Mozambique: Senior Programs Officer, Mozambique

World Vision International

World Vision is a humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world. Our 42,000+ staff members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Senior Programs Officer, Mozambique you will lead all aspects of grants acquisition, helping to secure funding from major institutional donors to support the life-changing work implemented by World Vision in Mozambique. The current World Vision grants portfolio includes significant grant funding from USAID, the Global Fund, the USDA and the World Bank, as well as period humanitarian funding from OFDA, DFID, EFSP and WFP. This funding supports humanitarian and development work in food security, health (mostly HIV and malaria control) and education. Significant potential exists in Mozambique to expand the World Vision funding portfolio to in the areas education, livelihoods, climate change and agricultural

development. A critical part of this role will be to lead the program, donor and partner engagement and represent World Vision in Mozambique with existing and prospective donors, with a view to diversifying the existing income portfolio

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development, International Relations or related field.
• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
• At least 24 months experience in a similar role, preferably with an INGO similar to World Vision.
• Proven track record for successful grants acquisition.
• Proven understanding of the workings of major donor budget requirements, strategies and regulations, such as USAID, OFDA, UN agencies, DFID, ECHO, EU, GAC, etc.
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English. Effective in written and verbal communication in Portuguese (preferred).
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 20% of the time, with some potential for travel within the region and internationally. Domestic travel may require travel to the field, where access to some facilities will be limited.

Is this the job for you?

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 15 FEB 2018. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.