Technical Director, Faith Integration & Programming at World Vision in Home Working

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 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Key Responsibilities: Please submit your CV in English. This is a remote/homeworking opportunity open to candidates internationally. To facilitate collaboration across our international team, we have a preference for candidates located within approximately ±4 to 5 hours of Kenya's time zone (EAT, UTC+3). We nevertheless encourage qualified candidates from all eligible locations to apply. Final appointment will be subject to the selected candidate residing in a country where World Vision International (WVI) is registered and able to employ staff. JOB PURPOSE This position provides strategic leadership that influences how faith shapes our work and is integrated in programming across different contexts where World Vision International (WVI) has a footprint. This will entail overseeing the integration of faith, particularly the Biblical Empowered Worldview (BEWV) principles and practices in transformational development, and disaster management that shapes our advocacy, marketing and donor engagement. It will also entail strong collaboration with the sector leads, regions and field offices to strengthen field capacity for Christian Identity in programming, while supporting the development of appropriate field guidance and tools to achieve this broad objective. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Biblical Empowered Worldview (BEWV): Lead BEWV integration in Transformational Development, Future Ready Sponsorship and other sectors Support the scale-up of the BEWV/TD Module for staff Champion global uptake of the BEWV across regions, field offices, Support offices and partners Develop and update tools, manuals and resources for BEWV Champion BEWV for Adolescents, youth and children Coordinate learning and innovation around BEWV programming Lead Faith Integration in Programming Engage sector leads to explore and develop tools to integrate Christian Identity across all sectors Support field capacity for Faith integration in Grants & Resource Acquisition Lead faith integration in the NEXUS Ensure the Spiritual Landscape Assessment is updated and integral tool for all programming Global Center Faith & Development (GC F&D) and VisionFund Integration and collaboration for greater faith impact Christian Identity programming and integration in Restricted and Challenging Contexts Champion Christian Identity programming in restricted and challenging contexts F&D Competencies roll-out in all contexts Develop/update tools and enhance capacity enhancement Build learning “hubs” for contextual Christian identity in restricted and challenging contexts Innovation & Accountability Lead thinking and reflection on innovative approaches to F&D programming Keep abreast of latest developments and innovations in the broader F&D sector that are relevant to WV and share them internally through relevant Communities of Practice (CoP’s) - (F&D and sectors) Benchmark with peers and other relevant organizations to learn best practices and ensure we are cutting-edge. Lead team/people Lead a small team to ensure faith integration and capacity enhancement for F&D programming Support team development and performance Others External engagement related to the function as appropriate Benchmark with peers and other relevant organisations to learn best practice Handle other issues in support of the team REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE ROLE Master's degree in International Development, Theology, Social Sciences, or another relevant field, with formal theological training. Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in international development programming,