Program Funding Officer At World Vision

****Preferred position location: Monrovia, California (US). Other locations: Federal Way, WA; Washington DC or anywhere in the Latin America & Caribbean Region where WV/VF is registered to operate.**

VisionFund – World Vision International

VisionFund International is financial empowerment from World Vision, a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organization devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Working together as part of World Vision – VisionFund enables impoverished households to increase their incomes and then impact communities to increase economic activity, access clean water, education and healthcare, benefit from improvements to nutrition, and provide the foundations for local economies to flourish.

For over 17 years, VisionFund has been committed to brighter futures for children where they can experience the love of Christ, building lives free of need and full of promise.

Through our work, every 60 seconds a family receives the tools to overcome poverty.

Here’s where you come in:

As Program Funding Officer, you will provide support to the fundraising acquisition and financial management team for VisionFund in GC, North America and LACRO MFIs. Under the leadership of the Global Funding Director, you will support in the planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting of respective program activities. Your position will focus on team coordination, support program writing and design, as well as ensuring regular project reporting and donor compliance.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development, International Relations or related field.
• Certification in finance and grant management.
• Training in Microfinance.
• 3+ years relevant working experience.
• Experience in project design and proposal writing.
• Basic understanding of the workings of major donors, such as USAID, UN, CIDA, Aus Aid etc.
• Written and Oral Fluency in both Spanish and English.
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.