JOB DESCRIPTION

With 75 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’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

The Senior Advisor for External Engagement and Resource Development provides global leadership to strengthen strategic partnerships, thought leadership, and resource development for increased education and child wellbeing impact. The Senior Advisor will lead, coordinate, and implement the team’s external engagement strategy, enabling collaboration across World Vision fundraising offices and teams. This role will ensure that WV is represented by subject matter experts in key forums, selected networks, associations, and boards aligned with Education strategic objectives and actively positions WV as an NGO of choice with key partners, multilateral agencies, businesses, donors, and other stakeholders. The Senior Advisor will monitor opportunities and support external event engagements annually, leading on the development and dissemination of thought leadership content, communications, and advocacy that meaningfully contribute to most vulnerable children learning and development.

Major Responsibilities:

Set Strategic Priorities

1. In collaboration with WVI’s Advocacy and External Engagement Team, develops and successfully achieves external Engagement

2. Maintain oversight of WV’s Sectoral external engagement activities

3. Strengthen and expand strategic partnerships at the global level, including multi-stakeholder partnerships, UN Partnerships, and multi-national corporations, as well as faith actors

4. Contribute to positioning WV to attain technical and strategic recognition and a thought leadership position within the global Education sector.

5. Identify shared objectives and initiatives with WV Global Capitals’ strategies

6. Ensure Alignment with A&EE ( Including in Global Policy positions)

7. Provide management support and advice for the global policy agenda/any campaign as per the Partnership strategy

8. With the Sector Quality and Innovation Advisor, ensure WV’s technical resources and standards align with and /or exceed industry norms

9. Benchmark capabilities and deliverables, processes, and systems in the Education programmes against market leaders and build towards best of class

10. Identify key external influencers and networks to promote and inform future programmes’ direction.

External Engagement

1. Relationship development and management of key global platforms and partners in the sector

2. Ensure alignment with A&EE

3. Support Global Campaigns and other Global A&EE teams

4. Ensure external engagement tools and processes are integrated into the sector practice.

5. Support Partnership Strategy, Strategic Imperatives, on partnering and collaboration

6. Identify key networks and associations and seek WV representation and participation

Provide Global Stewardship

1. Support the global resource development strategy, providing expertise, and actively positioning WV as a NGO of choice with key donors and stakeholders

2. Bring to bear evidence of WV contributions to Child Well-being in education in external relations for advocacy, donor relations, and building WV’s reputation.

Build Capability

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only