*Position location: US Homebased where WVI is registered to operate.

*Please submit your CV in English.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

Monitor cash management and financial risk management processes to ensure key outcomes are achieved, and identify and resolve potential deficiencies.

Coordinate with Partnership finance directors and other finance departments to identify cash management and financial risk management needs and concerns. Distill key demands and requirements to identify changes to Partnership treasury management strategy.

Implement and ensure success of key cash management and financial risk management strategic initiatives.

Identify and resolve critical issues that affect Partnerships ongoing liquidity and risk, including AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) concerns, credit quality issues, working capital requirements, etc.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and refine World Visions diverse cash flow forecasts in collaboration with Partnership finance directors. Recommend to Global Treasury leadership improvements in Partnerships cash management and financial risk management strategy to achieve liquidity objectives efficiently. Use critical thinking skills to improve quality of forecasts and adoption across Partnership.

• Collaborate with Global Field Finance, Global Finance Solutions and other Partnership finance personnel to identify and resolve issues related to banks, including service or compliance issues, and cash management processes, such as forecasting, reconciliation, investments, loans, sweeps, payments, FX settlements, etc. Use critical thinking skills to determine potential remedies and recommend practical improvements to Field and Support Office leadership and Global Treasury leadership given persistent resource constraints and other Partnership challenges. Develop broad understanding of, and provide strategic support to, treasury operations, cash management and financial risk management functions.

• Develop and implement treasury reports through leveraging Treasury Management System in coordination with Global Finance Solutions. Present to senior management as required, and review results to identify potential improvements. Oversee change management processes related to cash management reporting outcomes.

• Implement and continually refine key cash management processes, including reconciliation, forecasting, FX settlement, debt & investments and in-house bank, especially in light of strategic changes, including bank selection, account structures and services, Treasury Management System, etc.

• Support Global Treasury program initiatives in cross-sector engagement, collaboration, and education at the intersection of global treasury and global development.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• Experience with Microsoft Power BI to build dashboards and reports is preferable.

• Strong interpersonal skills (both written and verbal), including the ability to listen, articulate concerns, and adapt to others personal and organizational styles as necessary.

• Interest in developing professional relationships (both internal and external), for the purpose of advancing the global treasury function.

• 1-3 years’ experience in treasury operations (cash forecasting, settlements, reconciliation and reporting) or in transaction banking of a large financial institution.

• Experience with process mapping techniques for process improvements in treasury operations and integration of Treasury Management System is preferable.

• Demonstrated ability to work with peers in a collaborative environment and support senior management.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• CTP, CCM, or similar certification.

• Fluency in languages other than English.

Work Environment/Travel:

• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 8% of the time.

• Work from home with flexible work hours defined with manager. Teamwork, highly collaborative and self-starter are essential. Appropriate ergonomic workspace with reliable internet service required.

*Preferred position location: Monrovia, CA (USA). Open to internal applicants in Manila, Philippines.

*Applicants in other locations in the US where WVI is registered to operate may be considered for a remote working arrangement.

*Please submit your CV in English.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

World Vision is a global Christian relief and humanitarian development organization, focused on helping the most vulnerable children and their communities overcome poverty in some of the world’s toughest places.

World Vision is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to report on investment and fundraising performance in mature and emerging markets. The Senior Financial Analyst’s high-level analysis and reporting will be used by senior management for strategic decision-making as well as budget and operational planning to deliver the necessary revenue to achieve Our Promise, World Vision’s global strategy. This role will work with key stakeholders around the Partnership and equip individuals to report consistent metrics from an array of systems across offices.

This role will make a significant impact leading reporting and analysis of global marketing and fundraising performance, trends and return on investment to drive the revenue needed for achieving World Vision’s global strategy, focusing on helping the most vulnerable children and their communities overcome poverty in some of the world’s toughest places.

World Vision is the largest child-focused private charity in the world. Together with our supporters, we’ve impacted the lives of over 200 million vulnerable children by tackling the root causes of poverty.

