The position

Perform operational processes, information management and donor compliance tasks in relation to WVA’s field portfolio including, area programs, private non-sponsorship projects, emergency response appeals, grants and World Food Programme.

This is a Maximum Term Contract role for 12 Months.

Your areas of responsibility:

• Support the project and program startup, implementation and closeout processes, ensuring efficient transitions between different phases of the program lifecycle
• Manage specific Field Impact processes, including ensuring funds are timely committed to field offices and enabling grant income to be booked
• Provide compliance management support during project and program implementation, including World Food Programme (WFP) document processing as appropriate
• Ensure both WVA and donor compliance requirements are documented, up-to-date, well-communicated and adhered to
• Develop strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders across the organisation, including the WFP SO Hub to leverage synergies and approaches for maximum operational efficiencies
• Drive process and system improvements that support relevant Field Impact departments to deliver excellence in portfolio and program/project management
• Provide system administrative support for users of Grant Vantage within Field Impact as appropriate

Who we’re looking for 

We are looking for someone with a keen eye for detail. You will be a great communicator and have the ability to effectively build collaborative and productive relationships.

You will have:

• Exposure to working with budgets and sound understanding of financial concepts
• Demonstrated application of technical skills in a relevant context (program/project management, NFP/NGO, public service etc.)
• An understanding of the unique needs and requirements of government and multilateral donors within an international development context
• Proven experience on project cycle management methodologies and theory
• Experience with managing information effectively
• Exposure to working in an international environment
• Relevant tertiary qualifications: these may include Business/Commerce, International Relations/International Development, Accounting, Legal, or a relevant technical field

Working for World Vision means you are making the world better 

It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you’re about to do something meaningful. It means working with 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward. 

The selection process 

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

We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check.

We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families.  World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector. 

Who we are

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.

We offer great benefits such as salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, free on-site parking and an onsite café for our employees.

For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: worldvision.com.au/about-us.