Professional Role – Regional Grant Finance Capacity Building Specialist

Job Description

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 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Key Job Responsibilities

• Content: Create content that simplifies complex donor rules and regulations, supporting the needs of the grants community in implementing grant-funded projects, including, but not limited to, USG, Global Fund, UN, and other public and private donors, especially in fragile contexts.
• Maintain and manage team sites for content created.
• Support the prioritization of content creation as needed by learners and/or the grants community.
• Mentoring: Provide direct coaching and mentoring support to World Vision grant and partner staff.
• Develop training: Design, create, revise, and structure content, activities, and materials for in-person, online, and hybrid formats with a focus on instructional delivery methods that are best suited for the learning environment and learner experience.
• Revise and rewrite content as needed to ensure global grant acquisition, management, and compliance materials reflect current trends, and the desired learning outcomes are met.
• Facilitate trainings in both virtual and in-person settings.
• Attend and participate in meetings, devotion, chapel services, staff retreat, Day of Prayer, and other activities that may be required.
• Participate, lead, or engage in projects as may be required and perform other duties as may be required.

Key Education, Knowledge, and Skills Qualifications for the Role:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience managing public or private grants, preferably in an international NGO environment.
• Experience in training and coaching others on complex or technical content, especially in grants finance and acquisition management.
• Experience working with regional offices, national offices, or field offices conducting capacity building, assessment, partnering, and/or strengthening.
• Ability to simplify complex information, problem solver, and thinks like a partner.
• Ability to analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate programs and projects.
• The position requires the ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 20% of the time.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English with a minimum of Professional French preferred.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, and/or Other Qualifications:

• Master's degree or specialized certification in Grants Management and/or Training and Facilitation.
• Experience working with the Global Fund and/or other multilateral donors.
• Knowledge and understanding of localization and local capacity strengthening in the international development context.
• Experience working with analysis, media, and learning tools (e.g., Adobe Captivate, Articulate, Raptivity, Camtasia, Power BI, etc.).
• Ability to work cross-culturally and demonstrate understanding and sensitivity to cross-cultural issues.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

Skills Required:

• Accounting / Finance
• Political / Science / Ir
• Sales / Marketing / Business / Management
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development