Through World Vision every 60 seconds…a family gets water…a hungry child is fed…a family receives the tools to overcome poverty.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead analysis of financial performance and return on investment reporting of global product lines.

• Lead analysis of financial performance and return on investment reporting for investment in emerging markets, a key Strategic Initiative of Our Promise.

• Lead analysis of financial performance and return on investment reporting necessary for optimization of fundraising investment across the globe – a key Strategic Initiative of Our Promise.

• Ad-hoc projects related to Global Marketing and Global Finance, as requested.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field, with MBA preferred.

• Advanced MS Excel (including PowerPivot) and MS PowerPoint skills.

• Proficient in MS Power BI.

• Experience with data consolidation and warehousing.

• Understanding of the fundamentals of marketing.

• Proven ability to develop complex financial analysis and then present it in a concise, impactful way to influence senior leadership.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of work experience in financial analysis or an equivalent reporting and analytics role focused on return on investment data and metrics.

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence change in a complex, multi-cultural organization.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Certification or coursework taken in MS Excel (including PowerPivot and Power Query).

• Experience working in an international or cross-cultural environment.

• Strong attention to detail and data review capabilities.

• Experience working with financial related metrics and analytics in a marketing context.

• Intermediate skillset in MS Power BI.

Work Environment/Travel:

• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 1-3% of the time.

*Position location to be determined by home country of successful candidate in a jurisdiction (US state or country) where WVI is registered to operate.

*This is a temporary position for 1 year. Also open for internal secondments.

*This is a temporary position for 1 year. Also open for internal secondments.

*Please submit your CV in English.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The purpose of the Senior Advisor role is to lead high-level advice, assurance and engagement activity in support of operational security delivery across the Partnership working closely with leadership, the wider security network and key functional stakeholders. The role requires a deep understanding of field security operations and organisational capabilities as well as excellent judgement and highly developed analytical, and management skills. A proven track record of delivery is essential as is experience in helping motivate others to deliver a challenging and complex agenda for change and performance improvement. The role holder will be able to work in the face of a range of competing views and

priorities while possessing highly-developed communication and negotiation skills. The role also plays a key part in shaping and influencing areas of organisational risk and readiness; supporting end-to-end security operations, proactively monitor security response and performance; overseeing security risk management and crisis management support; and delivering security organisational effectiveness in support of Our Promise.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy:

• Support the development and implementation of global security and crisis management strategies. Ensure security management procedures are in alignment with WV security policy and international best practice, legislation and regulatory trends.

• Provide advice and consultation on the organisational direction, development and implementation of critical operational delivery solutions. Help shape, inform and contribute to overall security reporting measures and track service deliver for service improvement and organisational effectiveness.

Technical Support:

• Provide technical direction and project management of key projects including Crisis Management, Core Security Requirements, Travel Tracker and others. Lead on crisis management project implementation and training roll out. Revise framework documents as necessary.

• Take a leading role in developing operational service delivery mechanisms; develop ‘quality assurance and continuous improvement’ systems for security operations systems and procedures. Contribute to budget development and monitoring processes supported by benchmarking and value metrics.

Operational Delivery:

• Produce high quality knowledge products and problem profiles to enhance awareness and operational learning. Advise on research methods and analytic methodologies. Work with other analysts in support of key analytical products that help target operational resources and maintain readiness.

• Conduct analysis and testing of operations systems and processes and identify opportunities for making them more effective and streamlined for end users. Lead operational research and technical guidance on service delivery improvement.

• Refine the ability to track and manage security demand and resource allocation to ensure it delivers for business needs by mobilising assets and capabilities in a timely and effective manner and streamline Integrated Regional Security

• Team coordination. Ensure a refined, functional and effective resource allocation process that is fit for purpose and adapts to the changing needs of OCS and service demands.

Capacity Building:

• Develop agile and flexible security operations that focus on delivery at field level, employing appropriate change management techniques when required. Lead the production of security metrics and leverage data from OCS and across the organisation for continuous improvement and prioritisation.

• Design and maintain effective management reporting on security metrics. Use security maturity model to assist in the assessment, development and implementation of global capacity building plan for security management based on collaboration with RSDs.

