Advisor, Global Accountability Full Time NEW

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 33,000+ 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 Advisor, Global Accountability, you will serve the World Vision partnership with strategic direction and technical leadership to strengthen and balance World Vision’s accountability to its external stakeholders. The focus will be on championing, and overseeing consistent implementation of accountability to children and communities, ensuring compliance with WVI policies, including the Partnership level policies owned by the Global Accountability team and other key policies. The Advisor will work to build awareness and ensure effective implementation through communications and development of appropriate guidelines.

The role also includes providing direction on how World Vision shapes and responds to sector expectations around INGO transparency and accountability, such that we build trust and reputation with key partners, model accountability and transparency to governments and all actors who have power to contribute to the well-being of the most vulnerable children.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, Communications, Social Sciences or other related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience working in the field of accountability and transparency, or related disciplines.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, including senior leaders in many contexts.
• In depth understanding of emerging accountability and governance issues, trends, and challenges relevant to the International NGO sector.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and persuasively in a wide range of contexts – from leadership to community – both within and outside the non-profit sector and to manage multiple stakeholders and cross functional project groups or teams.
• Excellent command of English both written and spoken.

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