Program Director - Sudan Program

To lead, direct, develop, and manage the implementation of all aspects of World Vision's ministry, whist representing WV to all donors, project partners, partnership offices and other WV entities, foreign and local government representatives, churches and other non-governmental organizations.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership Effectiveness (20%)

Leadership Development
• Build a strong Senior Leadership Team, providing strategic guidance and building management capacity, synergy and depth of leadership within WV through regular and ad hoc meetings (group and one on one).
• Facilitate the development of effective teams at State and National level. In so doing, provide an environment where different teams can share experiences and best practices in a way that enhances the quality of ministry in WV.
  
  Relationships
• Ensure that productive and effective relationships are maintained with the WV Region, Partnership Office and Support Office entities.
• Staff capacity and Performance
• Coordinate, manage and maintain integrity of the State Senior Management Teams.
• Create positive team environments.
• Champion the professional and personal development of all staff to ensure that the Vision and Mission of World Vision is implemented.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a succession plan that ensure the active recruitment and capacity building of qualified candidates with senior management potential.
• Ensure the continued implementation of WV’s staff capacity building program to equip staff to assume increasing levels of responsibility for effectiveness in WV’s programme. Provide overall strategic leadership to staff recruitment, retention, capacity building, and orientation.
• Ensure that staff security, child protection, risk management, and stress and trauma management protocols are developed and implemented
• Provide overall direction of staff code of conduct and ethics.
  
  Ministry Effectiveness (20%)
  
  External positioning
• Position World Vision as a leading NGO with respect to children and known as a key figure in promoting the well-being and rights of children within the country context. In this regard, ensure that World Vision is a respected leader and strong advocate for children within civil society.
• Position WV as the NGO of choice through strategic alliances and partnerships
• Position WV as advocacy and policy experts for the poor and vulnerable, particularly children.
• Mission Advocate and Collaborator
• Represent World Vision to the communities within which we work with a particular focus on children being key players in the transformation of their lives and the lives of their communities.
• Represent World Vision to the Government, the churches, major donor agencies, ministry partners, non-governmental agencies, and media. Build strategic alliances with these stakeholders that increase the impact of WV’s ministry on the communities with whom it is involved.
  
  Fund-raising and development
• Direct and focus private and public fund integration to maximize results and respond to community needs particularly in relation to children.
• Secure funding for WV with a goal of balancing and integrating the sources and proportions of funding from each of these sources (a multiplicity of Government and multilateral donors. This in order to ensure a sustainable and intergenerational funding base for WV programmes while providing the necessary accountability to these same donors.
  
  Strategic Thinking (20%)
  
  Strategic Planning
• Uphold the World Vision, Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Core Values and key Partnership Standards and Practices as foundational of the planning and implementation.
• Direct the integrated strategic plan and ensure regular intervals of strategic planning (every 3 to 5 years) to keep the programme focused and tailored to achieve impact in a rapidly changing country and global context.
• Direct the development of the annual operating plan and budget to ensure that they are in accordance with World Vision strategies and standards. ·
• Ensure that the entity functions in a complementary, cohesive manner where the principles of interdependence and twin citizenship guide the contribution made to the Partnership and the use of resources drawn from the Partnership.
• Provide leadership to appropriate and expanded programs among marginalized communities especially among Muslim communities.
• Ensure ongoing national level engagement with interdenominational Church leaders regarding responses to HIV/AIDS, good governance and social programs.
• Individual performance management
• Ensuring that there are appropriate accountability and performance management standards to encourage individual growth and increased team effectiveness.
  
  Implementation Effectiveness (20%)
  
  Technical / Sectoral oversight
• Oversee program strategy development and program implementation.
• Oversee operational and management plans.
• Maintain quality through compliance with World Vision and international standards for Emergency Response & Disaster Mitigation (ERDM), Rehabilitation, and Development.
• Implement strategies for sustainable programming.
• Ensure programmatic integration of Microeconomic development (MFIs) into the projects
• Lead the internal functions of the organization such as Finance, Human Resources, Administration, and Information Technology while ensuring effective service delivery of each.
• Ensure the development and maintenance of information architecture that supports the clear an effective communication of information and sharing of strategic ideas.
• Accountable steward of the Organization
• Provide overall strategic leadership and initiative for accessing resources.
• Oversee budget preparation and on-going budget management.
• Establish/maintain financial procedures and recording mechanisms.
• Ensure that all Regional and Partnership policies are implemented and adhered to through active participation in the various African Forums and Leadership Team meetings.
• Ensure staff security, child protection, risk management and stress and trauma management protocols and procedures are developed and monitored.
Performance culture
• Develop a culture of performance and accountability while ensuring a learning and development environment is cultivated.
  
  Self-managing and Spiritual Formation (20%)
• Model a high standard of personal Christian leadership, ministry and integrity as an example to staff and to commend World Vision to various stakeholders.
• Through lifestyle, effective work relationships and leadership, provide spiritual leadership to staff reflective of the Kingdom values, WV’s Vision and Mission Statements and Core Values.
• Nurturing spiritual development
• Ensure staff are developing and forming spiritually. Understand and model a biblical view of leadership.
• Influence staff towards a shared World Vision mission.
• Attend and participate in spiritual nurture meetings/devotions as scheduled.
• Provide leadership in weekly chapel and devotional meetings.
• Balance and diversity
• Ensure gender and ethnic diversity at all levels according to relevant policies and guidelines.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

REQUIRED:
• A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University in Social Sciences or management related field, Master’s Degree would be most preferred
• Technical Training qualifications required: Significant leadership and management experience in handling complex humanitarian emergencies and country/national multi-sectoral projects is required.
• 8-10 years of experience in senior leadership/management field (5 of which should be in an international organization). 5 years experience in disaster management and/or community development.
• Management experience of an organization with over 400-500 staff preferred.
• Technological literacy: Knowledge of computers, email, internet and current office software is strongly preferred.
• Strong motivation and ability to deal with adversity
• Exhibit spiritual maturity, integrity and a dynamic personal sense of life calling.
• Previous working experience in an Islamic context would be an added advantage.
• Prepared to operate in a restrictive environment with few opportunities for personal pursuits
• Keen advocate on pertinent issues with an ability to weigh risk versus benefit and act when appropriate
• Ability to understand and manage financial information/systems/reporting
• Good knowledge of diverse donor requirements for program implementation and reporting
• Ability to design and develop reports, proposals, correspondence and media interest stories.
• Ability to maintain a grant funding programming and ensuring sustainability
• Evident vision and passion for the poor (particularly the vulnerability of children subjected to poverty), with a good understanding of the culture, history and social context of the country.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethos, Vision Statement, Core Values and Mission Statement of World Vision International. Knowledge of and adherence to the Sphere Relief Standards, the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, emotional maturity and physical stamina.
• Ability to work in and contribute to team building environment.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
• Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural context.
• Must be a committed Christian (growing in faith), able to stand above denominational/religious diversities.
• Attend and participate in the leadership of daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field (and internationally)
• Travel: 30% Domestic/international travel may be required.
• On call: After normal working hours in cases of emergency or high-level visitor delegations.
  
  PREFERRED:
• Significant management and strategic leadership experience in a Relief Context

Program Director - Sudan Program