Apply: World Vision Strategy, Project Specialist

Deadline: 13 January, 2021

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

World Vision International is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Strategy and Project Management Specialist.

The mission of the organisation includes working with the poor and people who are oppressed as it promotes human transformation.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a robust and current understanding of the socio-political and economic context of the southern Africa region
  • Anticipate changes taking place in the NGO/development sector and in the region to ensure the organisation responds effectively with adaptive strategies
  • Work with global centre (GC), regional office (RO) and field office (FO) staff, using internal and external strategy tools, including scenario planning, GEOCARR, and FCPM, to develop new insights and approaches that will guide field office strategy work
  • Provide technical guidance and oversight to field office strategy refresh/development processes, ensuring alignment to field office contextual realities, WVI guidance and Our Promise
  • Ensure SAR strategies align with Our Promise and directly contribute to Our Promise strategic initiatives through clearly defined annual targets, key performance indicators (KPIs) and business plans
  • Work with the field and regional design monitoring and evaluation teams to ensure all programming, including grants and contracts, align with field office strategies
  • Collect data (qualitative and quantitative), analyse data (nationally and regionally), and make recommendations to FO and RO leadership on the status of strategy implementation
  • Create reports and presentations to support understanding of the data and operational realities of strategy implementation
  • Use data analysis outcomes as the basis of recommendations to encourage evidence-based decision making
  • Work with the information technology regional team to develop monitoring and reporting systems that are not intrusive to field offices and make use of existing reporting systems

Requirements

  • University degree or equivalent in Strategy, Project Management, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, International Development, or a related field
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Formal qualification in Project Management or Data Analytics
  • Five years, minimum, of experience in business strategy development and reporting strategy execution

To apply and for more information, click here.

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