• Remote, Australia wide
• Flexible 3–5 days per week

Global Sisters is a national, award-winning nonprofit dedicated to breaking down barriers to women’s economic security. With over 10 years of experience supporting nearly 10,000 women nationally, we focus on making women’s micro businesses and self-employment possible.

A vital part of Global Sisters’ mission is to remove barriers to women’s economic security. One of our four systems change focus areas is Financial Pathways, where we work to improve accessibility and inclusion in the financial services sector for women on low incomes and micro business owners.

We are seeking a Head of Microfinance to lead our Financial Pathways work within the Systems Change stream.

About the role

Reporting to the COO and working closely with the Head of Programs and Finance, this role is responsible for:

Financial Pathways programs

• Leading the promotion, refinement and delivery of Financial Pathways business financial education programs
• Monitoring outcomes and continuously improving program quality and reach

Micro loan program delivery and growth

• Overseeing day-to-day operations, performance and risk management of the micro loan program
• Identifying opportunities to improve customer experience and expand impact

Partnership and Sister pipeline management

Managing and strengthening existing partnerships and pathways, including:

• Imalia Business Insurance
• AMP business financials
• Regional Australia Bank home loan product

You will also build and maintain an effective Sister pipeline into these offerings.

New product and service development

• Identifying gaps and opportunities for new products and services
• Co-designing and negotiating new offerings with banks and financial institutions, including a business micro loan product
• Leading implementation planning and ongoing performance management

About you

This role would suit someone with:

• Operational microfinance experience with hands-on delivery experience
• Demonstrated financial product development experience
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Experience delivering financial education programs
• Proven capability building and managing corporate partnerships, ideally within financial services
• Strong communication skills
• Comfort working autonomously within a remote team
• Strong values alignment and commitment to women’s economic security, women’s micro business and financial inclusion

Why join Global Sisters?

• Flexible remote work arrangement
• Based anywhere in Australia
• Flexible 3–5 day working arrangement
• Work with an award-winning nonprofit creating real economic opportunities for women across Australia
• NFP salary sacrifice available
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Join a collaborative team committed to backing women’s brilliance

Next steps 

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