LIFE Project Lead – Davao | DMEAL, Partnerships

World Vision International (New); Davao City; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision International in Davao City, Philippines seeks a Project Coordinator for the LIFE Project. The role provides leadership and ensures technical and operational coordination, with focus on rigorous implementation, TOC alignment, and robust DMEAL systems from baseline to endline.

You will oversee cross-program rollout across multiple area programs, manage finances and procurement, build interfaith partnerships, and lead learning and adaptation through evidence-based reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or related field; Master’s preferred.
• Strong DMEAL foundation: logic models, TOC, data analysis.
• Proven ability to build partnerships across religious institutions and local government.
• At least 5 years of international development project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end project management, ensuring activities, outputs, and outcomes are delivered on time, within budget, and in high fidelity with the LIFE Project design and TOC.
• Lead the multi-year phased rollout across 10 Area Programs (Bukidnon, Davao City, Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato City, Lanao del Norte, Maguindanao, Manila, Quezon City, Zamboanga del Norte).
• Direct and supervise the Project Specialist fostering a high-performance, collaborative team culture.
• Manage project finances, budget utilization, and procurement in close coordination with Finance and Supply Chain Management.
• Apply continuous context monitoring and conflict-sensitive approaches to navigate security dynamics, political transitions, and localized risk across fragile project sites.

Skills

DMEAL

Partnership building

Project management

English fluency

Conflict-sensitive programming

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Mobile data collection tools

Dashboards

Job description

World Vision International in Davao City, Philippines seeks a Project Coordinator for the LIFE Project. The role provides leadership and ensures technical and operational coordination, with focus on rigorous implementation, TOC alignment, and robust DMEAL systems from baseline to endline.

You will oversee cross-program rollout across multiple area programs, manage finances and procurement, build interfaith partnerships, and lead learning and adaptation through evidence-based reviews.