• Support crisis management and business continuity capacity at field level and assist the design, development, and documentation of work area recovery plans and after action reviews etc. Support security innovation, applied learning and R&D using knowledge of the organisation and security practice across prevention, preparation, response and recovery activities to identify approaches and target resources effectively.

Knowledge Management:

• Develop and maintain a knowledge base for security practice areas to support applied learning and build best practice awareness and complete the value loop from recovery to prevention.

• Provide thought leadership and monitor developments in security knowledge areas as well as emerging issues. Act as a strategic link for the promotion of a positive security culture connecting National Offices, Regional Offices, Support Offices and Global Centre. Regularly liaise with WV security network on emerging security issues and provide analysis on potential impact on WV operations.

Quality Assurance:

• Work with managers and technical groups to ensure that security mitigation, crisis and recovery solutions are in place and tested. Coordinate business recovery planning. Plan and conduct a schedule of risk-based security exercises to test readiness.

• Analyse and measure the effectivness of risk mitigation measures and provide benchmark data as a baseline for process improvement. Design and monitor customer feedback mechanisms for security products and services and link in with Our Voice survey data.

Internal Liaison & Co-ordination:

• Promote internal security knowledge transfer and information sharing helping to promote cross functional security linkages and awareness and build an overall security culture across the partnership.

• Support collaboration on joint-initiatives and projects where OCS is a stakeholder as well as technical support to other Regional, Support Office and Vision Fund entities as requested. Enhance opportunities for cross-sector learning including tracking developments in the field and explore opportunities for a security community of practice to enhance institutional knowledge.

External Relations:

• Collaborate with other professionals in the humanitarian security field and engage in joint research projects and working groups. Engage as subject matter expert on humanitarian security research and produce articles promoting security developments for distribution among partners and in professional journals.

• Keep abreast of developments in the humanitarian security field, foster cooperation with external partners, providers and consortium.

General:

• Support the OCS with surge capacity for crisis incident management, investigations, and with technical skills when tasked. Provide a mentoring capability to security staff and support training workshops when needed. Assume responsibility for Security Operations Group in acting capacity for Senior Director Operations when unavailable.

• Support activities that will enrich and develop World Vision’s Core Values. Practice an inclusive leadership style that will be a role model for staff, peers and others. Complete other tasks as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Relevant Bachelor degree in Security, Strategic, or International Studies, or related discipline.

• Sound knowledge of the security research and information collection (collection, collation, analysis & dissemination).

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills sufficient to establish effective relationships at senior levels, gain credibility and influence senior decision makers.

• Clear understanding of the security risk management, security planning and crisis management in the humanitarian context.

• Strong analysis skills to identify the problem/risks and understand the organisation.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Strong verbal and written communications.

• Must be able to coordinate work and interface efficiently and effectively with remote locations.

• Strong administrative skills, with effectiveness in developing tasks and managing to achieve target dates.

• Must be a productive team player.

• Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• At least 7 years work experience in the professional security, policing or intelligence analysis arena.

• A least 3 years of specific operations, project management or research experience.

• Experience of leading and consulting on projects.

• Effective in written and verbal communication in English.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Relevant Master degree or other advanced degree in Security, Strategic, or International Studies, or related discipline.

• Formal qualification in intelligence analysis or business continuity.

• Effective in written and verbal communication in Spanish or French.

• A good network of contacts in academia, government or humanitarian security fields.

• At least 10 years or work related experience in the professional security, research, analysis arena working at international level with international agencies, INGO’s, governments, military, law enforcement or private sector as an analyst, researcher or intelligence officer.

• A least 5 years of experience in role providing direct operational planning and support to international agencies, INGO’s, governments, military, law enforcement or private sector as an operations analyst or business continuity specialist.

Work Environment/Travel:

• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time and includes occasional travel to high risk locations at minimal notice.

• Role will require successful completion of Hostile Environment Awareness Training provided by employer.

• Depending on location the position may require home based working with some unsociable hours due to global coverage and online meetings.

