Registered Children Specialist World Vision

World Vision is the world’s largest overseas aid charity. Every day we make a real difference to children’s lives in some of the world’s hardest places as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love.

Salary £19,800 - £20,900 per annum depending on experience

Milton Keynes

Are you skilled at using databases and building collaborative relationships across cultures?

We are looking for a Registered Child Specialist to act as liaison between World Vision UK and World Vision’s National Office managers, to ensure the right number of children are registered for sponsorship in preparation for all marketing campaigns.

For this role we need a proactive and experienced office worker, skilled at using databases and ideally with stock control or process management experience.

To be successful in the role it will be necessary to build effective relationships with World Vision staff around the world, including by influencing via email and Skype.

The successful applicant is likely to:

• Be educated to A-level or equivalent
• Be proactive and organised
• Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail
• Be familiar with MS Excel spreadsheets and formulae
• Be able to handle repetitive tasks consistently and efficiently
• Be highly skilled in building relationships, including across cultures
• Have knowledge of data protection and child protection
• Have a passion for World Vision’s work as a Christian relief, development and advocacy charity, transforming the lives of the world’s poorest children

All applicants must be willing to work within a Christian framework and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

Please click here to view the full job description.

To apply, click ‘To Apply’ below and complete the short online application form, and upload your CV and covering letter.

Please note that the following 4 Job Specific questions must be answered in your covering letter for your application to be considered:

1: Please describe your experience of using a database.

2: Please describe a time you persuaded someone to do something that they were at first reluctant to do.

3: Please describe a time you designed a logical process to achieve a specific outcome.

4. Please describe a time when you had to do mundane tasks that required a great deal of concentration - and how did you stay focused?

Closing date: 5th September 2011 (11.00 pm)

Interviews are planned for 8^th/9^th September