Senior Technical Advisor, Resource Development (ASIA and LAC Region) At World Vision

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 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As the Senior Technical Advisor for Resource Development, you provide leadership and support to Field Offices (FOs) in Asia and Latin America & Caribbean regions in resource mobilisation for 6 United Nations multilaterals (with a focus on WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, OCHA, FAO, and UNDP ) that cover a variety of technical sectors including on food, cash and vouchers assistance.

You will be accountable for supporting the growth of humanitarian grants and will be expected to support FOs to diversify their programming portfolio and donor base through the provision of technical support on program development, resource mobilisation; support in deepening World Vision’s current donor external engagements, pre-positioning and partnerships at Field Offices (FOs) and Regional Offices (ROs) levels.

You will be expected to provide thought leadership in the documentation of learnings from FOs, share promising practices across the World Vision Partnership as well as with other relevant external stakeholders to influence the growth of grants and strengthening of partnerships.

Requirements include:

• A graduate and/or postgraduate degree in social science, international studies, public administration, agricultural economics or other relevant field is ideal; or the equivalent combination of education and experience in a related area.
• 10 years’ experience in project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, training/capacity building, conceptual programme planning in both a relief and development setting.
• Minimum of 5 years in humanitarian work focusing on relief and development programmes.
• Significant bi-lateral, multi-lateral donor grant experience in program design, implementation, funding acquisition and reporting.
• Deep knowledge of the food assistance and nutrition issues that affect the region, with significant experience in managing multi-sector food assistance programs in the region.
• The position requires the ability and willingness to travel to communities where field-based projects are implemented, up to 30% of the time.