Thursday, May 2, 2024

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Program Manager

Reports to: People Leader, Program Excellence & Impact delivery

Position Term: Full Time Temporary (2-Year Contract)

Primary Location:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Workplace Type:Remote (Within Canada)

We are seeking a highly motivated, French speaking and experienced Program Manager to ensure the most value for our programs with the highest impact, while managing risks across several programs implemented primarily in West Africa .

Job Purpose:

As a member of World Vision Canada's (WVC) Program Excellence & Impact Delivery team, you will hold a portfolio of countries with programs/projects and serve as the main liaison between World Vision Canada and our Field Offices. You will work collaboratively with other teams in World Vision Canada and World Vision International to ensure that the needs of the Field Offices you represent are met through pre-positioning well for both private and public funding opportunities.

You will participate in the proposal/project design processes alongside our Business Development team. You will also be responsible for ensuring that impact communications and impact data from all the programs/projects you represent are available in a timely manner. You will be part of a community of practice for knowledge sharing with other practitioners across the Program Excellence & Impact Delivery team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure strategic alignment, integration and program quality of all WVC investments within an assigned portfolio of countries, or program/projects.
• Provide strategic direction and overall management oversight to programs/projects to ensure delivery of project results and reports on time and on budget through effective engagement with field offices, partners and other stakeholders.
• Support emergency responses within country portfolio- by monitoring context, channeling information, seeking funding opportunities and assisting with the redirection of project budgets to support the response.
• Ensure donor compliance is met and all contracts and agreements are followed for the duration of the program implementation period.
• As applicable, manage grant funded program/project to ensure quality execution, delivery of impact, risk management and fulfillment of donor promise/contract agreement.
• Support the Specialist in Knowledge Management with documenting and disseminating program/project resources and learnings within World Vision Canada and across the Partnership.
• Build relationships with Field offices and World Vision International and participate in National and Regional strategic meetings, including field visits as needed.
• In partnership with relevant teams, be a champion for impact, to ensure that impact communications and impact data are delivered to public and private donors/supporters in new and innovative ways utilizing digital tools and technology.
• Actively identify in country needs in partnership with Field Offices, for potential funding opportunities and program/project innovations, support local prospecting and engage in proposal development teams.
• Liaise with public and private donors to represent stories of impact and promote WV's technical and geographic expertise, in collaboration with marketing teams and segment leads in the Business Development team.
• Support fundraising efforts of marketing teams seeking to test new products and gather impact resources through resource gathering/filming trips and donor field trips.
• Engage in communities of practice based on areas of expertise to share knowledge and improve programming effectiveness and impact.
• Ensure safeguarding best practices are upheld and any incidents appropriately reported for all programs/projects implemented and through all external consultants/donor visiting the project locations.

Qualifications:

• University Degree (Masters preferred) in a field related to international or community/social development
• 5-10 years of relevant experience, including in overseas locations
• Experience in fragile and nexus programming an asset
• Demonstrated skills and capacity in proposal development and grant management
• Understanding and experience working with major donors and public donors
• Excellent communication skills in both English and French, written and oral
• Detail oriented with ability to work with project documents (i.e. reports, budgets, logical frameworks) and provide quality feedback
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-organizationally and cross-culturally to ensure alignment and realization of strategic goals
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative with confidence and sound judgement while managing several moving parts simultaneously
• Ability to travel internationally at least once per year, including potentially to high risk environments

Why Consider Us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada's largest development, relief, and advocacy non-profit organization.
• We embody an Agile mindset here.
• We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account.
• We match pension contributions up to 6% and provide a top-up for pregnancy & parental leaves.
• We offer extra time off for restoration by closing for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year.
• We provide up to six weeks' vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
• We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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