Integrated Program and Strategy Director , World Vision

World Vision (WV) is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 45,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Integrated Program and Strategy Director you will provide overall leadership and technical oversight in:

• Strategy development, implementation, monitoring and alignment including strategy tracking and reporting.
• Design, monitoring and evaluation of World Vision Burundi's (WVB’s) sponsorship, non-sponsorship, grant, Gifts in Kind (GIK) programs and support the implementation and ongoing refinement of the WVB program strategy Operations, Project Management and Implementation of all programs and projects and ensure compliance with WV Mission, Vision, Core Values and Partnership standards in Transformational Development, Humanitarian Emergence Affairs (HEA), and Advocacy.
• Planning and execution of integrated programs (development/HEA/Advocacy); risk management; monitoring, evaluation and accountability of all WVB-supported programs.

Requirements include:

• Post graduate university degree in social sciences or development studies.
• Advanced knowledge/practice of Design Monitoring and Evaluation approaches.
• Strong command of English and French (written and oral).
• At least 5 years senior leadership experience with a strong track record in grant acquisition/management, strategy, operations, quality assurance, DME.
• 5 years in SLT roles in operations and/or Quality Assurance.
• International Travel: 30% international travel will be required.
• On call: 10% In emergency and disaster situations, the position will be required to be on-call.

HOW TO APPLY:

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World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 10 May 2016. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.