Regional Sponsorship Lead

Job Description

The Regional Sponsorship Lead will provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the region focused on the implementation of World Vision sponsorship priorities and deliverables. This role leads, establishes and maintains effective and efficient sponsorship management and quality assurance. The position ensures solid engagement with Field Offices and Global Centre technical teams to ensure provision of support to the Field Offices for stronger and excellent sponsorship management. World Vision is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the region focused on the implementation of World Vision sponsorship priorities and deliverables. Lead
• establish and maintain effective and efficient sponsorship management and quality assurance
• including effective data management and use
• and sufficient Field Office (FO) capacity for their implementation. Provide leadership of all sponsorship business processes
• operational support in sponsorship business processes and systems capability. Support the delivery of sponsor engagement features
• and risk management and mitigation. Ensure solid engagement with FOs and Global Centre technical teams to ensure provision of support to the FOs for stronger and excellent sponsorship management.

Requirements

• At least 5 years’ experience in development work
• out of which at least two years in leading a team at country or regional level. In depth understanding and experience in Child Sponsorship and its contribution to children At least 2 years’ experience of supervising/managing sponsorship at country or cluster level. Demonstrated competencies in sponsorship management
• especially on sponsorship business processes and systems. Strategic and in-depth understanding and experience in development program approach Field Office work experience in Child Sponsorship and/ or development projects. Demonstrated community and staff facilitation skills
• facilitation of training programmes
• and partnering. University degree in management or a social science field or other relevant area

Benefits

• 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.