Village Saving and Loan Officer: Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa

Job Description

The Training and VSLA Officer leads community-based training, capacity strengthening, and Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) implementation to improve household resilience, financial inclusion, livelihood skills, and women’s economic empowerment. The role plans and facilitates high-quality training, establishes and mentors VSLA groups, supports group governance and recordkeeping, monitors performance and inclusion, and ensures timely reporting, safeguarding, and alignment with VOSIEDA project objectives, donor requirements, and community needs.

Key Duties

• Mobilize and facilitate the formation of Village Savings and Loan Associations in target communities.
• Train VSLA members on group governance, financial literacy, record keeping, and loan management.
• Provide ongoing technical support to VSLAs to ensure effective operations and sustainability.
• Monitor group performance, track savings and loan activities, and prepare regular progress reports.
• Promote gender equity and inclusion within VSLA groups.
• Strengthen linkages between VSLAs and formal financial institutions where appropriate.
• Support community awareness campaigns on savings culture and responsible borrowing.
• Document lessons learned and share best practices to improve program delivery.

Requirements and Qualifications

Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving, and role modeling VOSIEDA’s values.

Holds project staff accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve.

performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their personal development, and encourages others to do the same.

Widely shares their vision for VOSIEDA, engages and motivates

Future orientated, think

Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, members, and external partners and supporters

Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

Willing to take disciplined risks

Honest, encourages openness and transparency

How to Apply

Please write an English letter of application stating clearly what motivates you to apply for the above position and how your qualifications and experience are relevant to the post. Include a copy of your CV, application letter, and the names and contact information of three references. Send copies of original documents; these will not be returned to you. Submitting false information will result in your application being disqualified.

Please submit applications with the subject title “Operation Officer Position Application (Your Name)”: submit Your application to the VOSIEDA office or email applications to info@vosieda.org.