Technical Director, Faith Integration & Programming

World Vision; Philippines; Remote; PHP 3.785.000 - 6.940.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote work

Global exposure

Zusammenfassung

World Vision invites qualified leaders to guide the integration of Biblical Empowered Worldview (BEWV) across transformational development and donor engagement. You will coordinate with sector leads, regions and field offices to strengthen faith-informed programming, while developing tools and capacity for BEWV adoption.

Collaboration with GC F&D and VisionFund will expand faith impact globally. The role requires managing complex multi-country programmes, engaging faith leaders, and delivering

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in International Development or related field with theological training.
• 5+ years of progressive international development experience including Faith & Development (F&D).
• Experience with multi-country programmes and diverse contexts.
• Strong knowledge of BEWV principles and faith integration in programming.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement.

Aufgaben

• Provide strategic leadership to integrate BEWV across programming.
• Lead BEWV integration in Transformational Development and other sectors.
• Develop tools and resources to support BEWV implementation.
• Coordinate with regional offices to scale BEWV and faith integration.
• Engage with external stakeholders to advance Faith & Development initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Facilitation

Ausbildung

Master's degree in International Development

Theological training

Jobbeschreibung

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 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

This is a remote/homeworking opportunity open to candidates internationally. To facilitate collaboration across our international team, we have a preference for candidates located within approximately ±4 to 5 hours of Kenya's time zone (EAT, UTC+3). We nevertheless encourage qualified candidates from all eligible locations to apply. Final appointment will be subject to the selected candidate residing in a country where World Vision International (WVI) is registered and able to employ staff.

JOB PURPOSE

This position provides strategic leadership that influences how faith shapes our work and is integrated in programming across different contexts where World Vision International (WVI) has a footprint.

This will entail overseeing the integration of faith, particularly the Biblical Empowered Worldview (BEWV) principles and practices in transformational development, and disaster management that shapes our advocacy, marketing and donor engagement. It will also entail strong collaboration with the sector leads, regions and field offices to strengthen field capacity for Christian Identity in programming, while supporting the development of appropriate field guidance and tools to achieve this broad objective.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Biblical Empowered Worldview (BEWV):
• Lead BEWV integration in Transformational Development, Future Ready Sponsorship and other sectors
• Support the scale-up of the BEWV/TD Module for staff
• Champion global uptake of the BEWV across regions, field offices, Support offices and partners
• Develop and update tools, manuals and resources for BEWV
• Champion BEWV for Adolescents, youth and children
• Coordinate learning and innovation around BEWV programming

Lead Faith Integration in Programming

• Engage sector leads to explore and develop tools to integrate Christian Identity across all sectors
• Support field capacity for Faith integration in Grants & Resource Acquisition
• Lead faith integration in the NEXUS
• Ensure the Spiritual Landscape Assessment is updated and integral tool for all programming
• Global Center Faith & Development (GC F&D) and VisionFund Integration and collaboration for greater faith impact

Christian Identity programming and integration in Restricted and Challenging Contexts

• Champion Christian Identity programming in restricted and challenging contexts
• F&D Competencies roll‑out in all contexts
• Develop/update tools and enhance capacity enhancement
• Build learning "hubs" for contextual Christian identity in restricted and challenging contexts

Innovation & Accountability

• Lead thinking and reflection on innovative approaches to F&D programming
• Keep abreast of latest developments and innovations in the broader F&D sector that are relevant to WV and share them internally through relevant Communities of Practice (CoP's) - (F&D and sectors)
• Benchmark with peers and other relevant organizations to learn best practices and ensure we are cutting-edge.

Lead team/people

• Lead a small team to ensure faith integration and capacity enhancement for F&D programming
• Support team development and performance

Others

• External engagement related to the function as appropriate
• Benchmark with peers and other relevant organisations to learn best practice
• Handle other issues in support of the team

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE ROLE

• Master's degree in International Development, Theology, Social Sciences, or another relevant field, with formal theological training.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in international development programming, including Faith & Development (F&D).
• At least 5 years of field‑based experience with strong knowledge of evidence‑based programming approaches.
• In‑depth knowledge of Faith & Development principles, methodologies, metrics, and indicators.
• Demonstrated experience working with faith leaders, faith actors, and faith‑related issues within development and humanitarian contexts.
• Experience supporting or overseeing multi‑country programmes and collaborating across diverse cultural and geographic contexts.
• Experience working with grant‑funded programmes supported by bilateral and multilateral donors.
• Strong project, programme, organizational, and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation, training, stakeholder engagement, and influencing across multiple audiences.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively in multicultural environments with high emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity.