About this role
Role Overview
- Lead portfolio planning and execution, ensuring delivery against financial targets, performance objectives, and key milestones
- Oversee the full partner account lifecycle, ensuring adoption of global frameworks, tools, and best practices across:
- Partnership design
- Solution development
- Field monitoring and reporting
- Monitor and drive portfolio health, identifying risks and opportunities across markets
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior decision-makers across partner institutions
- Drive sustainable growth across new and existing accounts in the region
- Identify and develop partnerships with:
- Banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs)
- MSME / SME-focused financial institutions
- Organizations expanding access to finance, including water and sanitation solutions
- Expand regional footprint by identifying new market opportunities and partnership models
- Deliver timely, accurate reporting on portfolio performance, including:
- Financial performance and growth metrics
- Impact delivery progress
- Funding utilization and forecasts
- Provide insights to senior stakeholders to inform strategy and decision-making
Requirements
- 10+ years of progressive experience in:
- Banking, microfinance (MFI), or financial services
- Credit, lending, or portfolio management (SME / MSME focus strongly preferred)
- Proven experience in:
- Business development and account growth
- Managing complex financial portfolios
- Partnering with banks, MFIs, or financial institutions
- Regional experience across multiple markets (Central & South Asia strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of:
- MSME/SME lending and credit environments
- Risk and portfolio management frameworks
- Fluency in both English and Russian, with the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing in a professional environment.
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and navigating relationship-driven environments
- Travel Requirement
- Up to 25% of domestic and international travel.
- Being authorized to work in the country posted is a precondition of employment.
Benefits
This position offers country-specific benefits and market-based, competitive salary as well as periodic review for merit and incentive pay based on organizational and personal achievement.
Water.org is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, military and veteran status, genetic information, and any other status protected by law. We provide qualified applicants and employees reasonable accommodation, when necessary, to enable individuals to complete the application process and/or perform the essential functions of the job. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with a common purpose. We strive to build and maintain a diverse team that will advance our mission and work and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.