*Please submit your CV in English.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Global Director: Global Centre Audit supports the CAE in strategic leadership of Global Internal Audit (GIA). As a GIA Senior Leadership Team (SLT) member, he/she leads the GC audit team in compiling and delivering on a risk based annual audit plan that covers key Global Centre, Regional Office and Support Office (fund raising) functions. He/she will engage at an executive level in providing assurance, advice and insight to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of risk management, internal controls and related governance in the organisation and grow GIA’s role as a trusted advisor within the Partnership.

This role will lead the application of GIA's vision and strategic initiatives in Support Offices, Regional Offices and Global Centre Department, focusing on planning and leading the risk-based audits of those offices and departments and also of World Vision (“Partnership”) thematic audits. This position will contribute to Global Internal Audit’s (GIA) mission by providing WVI management with independent assurance on the adequacy, efficiency and effectiveness of internal controls, risk management and governance systems through the following:

The Global Director: GC Audits will understand risk and be able to synthesize large amounts of information to compile an annual audit plan covering the entities for which he/she is responsible as well as participating in thematic (cross-cutting) audits. He/she will help deliver on Global Internal Audit’s (GIA) mandate by:

• Ensuring that GIA's services are delivered in accordance with the IIA Standards, GIA Charter, Manual and WVIs policies and procedures.

• Keeping abreast of key developments/initiatives in the Partnership and remaining alert and responsive to emerging risks.

• Directing audits of WV entities for which he/she is responsible, focusing on the major risks that threaten the organisation’s ability to achieve its goals and objectives.

• Producing insightful, accurate and impactful audit reports, working with auditees to provide pragmatic, efficient and fit-for-purpose recommendations to address any control deficiencies.

• Providing strategic leadership to the GIA team through effective team management to achieve objectives and strong stakeholder engagement.

• Applying an agile audit approach, where appropriate.

• Promoting good stewardship among key stakeholders of audited entities to ensure alignment with donor and partnership objectives, expectations and requirements.

• Representing GIA on key partnership initiatives in an advisory capacity, when required.

The Global Director, GC Audit also plays a key role in the GIA SLT and actively contributes to GIA strategy and operations by:

• Fully understanding GIA’s mandate and helping to define and execute agreed strategies in collaboration with other GIA SLT members.

• Building credibility, trust and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders while maintaining auditor independence and enhancing GIA’s reputation as a “Trusted Advisor”.

• Developing, delivering and enhancing the GC audit team’s three-year audit plan, through collaboration with stakeholders, to ensure coverage of key identified and emerging risk areas, and where necessary in collaboration with other GIA teams or assurance providers.

• Ensuring good stewardship and use of available resources, keeping up to date with developments in the profession and prioritising a continual learning/improvement mindset.

Leadership and oversight of the GC Audit team:

• Provide strategic leadership to the GC Audit team - balancing empowerment with mutual accountability.

• Evaluate the structure and job designs of the GC Audit team, the existing resources and implement improvements to optimise performance, promote staff development and succession planning.

• Actively drive a culture of unity, inclusion and trust.

• Care for the spiritual, emotional and mental wellbeing of the team emphasising reliance on God.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:

The primary role of this position is to provide strategic and operational leadership to the GC audit team, ensuring alignment with GIA’s vision while building and strengthening strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure outcomes are met effectively. This will include the following:

• Develop a three-year risk-based GC Audit Plan, in consultation with the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and other SLT members. Ensure dissemination and revision of the audit plan, as well as optimal allocation of resources, with all necessary stakeholders.

• Building strong relationships while serving as a trusted strategic partner to key stakeholders, including the CAE, Support Offices (SOs), Global Centre (GC) functions, regional leadership, providing guidance on risk management, internal controls and related governance.

• Creating effective linkages, collaborative relationships, and dynamic networks with Support Office colleagues, WVI partners, and partnership leaders to represent and promote GIA services.

• Develop and discuss the engagement plan with business owners and key stakeholders.

