant management activities across the Africa region. The organisation enables families in hard-to-reach rural locations to grow their livelihoods and create secure futures for children through its network of microfinance institutions. The advisor will sit within the Business Development Department and report matrixed to the East Africa Regional RAM Director, working to advance VisionFund's financial inclusion mission across the continent. Core responsibilities include managing all components of the RFP response process, from reviewing and profiling funding opportunities to obtaining MFI and regional leadership approval and ensuring alignment with strategic funding priorities.

The role requires developing and maintaining a funding opportunity pipeline, setting up proposal development teams, creating project workplans, and ensuring technical specifications and submission deadlines are consistently met. The advisor will provide technical support and capacity building to field staff on proposal development, monitoring, reporting, and project management while building and managing key relationships with regional funders, World Vision offices, and implementing partners. They will monitor project compliance and implementation quality, support high-quality impact reporting, manage grant contracts and due diligence requirements, and contribute to streamlining grant funding processes and documenting protocols and policies. The position requires a university degree in international development, relations, marketing, economics, or a related field, with at least 10 years of experience in grant acquisition, fundraising, or corporate management with senior management in a development context.

Fluency in written and spoken English is required, and French is desirable. The preferred candidate holds a master's degree, has experience in the financial inclusion or microfinance industry, and demonstrates strong cross-cultural sensitivity and relationship-building skills. This full-time, fixed-term local contract is based in Arusha, Tanzania, with travel expected up to 30 percent domestically and internationally, including to fragile contexts. Applications are encouraged to be submitted in English.