About the Role

CVPeople Tanzania is seeking a visionary, entrepreneurial Executive Director to provide strategic leadership and overall management for a prominent Fintech Association in Tanzania. The ED will serve as the primary industry spokesperson, driving ecosystem scaling, policy advocacy, membership engagement, donor fundraising, and high-level regulatory partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Ecosystem Building: Execute growth strategies to position the association as the leading fintech voice in Tanzania; advise the Board on industry trends.

Regulatory & Stakeholder Relations: Act as primary liaison with the Bank of Tanzania, government ministries, development finance institutions, and investors.

Resource Mobilization & Partnerships: Implement fundraising initiatives, secure grants/sponsorships, and build sustainable revenue models.

Organizational Operations & Governance: Oversee financial budgeting, staff supervision, program execution, and member retention strategies.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, Communications, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5–8 years of progressive executive/leadership experience in fintech, financial services, digital finance, or development ecosystems.
• Strong track record in fundraising, donor stewardship, policy advocacy, and multi-stakeholder management.

• Execute growth strategies to position the association as the leading fintech voice in Tanzania.
• Advise the Board on industry trends.
• Act as primary liaison with the Bank of Tanzania, government ministries, development finance institutions, and investors.
• Implement fundraising initiatives, secure grants/sponsorships, and build sustainable revenue models.
• Oversee financial budgeting, staff supervision, program execution, and member retention strategies.

• Strategic leadership
• Ecosystem building
• Regulatory relations
• Stakeholder management
• Fundraising
• Donor stewardship
• Policy advocacy
• Financial budgeting
• Staff supervision
• Program execution
• Member retention

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, Communications, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 5–8 years of progressive executive/leadership experience in fintech, financial services, digital finance, or development ecosystems.
• Strong track record in fundraising, donor stewardship, policy advocacy, and multi-stakeholder management.