Senior Microfinance Manager
Location: London, EC1M 4AR - hybrid
Salary: £49,100
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 22 November 2026
Join CARE International UK at an exciting point in Lendwithcare’s development and help shape a distinctive programme that combines financial inclusion, measurable social impact and public engagement. This senior manager role offers the successful candidate an opportunity to oversee a global microfinance portfolio, support innovation and strengthen responsible access to finance for entrepreneurs, particularly women and underserved communities.
With exposure to programme strategy, partnership development, impact measurement, risk monitoring, fundraising and external representation, it is an excellent opportunity to broaden your leadership and technical experience while contributing directly to CARE’s ambitions for women’s economic justice and lasting routes out of poverty.
About the role
The Senior Microfinance Manager will provide senior technical and operational leadership across Lendwithcare’s global portfolio of financial service provider partners. Working closely with the Head of Lendwithcare, the role will ensure strong programme quality, impact and financial stewardship through partner due diligence and monitoring, portfolio and repayment risk management, impact measurement, safeguarding and technical support. The postholder will also help deliver Lendwithcare’s programme strategy and income ambitions, contribute to fundraising and supporter communications, and strengthen links with CARE’s wider financial inclusion and Women’s Economic Justice work.
The role requires strong financial and analytical skills, including the ability to interpret microfinance performance data, assess institutional and portfolio risk and make sound recommendations in complex situations. The successful candidate will be able to communicate technical information clearly and compellingly to specialist and non-specialist audiences, build trusted relationships across cultures and organisations, and influence, negotiate and facilitate learning effectively. They will also need the judgement and adaptability to balance social impact, responsible finance, operational delivery, reputational risk and supporter expectations.
About you
You will be an experienced financial inclusion or microfinance professional with a strong understanding of responsible finance, women’s entrepreneurship and the realities of working with financial service providers in lower-income contexts. You will bring experience of partnership management, financial and social performance assessment, risk management and impact measurement, ideally including peer-to-peer lending, green inclusive finance or donor engagement. Collaborative, culturally sensitive and committed to equity and women’s empowerment, you will be comfortable taking ownership, making evidence-based decisions and representing CARE with credibility.
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Closing date: 22 November 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Find out more and apply via the CARE International UK recruitment portal: https://ciuk.jobs.people-first.com/jobs/details/recruitment%2Fjobdetails%2F9368afe0-97a1-4f11-bd36-1a1b0969b820