As the Programme Quality & Impact Director, you will lead the operational performance for Programme Quality & Impact (PQI) Department of World Vision China, in alignment with the national strategic direction. You will lead the department staff within PQI and provide leadership on issues for these functions, coordinate support to the Operations project teams, and monitor the Operations project team performance in the areas under PQI, which includes but is not limited to: Advocacy, Child Protection & Development, Disability, Health & WASH, Migrant Children, Humanitarian Emergency Affairs (HEA), Livelihood, and Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (DME).

He/she will seek to deliver sustainable impact in the lives of the most vulnerable children (MVC), and measuring and communicating impact at scale, through assuring programme quality that is fully aligned to World Vision global strategy, Our Promise. This will be achieved through leadership and technical advice in the programme design, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning, impact and innovation functions. This will support a wide range of programme design and implementation issues in line with World Vision’s program quality principles and standards, donor guidelines, and industry best practices to project teams to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to the poor and vulnerable communities in China.

Responsibilities:

Lead innovation
o     Drive towards dramatically better solutions where most needed through a combination of internal innovation and integrating external solutions (from incorporating best practices to acquisitions
o     Strengthen WV China’s thinking and practice on development and sustainability
o     Lead context-based ministry and innovation, while exploring new development approaches
o     Identify and highlight the biggest gaps in achieving WV's strategic initiatives
o     Oversee/lead Senior Leader Team-sponsored working groups with clearly defined objectives to drive innovation             

 Leadership in strategic resources prioritization
o   Provide strategic leadership in prioritisation in funding resources toward programme innovation
o     Lead a cross-departmental teams within WV China from time to time to create innovative products as well as collaborate with Resource Development

Transformational capacity building
o     Identify gaps in technical capacity of programming staff, and work with People & Culture on appropriate development plans to bridge gaps
o     Oversee quality and standards of project/grant proposal

External Engagement, Advocacy & Research/Reports
o     Leading PQI team to write compelling thought pieces for external publications and WV blogs
o     Identify potential research projects to support external engagement as well as highlighting strengths of WV China programming
o     Participate and represent World Vision in relevant external conferences and forums, including presentation of research results
o     Connect and maintain relationships with key thought leaders on innovation and impact in global development
o     Develop collaboration opportunities with universities and research institutes that focus on formulating innovative solutions for MVC in China context

Technical Sector Leadership
o     Provide strategic leadership, ensuring planning and integration across sector teams: Child Protection & Development, Livelihoods, Health, WASH, HEA and DME
o     Work with technical teams, Resources Development & Communications to develop scaling strategies, business plans, mega-gift pitches, and strategic partnerships

Field Support
o     Engage with field-based activities as part of the field facing organisation to fulfill assigned operational mandates 

Requirements:

• Bachelor or Master degree in economics, business administration, public administration, international development or related fieldor field experience in relief/development combined with a technical degree such as agriculture, sociology, education, or public health.
• Familiar with China context
• Broad and deep experience in international development, including minimum 10 years in management roles and management
• International Development: Strong knowledge and understanding of humanitarian industry (relief, development, advocacy and child protection & development), including how INGOs operate in the global, regional and local contexts.
• Program Design and Management: Experience in program life cycles management especially in designing, planning, implementing, supervising and reporting on integrated development, relief and/or advocacy projects. 5 years should have been at a managerial level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an enabling style. Able to work with highly motivated managers, and have the ability to mentor them
• Good organizational and analytical skills
• Good command of the English and Chinese, both reading and writing.  Putonghua speaking is essential
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically & internationally up to 30% of the time

World Vision is a learning organization, with strong reputation in the NGO community.  In your job, there are opportunities to grow and develop that are inherent in working in a global organization.  Interested parties please send application letter with full CV, church affiliation, current and expected salary to People & Culture Department, World Vision China Foundation Ltd at fax number 2394 1578 with “Confidential” marked or “APPLY NOW” to submit your application.  We work in an environment rich with a culturally diverse workforce; come join and use your skills and talents to make a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve.

Terms of Child and Adult Safeguarding: World Vision is a child focused, development and humanitarian organization – we emphasis on child well-being can be developed in a safe environment, World Vision has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults.  During the recruitment and selection process, rigorous background checks will be conducted emphasis on prevention of child and adult violence or abuse. 

Prospective employees are requested to undergo Sexual Conviction Record Check.

More information about our organization is available at our website: http://www.worldvision.org.cn

All information provided will only be used for recruitment-related purpose. Applicants not invited for interview within four weeks should consider their applications unsuccessful. All the applications would be destroyed after the recruitment exercise.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty. The organization “Value People”; you can expect to work in an environment that values your unique contributions and respects the dignity of each person. We are now inviting suitable individuals with high motivation and commitment for the following challenging and exciting work.