World Vision Technical Director vacancy

World Vision Technical Director vacancy

Job description
This is your opportunity to use your WASH expertise to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children.
You can do this by joining World Vision (WV)–a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being and protection of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.
The Water Policy, Partnerships, and Emergency Response Technical Director will primarily help with building WASH’s positioning and partnering around the partnership and with key stakeholders, contribute to the development around policy and advocacy related to WASH, and building external partnerships that will lead to Global WASH’s strategy, standards and policy models. The position will collaborate with policy and advocacy teams to frame the post MDG agenda and work to position the “Global WASH Champion” with key stakeholder audiences (SWAA/WASH networks & associations, UN, Senior Advisor of Hygiene). Lastly, the Technical Director will ensure that World Vision develops and updates quality strategies, policies, standards for both development and emergency contexts.
As a Christian organisation, we believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.



RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Capture strategic opportunities to build global market position, evidence of impact, brand identity and programme resources for WASH.
  
• In collaboration with Regional WASH Learning Centers, manage the development, documentation, and decimation of World Vision’s sector strategy, project models/approaches, guidelines, tools.
  
• Work with the WASH Community of Practice to implement a defined WASH advocacy and policy framework (at global, regional, national, and program level) and programme for integration into our Child Health Now campaign as well as to guide our overall global WASH policy and advocacy work.
  
• Collaborate with global partner’s advocacy around post-MDG agenda. This includes participation in SWAA, World Water Week events, and various other key WASH stakeholders.
  
• Research, develop and support external engagement opportunities for the Global WASH Executive to represent World Vision in key international forums, networks and boards to ensure WV’s voice on our WASH programming priorities are clear, consistent, compelling and known.
  

Desired Skills and Experience
REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:

• WASH engineer or equivalent level of WASH tertiary qualifications.
  
• Significant WASH humanitarian program/response experience.
  
• A minimum of 10 years of WASH field experience.
  
• Highly linked into a broad network of WASH professionals globally and experience working with governments on WASH advocacy work.
  
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong relationships cross culturally and secure significant funding from institutional donors.
  
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.
  

If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfill this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of vulnerable children, we'd love to hear from you.

Find the full description and apply online by the closing date 28 February 2014. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org