Global Emergency Response Director

World Vision; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision seeks a Response Director to lead a multi-country humanitarian response, from strategy to delivery, ensuring effective scale-up and collaboration with partners and stakeholders. The role requires senior leadership in fragile, conflict contexts and a proven track record in managing large, complex operations.

You will oversee teams across multiple sites, direct through partners, and coordinate with governments, donors, and humanitarian actors to deliver protection and essential

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership in humanitarian crises and complex contexts.
• Strong strategic planning and execution capabilities.
• Proven ability to build and maintain multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development and implementation of World Vision humanitarian response strategy.
• Manage operations across multiple locations, direct with partners.
• Recruit, retain and lead a unified international response team.
• Coordinate with governments, donors, and NGOs for effective engagement.
• Ensure risk management, security and safeguarding across the response.
• Collaborate with World Vision Partnership to align activities.

Skills

Leadership in humanitarian contexts

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Team development

Education

University degree in humanitarian, development, international relations or relevant field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

World Vision seeks a Response Director to lead a multi-country humanitarian response, from strategy to delivery, ensuring effective scale-up and collaboration with partners and stakeholders. The role requires senior leadership in fragile, conflict contexts and a proven track record in managing large, complex operations.

You will oversee teams across multiple sites, direct through partners, and coordinate with governments, donors, and humanitarian actors to deliver protection and essential