Overview
The National Director (ND) WVI Bangladesh will strategically lead, develop, and direct the implementation of all aspects of World Vision's ministry in this national office, contributing to partnership life and unity.
Tasks Summary
- Strategically lead, develop, and direct the implementation of all aspects of World Vision's ministry in the national office.
- Lead the team to achieve the country's alignment with World Vision’s global strategy.
- Participate in and implement directional shifts of the organization.
- Have oversight of Rohingya Refugee Response and provide guidance to Response Director.
- Ensure the country's operations and operating model maintain the Partnership's focus on Child Well Being Outcomes and Aspirations.
- Serve as the Executive Director (ED) and Secretary to the Board of Directors of WVF, ensuring good governance, overseeing local fundraising efforts and leading all aspects of WVF operations.
- Collaborate effectively with other partnership offices and divisions.
- Foster collaboration with major donors, project partners, local government, Church representatives, faith-based organizations, and non-governmental organizations.
- Model a high standard of personal Christian leadership, ministry, and integrity.
- Lead by example and provide spiritual guidance to staff on the Vision Mission and WV Core Values.
- Deliver on Child Well-being Aspirations / Outcomes and Targets.
- Grow and Leverage Yield to Ministry.
- Increase and Diversify Funding Portfolio.
- Achieve Operational and Stewardship Excellence.
- Recruit, Motivate, Equip, Lead and Retain Capable Staff.
- Act as a Twin Citizen ensuring that National Office participates in global processes and decisions and allocates resources and talent where most needed, Partnership wide.
- Contribute to the Partnership, understand its systems and priorities, act as a global leader and a Twin Citizen.
- Promote social entrepreneurship by pursuing innovative solutions to social problems.
- Build proactive external relationship with local government leaders, donors, church leaders, private corporations.
- Represent /the office/ engage and build strategic alliances with the Government of /the country/ major donor agencies, WV Partnership, non-governmental agencies, churches and media.
Experience Requirements
- 10+ years of senior strategic management leadership, preferably with a global organisation and/or At least 10-years experience in overseeing large Government grant, its acquisition, and donor engagement.
- Experience in one of the major Ministries (Relief, Development, Advocacy), close familiarity with the other two.
- Experience in fundraising and generating local revenue.
- Experience in Advocacy and public relations.
- Experience leading or working with advisory boards.
- Demonstrating experience of living and working in fragile context (economic, social, weather, etc).
- Experience in combining slow and fast onset programs.
- Ability to juggle emergency response with long- term transformational development.
Qualification Requirements
• Postgraduate degree in management or social sciences(regular course, not distance learning) (advanced degree is preferred).
