Global Project Director

World Vision is hiring a Global Project Director for a multi-million-dollar, multi-country, 5-year United States Government (USG) grant-funded project called Faith and Community Initiative (FCI).

• Role: Global Project Director
• Reports to: Chief Impact Officer/ Senior Vice President, International Programs
• Location: Washington, DC based, hybrid
• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in related field required. Master's degree preferred. A minimum of 10-15 years of experience in the specified sector to include program leadership, assessment, evaluation, and design of projects required. Experience as a project director/chief of party or senior expert required. Proven ability to manage technical assistance teams. Knowledge of and familiarity with U.S. Government international assistance program requirements, and/or other bilateral funding agencies.
  
  Experience managing sub-grants and contracts under grants for complex projects. Proven ability to manage all aspects of grant and contract administration, and technical assistance staff with commitment to teamwork.
• Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A for any employer
• Travel: Significant international travel in year 1 of project >50%; travel requirement in subsequent years >25%
• Estimated hiring range: $123,700 - $184,360

World Vision is seeking a Global Project Director to lead a multi-million-dollar, multi-country, 5-year United States Government (USG) grant funded project called Faith and Community Initiative (FCI) focused on leveraging the efficiencies of existing faith networks and faith-based or community health providers to bring integrated HIV TB, Malaria, MNCH and nutrition services through a hub-and-spoke model across 16 priority countries. To deepen efficiency and align with national strategies, the project will work collaboratively with governments, faith networks, and national Christian Health Associations (CHAs) to deliver integrated services at community levels.

The project will gradually transition the implementation of activities to national CHAs, Ministries of Health, and other local stakeholders by year-3 and finally by the end of the project.

• Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, chapel, prayer, worship, devotions, and leadership of devotions); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role.

• Provide technical oversight, administration, fiscal management, grant and contract administration and management, assuring quality, impact and cost effectiveness of the project.
• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction and lead a consortium of international and national organizations in implementing the multi-year, multi-country integrated health project. May oversee multiple sub-grantees.
• Effectively implement the project vision; guide project operations, represent the project at important USG (DOS-GHSD) and donor meetings, global forums and other events while actively and consistently engaged and connected with the key USG stakeholders to ensure alignment with USG priorities.
• Monitor and communicate programming impact, transition initiatives, and manage risks across initiatives and escalat as required.

• Oversee results framework, workplans, and technical standards; ensure evidence-based interventions.
• Establish and maintain effective project reporting, evaluation, and communication systems. Submit timely accurate, and professional program reports that meet donor requirements to appropriate World Vision Partnership staff.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and determine corrective action needed to improve goal achievement by participating in and conducting rapid appraisals.
• Approve Monitoring Evaluation and Learning plans and indicators; ensure data quality, dashboards, after-action reviews, and a learning agenda if applicable.
• Manage grant/project budget within approved spending levels and ensure accurate and timely financial reports to donor and WVUS headquarters staff.
• Establis…