Country Program Director

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 Country Program Director for World Vision Guatemala, you will ensure national relevance and impact by the implementation of a quality programming, advocacy and sustainability in alignment to local strategy, cluster framework, and global strategy. You will work in close coordination with the Bi- National /Cluster Director and the local team in all aspects of World Vision’s ministry in Guatemala.

You will be responsible for co-leading and strengthening the team (with the participation of Cluster Director and team), specially its leadership, for appropriate and timely decision making and risk & opportunities identification and management.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leadership

• Sustainability/ Resource development

• Stewardship Excellence and Governance

• Ministry Performance

• Collaborative Model and Twin Citizenship

• Strategy

Requirements include:

• Master’s degree in Sustainability, Marketing, Development or similar

• At least 5 years of senior management experience

• Sound and proven experience fund raising with ambitious targets.

• Sound and proven experience in programming and business.

• Experience working with external partners in a local context.

• Experience in combining slow and fast onset programs. Ability to juggle emergency response with long-term transformational development.

• Proficiency in English and Spanish

• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time