VisionFund Ghana Calls For Job Applications

POSITION: Head Sales and Branch Operations

VisionFund Ghana is seeking a Head Sales and Branch Operations to assist the CEO in managing effective microfinance programmes, building dynamic credit teams, implementing commercial strategy, and promoting products and services. If you have excellent knowledge of microfinance regulations in Ghana, fluency in English and Akan, and reside in or are willing to relocate to Adenta, Accra, this role offers the opportunity to drive strategic execution, branch productivity, portfolio quality, growth, and stakeholder management.

Why VisionFund Ghana

VisionFund Ghana is a subsidiary of VisionFund International, a network of 25 microfinance institutions operating across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. VisionFund International is wholly owned by World Vision International, a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization. Together, we provide the foundation for local economies to flourish in healthy and safe communities. We maintain high ethical standards and have zero tolerance for violence or abuse against children or adults. Safeguarding is fundamental to all our activities. As Head Sales and Branch Operations, you will not simply manage branches; you will ensure performance targets get met, coordinate network development, safeguard portfolio quality, train field staff, consolidate reports, and ensure the institution remains competitive.

Your Mission: Execute, Manage, and Grow

You will assist the CEO in developing the business plan, ensuring clear execution of institutional strategy and achievement of profitability. Your role includes ensuring performance targets per business plan get met, providing leadership in integration with World Vision, coordinating network development, ensuring efficiency and optimization of network activities, safeguarding credit portfolio quality, contributing to product design and updates, training field staff, consolidating monthly and quarterly reports, ensuring systematic follow up on branch issues, ensuring competitiveness, and submitting regular reports to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Your role spans strategic execution, branch operations, integration, growth, portfolio quality, stakeholder management, process excellence, and faith nurturing. Here is what you will tackle:

Strategic Execution & Business Performance

• You will assist the CEO in developing the business plan in collaboration with the Head Finance and Administration.
• Then, Ensuring clear execution of institutional strategy and achievement of profitability.
• Also, Providing leadership in integration with World Vision and ensuring social performance.
• Moreover, Ensuring the institution remains competitive locally and within microfinance programmes.

Branch Operations & Productivity

• You will ensure performance targets and indicators per business plan get met, aligning with microfinance standards.
• Improving branch productivity, operational efficiency, portfolio growth, and service delivery quality.

Growth, Sales & Customer Experience

• You will coordinate network development and monitor branch activities.
• Also, Increasing outreach, improving customer retention, strengthening institutional brand positioning, and reducing operational bottlenecks.
• Ensuring efficiency and optimization of network activities in terms of organization, profitability, and security.

Portfolio Quality & Risk Governance

• You will safeguard the quality of the credit portfolio.
• Consolidating and analysing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial, portfolio, and impact reports from all branches.
• Implementing appropriate actions to ensure indicators stay within acceptable limits.

Stakeholder & Partnership Management

• You will contribute to the design, implementation, and updates of products, services, and procedures.
• Ensuring field staff receive training, equipment, and motivation to achieve objectives.
• Ensuring regular review and update of credit policies and operational guidelines.

Process Excellence

• You will ensure systematic follow up on issues and challenges arising from branches.
• Submitting regular and timely reports to all stakeholders including the CEO, Board, and regulatory bodies.

Faith Nurturing

• You will participate actively in all spiritual activities including morning devotions, periodic faith nurturing activities, and annual DoP.

What You Bring to the Role

Education & Experience

• A minimum bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in economics, management, finance, or banking.
• Six to eight years of experience in microfinance or banking.
• Solid experience in operations management or commercial activities within microfinance or banking.

Technical Skills

• Proven ability to build and manage a team, including regional managers and their respective teams.
• Ability to develop autonomy, motivation, and engagement within teams.
• Ability to design and implement commercial and organizational action plans.
• Ability to analyse, synthesize, and leverage economic and commercial performance indicators.
• Excellent knowledge of microfinance regulations in Ghana.
• Knowledge of T24 software is an asset.

Personal Skills

• Christian values and high ethical standards.
• Integrity, impartiality, rigor, and ability to manage multiple issues simultaneously.
• Attention to detail, proactivity, and ability to work under pressure.
• Endurance, courtesy, organization, and listening skills.
• Rigor in following procedures and demanding in controls.

Language & Location

• Fluency in written and spoken English and Akan.
• Must reside in or be willing to live in Adenta, Accra.

Travel Requirement

• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time.

Competencies

• Leadership & Strategic: Strategic thinking, operational excellence, execution discipline, people leadership, financial acumen, change management.
• Communication & Relationship: Stakeholder management, written and verbal communication, coaching and mentoring, managing conflict, interpersonal skills, influencing and negotiation.
• Operational & Functional: Customer centric leadership, business and operational performance management, branch productivity and portfolio management, process improvement, performance monitoring, risk and compliance awareness, digitization and operational transformation.

Why This Role Suits You

• Strategic Influence: You will assist the CEO in business planning and strategy execution.
• Operational Ownership: You will manage branch productivity, portfolio quality, and network efficiency.
• Product Development: You will contribute to designing market driven products and services.
• Faith Based Mission: You will work within a Christian organization committed to community transformation.

Key Details to Remember

• Role: Head Sales and Branch Operations
• Company: VisionFund Ghana
• Location: Adenta, Accra
• Education Required: Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in economics, management, finance, or banking
• Experience Required: 6–8 years in microfinance or banking, with solid operations or commercial experience
• Key Knowledge: Microfinance regulations in Ghana, T24 software (asset)
• Language: English and Akan fluency
• Travel: Up to 15% domestic and international

How to Apply for this VisionFund Ghana Job

If you possess the qualifications and drive to excel as Head Sales and Branch Operations, we want to hear from you. Follow these steps to submit your application:

1. Prepare an application letter and your Curriculum Vitae.
2. Title your application: Head Sales and Branch Operations
3. Send your application to: pandc@visionfundghana.org

Closing Date: The closing date is June 8, 2026.

NOTE: 

Please be aware that employers typically receive a high volume of applications for each position and will only shortlist the most qualified candidates. Please note that NewsNowGh.com is not involved in the employer’s recruitment decisions and does not guarantee that applicants will be shortlisted or selected for any role.

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