• Performing other special assignments and duties as required by the CAE such as driving strategic initiatives, managing consulting engagements, organizing training events, or presenting departmental findings to external stakeholders, and actively contributing to GIA management meetings.

Delivery of the GC/SO/RO Annual Audit Plan & Quality Assurance:

This role will monitor key risks while working to ensure performance outcomes are achieved by doing the following:

• Planning, project managing and delivering the approved annual risk-based GC/SO/RO Audit Plan in the context of the 3 year plan and adjusting as necessary.

• Understanding the context, history, future strategy and constraints and risks of any planned audit area at the outset of an audit, documenting the business process, identifying risks and control objectives and providing linkages to other related work/information.

• Ensuring appropriate, respectful and timely engagement with all stakeholders throughout an audit.

• Developing the Terms of Reference for any local auditors who are seconded to GC Audit to perform specific assignments while remotely supervising field engagements.

• Guiding and managing the technical work of GC and local auditors involved in Global Centre, Support Office and Regional Office Audits, ensuring that the planned engagement is conducted according to the IPPF, that all workpapers are completed promptly and meet GIA quality standards.

• Ensuring all audit findings are communicated promptly and accurately to clients.

• Taking personal accountability for the quality of all audit deliverables and sign off on audit reports as evidence of this.

• Keeping the CAE abreast of all significant findings and reports as they arise, particularly on issues of suspected fraud and/or potential significant reputational impact to the Partnership.

• Participating in and at times lead Partnership-wide thematic audits.

• Leading and delivering advisory reviews, where applicable, ensuring appropriate research is conducted and that the team is staffed with auditors/consultants with experience in the area being reviewed.

• Follow up and report on remediation of audit recommendations and work with management to ensure timely remediation.

Produce ad hoc advisory memos to management when any key risks or control deficiencies are identified, outside of a planned audit.

Ensure the delivery of timely, accurate, complete and reliable periodic information and reports to Partnership leaders and for reporting to the ARC.

Proactively advise relevant stakeholders through participation in working groups in an advisory role or other fora.

Talent and Knowledge Management & Capacity Building:

The Global Director, GC Audits will be active in the recruitment and ongoing development of his/her team as well as leading, planning and supervising the team responsible for each engagement under his/her responsibility. This includes:

• Praying for and praying with team members.

• Recruit, identify, develop, review and retain high potential talent in order to successfully achieve business and ministry objectives and to deliver Our Promise.

• Lead, manage, and mentor direct reports and other WVI audit colleagues both in technical and soft skills.

• Assist staff in setting performance criteria that aligned with department objectives, ensure support and opportunities to meet these, provide coaching and on the job training.

• Provide staff with the background and context they need in order to deliver value-adding reports in line with organisational strategy. Guide and mentor them in “connecting the dots” to provide insights beyond the obvious.

• Build a culture of empowerment where the team are encouraged to use their initiative and skills, (with appropriate collaboration) and continually grow these.

• Challenge, support and assist any team member whose performance falls consistently below expectations or whose behaviour becomes inconsistent with the WVI and the IIA standards and Codes of Conduct and take appropriate action in consultation with P&C (HR).

• Authorizing/Approving administration transactions for supervised staff including Performance Agreements, trip itineraries, expense reports, vacation requests, telecommuting agreements, etc., to ensure appropriate guidelines are followed.

• Ensure work-life balance is achieved through appropriate allocation of workload for GCA staff having a good productivity analysis.

• Apply Biblical principles, compassion, transparency and a drive for excellence/good stewardship in leading your team.

Knowledge Management:

• Managing the knowledge generated by the GC audit team and in consultation with GIA Quality Assurance, adjust audit procedures and tools as needed – based on GIA’s goal of continuous improvement, simplification and customer needs, goals, and expectations.

Capacity Building:

• Encourage team members to provide feedback on weaknesses or areas for improvement, and create a Christ-centred audit environment that reinforces spiritual development.

• Managing the professional and individual development of GC auditors by providing feedback/debriefs after each audit engagement and ensuring adequate training/coaching opportunities exist for continual improvement.

