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 Country Program Director for World Vision Bosnia-Herzegovina (WV BiH), you will be responsible to:
- Provide strategic leadership and Senior Management oversight of the design, implementation and funding of WV BiH while ensuring full alignment with the World Vision International (WVI) Global Partnership Strategy, Our Promise, WVI family likeness for WV BiH
- Provide leadership that enables maximising our impact for Child well-being, minimising WV’s risk and fulfilling WV BiH’s transition plan to become self-funded
- Ensure that WV BiH is is appropriately structured, financially viable and appropriately resourced and compliant with WV policies
- Represent WV and the Bosnia Country office externally to all donors, project partners, other WV Partnership offices and divisions, local Government, Church representatives and non-governmental organisations serving
Your major responsibilities will include:
- Strategy Development and Planning
- Ministry Performance (Standards and Accountability)
- Representation and Networking
- Accountable Steward
- Transition to Self-funded office
- Spiritual Leadership
- Risk Management, Compliance & Security
Requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field applicable to developing country context
- Minimum of 5 years managerial experience in Project Development with a thorough understanding of all areas of project management cycles in a complex, international organisation
- Ability to engage at a strategic level with senior government, UN and INGO officials.
- Strong budgetary and financial management skills.
- Excellent proven track record of donor relations with multiple donors.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Willing to travel domestically and internationally as required at least 20% of the time.
How to apply
Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by 30 January 2023.
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.
For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.