World Vision is an international Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation working in almost 100 countries world-wide to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

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JOB PURPOSE

The Senior Technical Programmes Advisor ensures that programmatic and funding knowledge across the Philanthropy Alliance (PA) fundraising offices effectively supports donor connection to World Vision’s Global Signature Initiatives (GSIs) and the associated core Business Plans. This is accomplished through both direct technical support to all PA Offices (including Executive leaders and Programmes teams) and fundraisers, as well as building increased capacity across the PA to effectively market GSI programming to HNW (high-net-worth) and U-HNW (Ultra high-net-worth) donors. The Advisor will develop and direct training and mentorship programmes to build fundraiser confidence and capacity (including CEOs and Programming leaders/specialists), work with PA offices to close gaps in strategic fundraising practices, and engage with all global fundraising initiatives to develop business plan synergies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

30 % of the time: Establish training process to develop a “Chief Development Officer”-like (CDO) role within each Philanthropy Alliance Support Office (PA SO), focusing on the highest priority markets, so that this skillset exists within every office, time zone, and donor language.

• Develop strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across World Vision’s global fundraising entities, ensuring awareness and connection to all sponsorship and non-sponsorship fundraising strategies and products.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships throughout all PA offices and stakeholders.
• Lead development of training and mentoring processes to embed CDO-type skillsets within each PA SO.
• As needed, provide input into selection of CDO-focused role holder(s).
• Each PA SO hosts a CDO-focused role, and CDO-focused role holders are trained and empowered to effectively support their fundraisers as well as HNW/UHNW donors.
• As needed, provide ongoing mentorship and direction to PA CDO-focuses role holders, offices, and fundraisers.

40 % of the time: Equip Support Offices (SOs) and National Offices (Nos) with the tools and processes needed to align funding to Global Signature Initiative (GSI) commitments rather than one-off projects.

• Develop strong technical understanding of all GSI technical areas and root Business Plans with a focus on illuminating the real-world value of GSI efforts for communities in each market.
• Deeply understand the Sponsorship Foundational Programme, how this will affect World Vision’s programming in the future and how the Business Plans/GSIs align with it.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships throughout all PA offices and stakeholders and associated National Offices, including with CEOs, National Directors and Senior Operations/Programmes staff.
• Assess needed tools and process for more effective alignment across all offices.
• Lead development / contextualisation / adaptation of tools and processes to enable each PA office to effectively understand, communicate, and market GSI technical areas to HNW / U-HNW donors in their markets.
• Collaborate with PA offices to ensure all PA fundraisers fully understand the impact value of fundraising to support GSI commitments and have the capacity to fully support this fundraising with their donors.
• As needed, provide ongoing mentorship and direction to PA offices and fundraisers.

30 % of the time: Train fundraisers to translate technical sector programming into “digestible”, donor-facing appeals.

• Lead training and mentoring processes to ensure PA fundraisers have the knowledge and capacity to translate technical sector programming into digestible, donor-facing appeals.
• Support development / contextualisation / adaptation of technical information and communications to technical programming value addition is effectively translated into appealing messaging for HNW / U-HNW donors in their markets.
• As needed, provide ongoing mentorship and direction to PA offices, CEOs and fundraisers.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND /OR CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in fundraising/marketing, with significant understanding of GSI technical areas; or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical area, with significant fundraising experience. Closely related education in combination with experience may be considered.
• 10+ years working in international organizations focused on community development.
• 10+ years communicating effectively across cultures and with audiences having varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Proven excellence adapting communication style and methods as needed to facilitate strong engagement and build collaborative relationships across cultures.
• Proven knowledge of primary GSI technical areas.
• Proven capacity to build and facilitate effect relationships with high-net worth and ultra-high-net worth donors and fundraisers/CEOs who support them.
• 10+ years demonstrated success training and supporting the understanding and adoption of new practices and capacities to increase effectiveness.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of World Vision’s practices and ways of working.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of World Vision’s fundraising approaches and practices.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of World Vision’s approaches and practices at Support and Field Office levels.
• A strong foundation of World Vision relationships at multiple levels.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree or higher in International Development, HNW (high-net-worth) marketing/fundraising, GSI-relevant technical area(s), or highly relevant area of focus.
• Relationships and experience working with fundraisers at multiple levels of World Vision or a similar INGO.
• Professional experience in GSI technical area(s).

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

Native/ Excellent-Level written and verbal English is required for this role.

• Develop strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across World Vision’s global fundraising entities, ensuring awareness and connection to all sponsorship and non-sponsorship fundraising strategies and products.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships throughout all PA offices and stakeholders.
• Lead development of training and mentoring processes to embed CDO-type skillsets within each PA SO.
• As needed, provide input into selection of CDO-focused role holder(s).
• Each PA SO hosts a CDO-focused role, and CDO-focused role holders are trained and empowered to effectively support their fundraisers as well as HNW/UHNW donors.
• As needed, provide ongoing mentorship and direction to PA CDO-focuses role holders, offices, and fundraisers.
• Develop strong technical understanding of all GSI technical areas and root Business Plans with a focus on illuminating the real-world value of GSI efforts for communities in each market.
• Deeply understand the Sponsorship Foundational Programme, how this will affect World Vision’s programming in the future and how the Business Plans/GSIs align with it.
• Develop strong collaborative relationships throughout all PA offices and stakeholders and associated National Offices, including with CEOs, National Directors and Senior Operations/Programmes staff.
• Assess needed tools and process for more effective alignment across all offices.
• Lead development / contextualisation / adaptation of tools and processes to enable each PA office to effectively understand, communicate, and market GSI technical areas to HNW / U-HNW donors in their markets.
• Collaborate with PA offices to ensure all PA fundraisers fully understand the impact value of fundraising to support GSI commitments and have the capacity to fully support this fundraising with their donors.
• As needed, provide ongoing mentorship and direction to PA offices and fundraisers.
• Lead training and mentoring processes to ensure PA fundraisers have the knowledge and capacity to translate technical sector programming into digestible, donor-facing appeals.
• Support development / contextualisation / adaptation of technical information and communications to technical programming value addition is effectively translated into appealing messaging for HNW / U-HNW donors in their markets.
• As needed, provide ongoing mentorship and direction to PA offices, CEOs and fundraisers.

• Proven excellence adapting communication style and methods as needed to facilitate strong engagement and build collaborative relationships across cultures.
• Proven knowledge of primary GSI technical areas.
• Proven capacity to build and facilitate effect relationships with high-net worth and ultra-high-net worth donors and fundraisers/CEOs who support them.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of World Vision’s practices and ways of working.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of World Vision’s fundraising approaches and practices.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of World Vision’s approaches and practices at Support and Field Office levels.

• Bachelor’s degree in fundraising/marketing, with significant understanding of GSI technical areas; or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical area, with significant fundraising experience. Closely related education in combination with experience may be considered.
• Master’s degree or higher in International Development, HNW (high-net-worth) marketing/fundraising, GSI-relevant technical area(s), or highly relevant area of focus.
• Relationships and experience working with fundraisers at multiple levels of World Vision or a similar INGO.
• Professional experience in GSI technical area(s).