Country Impact Officer

The Opportunity to be a Changemaker

Reporting the Country Impact Manager (Low Income Countries), we are seeking a Country Impact Officer (CIO) to play a role as an effective contract manager and ‘partnership broker’, communicating impact between Field Offices and WVA colleagues and supporters.

With the assistance of WVA’s Country Impact Managers, the CIO will contribute to, with a view to eventually lead, the management and reporting for area programs and grants (including potentially ANCP and humanitarian grants) within their geographic portfolio.

Your main duties and responsibilities will include, with support and supervision from CIMs:

• Portfolio Management – design, evaluation & stand-up of grant projects and Area Programs, within a Very Low Developing Context, including compliance.
• Relationship - managing relationship with Supporter and Partner Agencies, and Field Partners, including negotiation with the WV Partnership and brokering.
• Quality and Timely Reporting - deliver timely and quality impact and financial reporting, including directly to institutional donors for grants and critical internal stakeholders (including the WVA Impact Hub).
• Cross functional engagement to support WVA strategic priorities

Your skills and experience will include:

• Program management experience, including the development and communication of results
• Self-managed work experience, with ability to maintain focus and achieve outcomes under pressure
• Account management or commercial experience in identifying or developing further opportunities
• Grant management experience, ideally with a portfolio of grants
• Demonstrated experience in developing successful partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience supporting training, resource development and capacity building
• Understanding of the challenges of achieving a credible account of change in fragile, contested or restrictive environments
• Understanding emerging models of partnering between NGOs and government/international organisations

What you need to know

This role is a permanent position operating in a full-time capacity and will be based in our office in Burwood East, Melbourne.

For your information, the interviews will start immediately, and the role may be filled before the closing date.

World Vision Australia 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. All successful candidates will undergo a criminal record and Working with Children check prior to employment. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

Why World Vision

World Vision is a global community, working together for the one purpose – to bring about positive change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.  People are inspired to work for us because they want to contribute to making a difference.  We are part of an international team, using our talent, determination and influence to invest in a better tomorrow.

With us, job satisfaction takes on a greater meaning. We have over 50,000 dedicated and passionate staff and volunteers, 10 million committed supporters who are changing lives and 100 million people as a part of World Vision’s supported communities.

When it comes to our people, as an organisation we embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds.