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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CGAP will be directly responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership to the CGAP Team and to CGAP stakeholders. The CEO will provide leadership and vision, and will oversee CGAP’s activities and results against the vision ensuring that CGAP’s work remains at the highest level of quality with the maximum efficiency. Working closely with the Executive Committee, the member donors, the World Bank Vice President of Financial and Private Sector Development, and the CGAP Management Team, the CEO will ensure that CGAP remains on the leading edge of the field, is fiscally sound, and strategically managed with realistic goals and objectives.

With increased and growing attention to financial inclusion, the CEO will serve as an official spokesperson on important microfinance issues, offering an objective but strong voice as it relates to divergent opinions in the sector. The CEO will have the trust and confidence of a committed and active Executive Committee and Council of Governors, so that its programs and initiatives, fund-development and visibility are optimized. For the broader network of governments and policy-makers, donors and investors, and other strategic partners in microfinance, the CEO will serve as an important resource and ally in advancing the case for access to financial services for the world’s poor. The CEO will work most closely of all with the Senior Management team of CGAP, guiding decisions, building consensus and providing oversight.

This is a four-year renewable term appointment.

• Provide the vision and leadership to catalyze the microfinance industry to achieve financial access by the poor. Advance an agenda for CGAP to bring new insights and ideas to the rapidly changing field of microfinance.
• Promote and safeguard a strong vision for CGAP and its role in advancing access to finance. Serve as CGAPs principal spokesperson by clearly articulating the organization’s broad goals and objectives.
• Inspire CGAP’s broad stakeholders and collaborate with external players to meet the challenge of scaling up and deepening access to finance.
• Act as a strong, but objective voice on key issues related to poor people’s financial access, which will require taking strong and sometime unpopular stances on issues.
• Provide strong and supportive leadership to the CGAP organization and foster a culture of excellence, trust, integrity and innovation. Motivate staff to deliver high quality results, and exceed expectations on client relationships.
• Work closely with CGAP Executive Committee and World Bank Leadership on strategic decisions – mission, governance, policy, and strategy. Lead implementation and evolve, as needed, the 5-year strategy (2009-2013) for CGAP, as approved by the Council of Governors (CG) in June 2008.
• Ensure that resources (people and capital) are allocated to their highest and best use. Manage CGAP’s financial performance, productivity, efficiency, and internal controls.
• Proactively forge relationships across all disciplines, regions, and actors that can influence poor people’s access to finance.

• Deep knowledge of the structure, issues and trends of financial inclusion/microfinance coupled with an understanding of broader financial sector issues.
• Deep familiarity with the structure of the development sector.
• A track record of impact demonstrated throughout a career spanning the private, financial and public sectors.
• Proven record of management in a senior executive capacity and ability to effectively lead and manage teams of talent.
• Success in managing multi-national staff and stakeholders.
• Strong background in board and complex stakeholder management.
• Record of encouraging a culture of innovation, shared learning, risk taking, and accountability.
• Strong academic credentials. Advanced degree is highly preferable.
• Excellent communication skills in English and, preferably, in a second language.
• Experience working in a developing country context.
• Familiarity/comfort with new media (e.g. web 2.0, blogging, multi-media).