With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children\xe2\x80\x99s life stories!

Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

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*Position Location - To be determined by the home country of the successful candidate where World Vision International is registered to operate.

*Please submit your CV in English.

JOB PURPOSE

The Program Director\xe2\x80\x99s primary role (50%) is deployment to humanitarian emergencies to lead the Programming team which consists of Programme Officer(s), MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) and Information Management (IM). In responses, the Programme Manager serves on the Senior Leadership Team and leads the design of the response strategy and operations plan with the Response Director as well as the functions reporting to his/her position.

Outside of responses, this position will lead the following in collaboration with the rest of the Programmes team:

Key programme strategic initiatives that link global strategy with field practice

Build capability in the organization to deploy and undertake programming function in responses.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES

Deploy and lead the programming function in humanitarian emergencies to achieve the following:

Establish, resource and staff the programmes unit which consists of programming, MEAL, and IM functions. Facilitate programme planning process to ensure alignment with context, humanitarian needs, response strategy as well as operational feasibility and technical quality Donor liaison and advocacy is undertaken to resource operations plan. Support Finance in the allocation and tracking of response funding to ensure response priorities are funded Develop and submit project proposals to donors to resource operations plan (in collaboration with relevant team members). Support Finance to establish grant management system to ensure fulfillment of donor requirements. Plan, implement, analyse and share findings from assessments and program monitoring. Ensure critical MEAL functions including assessments, monitoring, learning, evaluations and humanitarian accountability as well as information management are undertaken.

Ensure all data from assessments, baseline, monitoring, feedback mechanisms are communicated to communities as appropriate and continuous improvement processes are in place for programme adaptation.

Build programming capability in the organization for responses

With other Program Staff:

Work with regions to build programming capacity on RDMTs and serve as primary team liaison point for designated regions with RDMTs

Help build and maintain an active global roster of programming staff that can be deployed as surge capacity to responses

Update and make accessible template response programming resource documents and mentor field staff on how to use them.

Lead key programme strategy initiatives

Lead on designated strategic initiative/s on behalf of Programmes

Serve as a bridge between the global DM strategy and response strategy, making key priorities field practice

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

A minimum of 5 years in leadership role in the humanitarian assistance and/or development sector, with a significant portion of this in INGOs 8 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in humanitarian assistance work including significant field presence. Demonstrated understanding of key humanitarian principles, standards and best practices. Experience in program management and implementation of multi-sectoral emergency response projects. Strong background in programme quality \xe2\x80\x93 MEAL \xe2\x80\x93 and information management Strong experience in working with bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, grant management and proposal development 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/ programmes\xe2\x80\x99 teams that facilitate innovation and calculated risk taking. Work experience as Sr. Program Officer or Programme Manager at least for 1-3 years in a country other than the home country.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

University degree in Humanitarian Studies or relevant field. Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree preferred Understand Humanitarian Industry and have proven experience within a relief/ Disaster Management setting. Effective in written and verbal communication in English. Ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Previous experience working in complex emergency/rehabilitation settings. Experience coordination with INGO\xe2\x80\x99s and other key stakeholders-High degree of negotiation and persuasion skills. Ability to work with a reasonable level of comfort in high tension and high security risk situations. Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts psychologically stressful environs and physical hardships. Ability to facilitate the creation of cross-functional project teams and the development of national strategies. Excellent time-management and prioritization. Demonstrates openness and transparency Experience in leading \xe2\x80\x9cad-hoc\xe2\x80\x9d teams accommodating multiple and frequent staff transitions in emergency response without undermining effectiveness and output of Programme Team.

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

The position requires ability and willingness to travel and deploy domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time, often at short-notice.

Language Requirements

Effective in written and verbal communication in English. French, Spanish, Arabic or other languages preferred.

Compensation:
For positions filled in the United States, the typical Annual Salary range for this role is $81,368 to $101,710 USD. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate\'s skills, qualifications, experience and geographic location.

Applicant Types Accepted: Local and International Applicants (IA\'s) Accepted

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