Grant Acquisition Management Talent Pipeline - Chief of Party / Project Director

Major Responsibilities

• Provides overall strategic direction for programme design, implementation, and learning, ensuring goals, milestones, and priorities are clearly defined and communicated.
• Led the development, adaptation, and execution of programme strategies that respond to evolving operational, political, and contextual realities.
• Ensures alignment with World Vision’s mission, national strategies, partnership priorities, and donor expectations while fostering evidence-based decision-making, innovation, and adaptive management.

End Results

• A clearly articulated and contextually relevant strategic approach that enables programme success and stakeholder alignment.
• Programmes are implemented effectively, on time, and in full compliance, with reduced operational risks and strengthened systems.
• Budgets are well managed, financial compliance is upheld, audit risks are minimised, and donors receive transparent, reliable reporting.
• A capable, motivated, and well-supported team equipped to deliver high-quality outcomes and sustain programme impact.
• Strong external partnerships, improved donor and government relationships, and enhanced organisational positioning.
• Programmes benefit from timely, reliable evidence that informs course corrections and satisfies donor reporting expectations.

Required Professional Experience

• Demonstrated success as a Chief of Party, Project Director, or equivalent, with proven ability to lead strategy, implementation, budgeting, supervision, and adaptive management in challenging contexts.
• 10+ years of senior leadership experience managing large, complex, donor-funded international development or humanitarian programmes, including full project cycles and multi-partner coordination.
• Strong team and partnership leadership, including the ability to motivate multicultural teams, collaborate across institutions, and build shared vision with government, donors, local organisations, and private-sector partners.
• Excellent communication, representation, and relationship-building skills, effective at engaging high-level stakeholders as well as community partners and beneficiaries.
• Comprehensive management expertise across financial oversight, HR, procurement, compliance, operations, and risk mitigation.

Required Education

• University degree in humanitarian, development, international relations, public administration, or relevant field.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Preferred Knowledge And Qualifications

• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Additional languages (French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic) are an asset.
• Familiarity with major bilateral and multilateral donor regulations (USG, FCDO, EU, Global Fund, BMZ, GAC).
• Experience with World Vision or similar faith-based international NGO operating environments.
• Demonstrated competence in Go/No-Go decision-making, donor landscape analysis, and evidence-based programme design aligned with GAM Competency 1 (Mastering the GAM Cycle).