Project Director (RESTORE - BHA Project)

Job Description

World Vision International

With over 70 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 Project Director (RESTORE - BHA Project), you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and overall management for the Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs (BHA) funded Restoring Lives and Building Resilience in South Sudan (RESTORE) Project. The objective of the project is to provide life-saving assistance and alleviate suffering among conflict-affected, displaced, and at-risk populations in Upper Nile (through WASH, agriculture and food security -AFS, Protection, ERMS, and Health interventions), and improve South Sudan’s FSL humanitarian coordination.

Requirements include:

• Minimum Master Degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Engineering, Management, Business Administration, International Development or a related field or equivalent experience in grant management.
• At least seven years of experience in program management and administration, monitoring and evaluation system design, financial management, award cooperative agreement compliance and tracking project performance and costs.
• At least 2 year experience in fragile context programming is a MUST.
• Strong experience in managing Food Security and Livelihood programs, WASH, health, and protection.
• Experience and skills in partnership management, especially with the donors, private sector, NGO and local community organizations.
• Previous experience as PD or other similar roles is required.
• Prior experience working with WFP and Food Assistance-funded projects is required.
• Requires ability and willingness to travel up to 30% domestically to project sites; requires occasional international travel.

Is this the job for you?

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the closing date 19 MAR 2024.

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.

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

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.