National Director - World Vision South Africa

Job Description

*Only South African citizens and permanent residents will be considered.

National Director World Vision South Africa

Position to be based in Johannesburg, South Africa with up to 40% travel required.

About World Vision:

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world.

Our 42,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As National Director – World Vision South Africa, you will oversee the development and strategy of all country operations. World Vision South Africa was founded in 1967 and now serves nearly one-million children, their families and their communities across six out of the nine provinces in South Africa: Gauteng, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State and Western Cap

You are a highly accomplished visionary leader who combines proven business disciplines with inspirational management skills to effectively communicate global initiatives, cultivate relationships, and identify opportunities to successfully drive World Vision South Africa growth and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operational Leadership and Stewardship Excellence:
• Organisational Leadership and Culture:
• Delivering on Child Well-Being Aspirations/Outcomes, Targets and Programme Quality:
• Increasing and Diversifying the Funding Portfolio and National Resource Development:
• Partnering – Internal, external, board and other partnerships
• Advocacy and Representation
• Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (HEA)
• Financial Management and Financial and Operational Audit Compliance
• Risk Management and Security

Requirements include:

• Minimum Qualification required: Master’s degree in Management, Social Sciences or equivalent.
• At least 8 years’ senior management experience, including 5 years’ in a proven sales and marketing role with ambitious sales targets, with overall responsibility for growing the sales portfolio of a profit or not-for-profit company and 5 years’ experience in Governance.
• Must have extensive life/work and cultural knowledge/experience in South Africa
• Excellent communication skills in English (both written and verbal), including excellent computer literacy.
• Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel. 40% Domestic/international travel is required.

Is this the job for you?

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.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 12 NOV 2017. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.

Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

About the Organization

The World Vision Partnership is a global community of people passionately committed to improving the lives and futures of the world’s most vulnerable children.

We believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.

www.wvi.org