Country Finance and Support Services Director full-time

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 Country Finance and Support Services Director, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the organization’s financial management and support service functions, including the Finance, Risk & Compliance, and ICT Departments. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will ensure sound financial stewardship, accountability, compliance, and efficient operational support to achieve organizational and program objectives.

You will lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial strategy development, while providing financial analysis, advice, and decision-support to senior management and governance bodies. You will ensure effective internal controls, risk management, compliance, and safeguarding of organizational assets.

You will promote accountability and the efficient utilization of resources in line with organizational policies, donor requirements, and regulatory standards. You will build staff capacity and strengthen financial systems and processes while ensuring integrated, high-quality support services that enhance operational efficiency, business continuity, and program delivery.

Overall, you will serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, ensuring the organization maintains strong financial health, effective risk management, and robust support services that enable the successful achievement of its mission and objectives. You will report to the Country Response Director (RD) of the office.

Requirements include:

Master’s degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration, or a related field.
Minimum 10 years of experience in a finance position with medium business/International NGO/government agency
Minimum 7 years of experience in a finance management position in a leadership role.
Solid knowledge of accounting principles and financial systems
Experience managing support services, with experience in planning and forecasting
Able to work in a cross-cultural environment with a multinational staff
Ability to travel within the country, regionally, and internationally.
Knowledge of budget/cash flow monitoring and internal accounting controls
Highly flexible and agile in style with the ability to produce creative and pragmatic solutions to complex problems
Demonstrates systems thinking
Champions and manages Innovation
Must be able to lead and manage a team.
Good working knowledge of computerized accounting systems, preferably Sun Systems & ProVision, etc.
Must be computer literate in Microsoft Office programs.
Experience working in a challenging environment (either in a fragile context or a relief environment.
Experience in Fraud & Corruption Investigation is a plus
HEAT training is highly preferred.
Travel and/or Work Environment, Language Requirement:

Good physical health is required
20% both in-country & international travels
English and French required
Applicant Types Accepted: Local and International Applicants (IA’s) Accepted

How to apply
Is this the job for you?

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the closing date October 21, 2026.

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.