• Provide opportunities for and support of the professional development of internal auditors, including the completion of annual continuing professional education (CPE) requirements to maintain certification(s), and ensure that all auditors are well equipped to carry out their audit responsibilities in a Christ-focused internal audit environment.

• Ensure any mandatory training, responses, etc. required from your team are provided timeously.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Minimum of 5-7 years audit experience.

• Experience on Enterprise Risk Management, IT audits, Fraud Examination, Marketing & Fund Raising.

• At least 3 years of risk-based audit experience.

• Proven experience to produce quality outputs under pressure.

• Good knowledge of World Vision’s structure, regulations and operations.

• Cross-cultural working experience.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or other relevant field.

• Fluency in English, solid verbal and written communication skills.

• Solid team-building and interpersonal skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office standard packages.

• Fluency in any other of WVI’s official languages seen as a positive (i.e. French, Spanish, Portuguese).

Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• One of the following or equivalent is required, CIA, CPA, CA.

Work Environment/Travel:

• This position requires ability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the time to international locations. The incumbent should have minimum restrictions to travel to many destinations world-wide.

*Position locations to be determined by home country of successful candidate in Asia or Europe where WVI is registered to operate.

*Please submit your CV in English.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

Strengthening and Optimising Our Revenue Base strategic initiative is one of nine initiatives in this second phase of Our Promise, entitled Going Further. It works alongside three of the other strategic initiatives which together respond to our strategic imperative – Deliver high quality, sustainable funding to the field. The goal of this initiative is to pick up the pace of achieving the Our Promise private revenue mix by deepening fundraising capabilities in high potential markets and aligning fundraising investment globally with opportunity and return across markets.

This role will have a significant impact on leading the design and implementation of multi-year investment plans with high potential markets with capability/scale limitations. The objectives of the investment are to validate and learn World Vision’s investment approach in market growth and capture private revenue potential at high Return on Investment (ROI). This role will be responsible for deepening their marketing and fundraising capabilities in-market and integrating marketing best practices to accelerate their private revenue growth. Working with Marketing leaders, the role will be accountable for leading the development and implementation of the investment plan that delivers high ROI and deepen marketing capabilities of the selected high potential offices.

KEY RESPONSIBILIES:

• In partnership with Marketing Lead of the selected markets co-develop a multi-year investment plan that builds local marketing capacities and, above all, capture high ROI private revenue potential to increase private revenue mix.

• Co-execute the plan to fill gaps with Marketing Leads of the selected markets to ensure best practices are scaled with the adequate level of investment. Agree on key milestones and key success metrics.

• Ensure the capacity needs of the fundraising offices are central to the co-development and co-implementation of investment plans to achieve the primary investment objectives— 1) validate and learn from our approach to invest in market growth, to be applied in additional high potential markets in the future and 2) capture private revenue potential in these markets at strong ROI.

• Motivate and inspire others, from team members to executive level, by communicating the goals of the Strategic Initiative through the successful execution of the investment plan.

KNOWLDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• 8-10 years in Marketing or fundraising functional areas, including 3 years in Marketing leadership roles of digital marketing or lead generation.

• Extensive experience leading teams to develop and deliver best in class fundraising practices.

• Experience working with marketing, brand and product managers to drive marketing strategy, vision, execution and results to achieve business objectives.

• Experience collaborating with fundraising Subject Matter Experts to support the implementation of investment plans that consistently meet budget/time expectations.

• Exceptional relationship and influencing skills, able to win the confidence of a broad range of different stakeholders including leaders from a variety of cultural and professional backgrounds, and developing high-performing virtual global teams.

• Significant experience leading change in a complex environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration or a related field is required; Master’s degree preferred.

• Full proficiency in English.

Preferred:

• A marketing expert with skills across the range of marketing products and channels, especially in emerging markets.

• Experience in media buy, channel optimisation, market intelligence, CRM, segmentation, and marketing automation to drive engagement.

Work Environment/Travel:

• Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 20% of the time (when Covid 19 restrictions are lifted).

*Country location to be determined based on response.

*Please submit your CV in English.

World Vision’s Emergency Response Roster is comprised of highly experienced and vetted humanitarian aid professionals available for short term, medium term, and long term emergency response assignments with World Vision.

When disaster strikes, we are on the ground, quickly providing immediate support and we stay helping to rebuild lives for children, families, and communities.

We are currently accepting applications to join the Emergency Response Roster and are seeking candidates for:

• Response Director

• Response Operations Director

• Response Programmes Strategy & Development Director

All Roster position will be Non-Family/Unaccompanied postings lasting 3-12 months.

As vacancies arise in our humanitarian offices, roster members will be considered for employment opportunities.

General Requirements:

• 5+ years Leadership experience in a Humanitarian/Fragile/Emergency context

• Minimum 2 years of cross cultural humanitarian emergency experience outside of your home country.

• Experience directly managing staff during humanitarian emergency responses.

• Ability to work long hours in stressful environments with a variety of skilled professionals.

• Demonstrated management of budgets in emergency response settings.

• Willing to serve unaccompanied (non-family); most likely living in a team house setting.

• English proficiency, written and verbal. (French/Arabic/Spanish preferred)

• Grant Acquisition and Management experience

• Strong track record in developing good working relationships with governmental institutions and multilateral agencies.

RESPONSE DIRECTOR PURPOSE:

The Response Director (RD) has primary responsibility for directing the response from strategy to implementation, inclusive of performance and oversight of all aspects of the response. She/he should develop and maintain an efficient, cohesive team, while ensuring effective coordination and relationships with the other agencies, officials, beneficiaries, donors and all areas of the Partnership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and monitor implementation of response strategy that addresses WV strategic goals to meet humanitarian needs:

• Lead response strategy development with National Director (ND), Regional Leader (RL), Partnership Executive Team (PET) and other senior stakeholders.

• Ensure primary and secondary information on needs inform strategy formulation.

• Ensure context analysis informs strategy development.

• Consult with ND and RL to ensure National Office (NO) strategy and plans (including Child Wellbeing targets) are taken into account in response strategy formulation.

• Ensure strategy aligns with anticipated capacity.

• Monitor appropriateness of strategy in addition to implementation of strategy and transition plans.

Ensure response is staffed to meet response needs:

• Contribute to NO capacity building in the area of emergency response in coordination with NO leadership and Human Resources (HR).

• Determine response organization structure with ND and HR.

• Conduct high-level workforce planning with HR and mobilise surge functions as required.

• Oversee the recruitment of the RDs direct reports.

• Ensure defined accountabilities under the Emergency Management System (EMS) are clear for each function including Term of Reference (TOR) objectives and qualitycriteria.

• Ensure HR works with EMS functions to identify workforce requirements.

• Ensure HR plans for capacity building with EMS functions.

• Ensure HR develops performance planning and review processes that include quality criteria.

• Ensure HR establishes a staff care function and mechanisms that support staff well-being.

• Consult ND to plan Response team transition/integration.

• Ensure adequate internal communications mechanisms are in place to ensure policies, information and decisions are shared with staff as appropriate.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with humanitarian actors, government representatives, World Vision stakeholders, the media and general public:

• Represent the response in Partnership Executive Team and Partnership Coordination Team (PCT) (where activated).

• Identify and highlight areas of conflict to Response Senior Management Team (SMT), ND, RL and Partnership Executive Committee (where activated).

• Create and maintain collaborative relations and where appropriate partnerships with government, other NGOs, UN agencies, civil society, churches, bi-lateral missions and donors.

• Participate in consortium meetings and Response related national coordination meetings.

• Ensure World Vision is represented at relevant technical and coordination mechanisms in-country.

Develop and plan response to achieve response strategy goal and objectives:

• Provide oversight to funding allocation (i.e. Private Non-sponsorship or PNS, grants, etc) to ensure alignment with strategy and humanitarian needs.

• Ensure response programme development meets World Vision and international standards.

• Ensure that adequate funding to address humanitarian needs is acquired.

• Ensure Advocacy staff are empowered to integrate advocacy across sectors and to develop child-focused advocacy positions which are aligned with strategy and organisational priorities, in strong alignment with NO and Response Operations teams.

• Facilitate the signing of MOUs and contracts, with donors, Support Offices (SOs) and other relevant stakeholders.

• Ensure appropriate waivers are in place to facilitate timely response implementation.

Implement response programme in accordance with commitments to meet international and WV standards:

• Ensure that accessible beneficiary feedback mechanisms are established and functioning.

• Ensure staff establish community accountability methods across all of the response program.

• Monitor and identify risks to programme quality and coordinate resources to address them.

• Ensure that all programmes are implemented, monitored and evaluated according to set plans and that agreements with donors, SOs and other stakeholders are adhered to.

• Ensure management meetings address quality risks, relevant monitoring data and community feedback.

• Initiate resourcing mechanisms and ensure financial and material (in-kind) resources are managed according to WV standards, donor and SO agreements.

Initiate response funding mechanisms with support of ND, RL & Regional HEA Director (RHEAD):

• Ensure that funding is managed and accounted for in compliance with donors and Support Offices agreements and WV standards.

• Ensure that programme and projects audits are planned and conducted as per WV audit regulations and donor government requirements.

• Ensure that audit reports are responded to and recommendations implemented.

Ensure that response meets World Vision minimum quality standards and supports program improvement, reflection, learning and innovation:

• Ensure previous response learnings from Global learning facilitator are reviewed in program design.

• Encourage the incorporation of best practice and innovation in program design.

• Ensure all functions have quality planning sessions to meet quality objectives of their TOR.

• Ensure achievement level of all function quality objectives is monitored monthly and reported.

• Ensure risks that prevent the achievement of quality objectives are reported and rapidly addressed.

• Ensure mechanisms are established to identify, document, and share lessons learned with Partnership.

Oversee Security function, planning and implementation to ensure response staff and organisational safety and security:

• Ensure staffing of Security function.

• Provide oversight to implementation of security protocols as per CSR.

• Facilitate inter-agency coordination for information sharing and intelligence sharing.

Ensure response internal and external reporting requirements are met:

• Liaise with Programmes and Info Management to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are planned for and reports are prepared.

• Review and submit partnership programme reports.

• Prepare and submit monthly management reports.

• Ensure internal response coordination & information sharing mechanisms are functioning.

Ensure that response staff have appropriate housing, offices and information/communication systems:

• Ensure that staff have access to appropriate office space/equipment, information/communication systems/equipment and other facilities which enable them to carry out their responsibilities.

• Ensure that all response vehicles and other equipment are well managed and maintained.

• Where necessary, ensure that relevant staff have access to appropriate housing.

KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Required:

• A minimum of 5-7 years in leadership role in the humanitarian assistance and development sector, with a significant portion of this in INGOs.

• Demonstrated understanding of key humanitarian principles, standards and best practices.

• University degree in Humanitarian Studies or relevant field. Masters degree preferred.

• Intensive experience in leading a multi-cultural team of professionals.

• Experience working in a cross-cultural environment.

• Experience working in war zones / fragile contexts.

• Experience in engaging with governmental institutions and multilateral agencies.

• Experience in managing humanitarian operations that facilitate innovation and calculated risk taking.

• Experience in serving as an organizational spokesperson to media and other external audiences.

• Effective in written and verbal communication in English.

Preferred:

• Ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior internal and external stakeholders as well as staff.

• Ability to work in coordination with other humanitarian organizations.

• Ability to analyse and make decisions in challenging situations in the absence of specific guidance and/or full information.

• Ability to communicate and model to staff positive behaviours which help them remain resilient and effective in dynamic and high pressure environments.

Work Environment/Travel:

• Work hours are often more than 8 hours per day during difficult periods of the response.

• Responses are often mounted in insecure or natural disaster-prone contexts, which may disrupt normal work patterns and generate staff safety issues.

• Work and housing environments may at times be well below normal standards in terms of facilities, equipment and food availability.