Senior Advisor, Education Strategic Partnership and Resource Development

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities :

Job Purpose

The Senior Advisor, Education Strategic Partnership and Resource Development provides global leadership to strengthen strategic partnerships, thought leadership, and resource development for increased education and child wellbeing impact. The Senior Advisor will lead, coordinate and implement the team’s external engagement strategy enabling collaboration across World Vision fundraising offices and teams. This role will ensure that WV is represented by subject matter experts in key forums, selected networks, associations, and boards aligned with Education strategic objectives and actively positions WV as a NGO of choice with key partners, multilateral agencies, businesses, donors and other stakeholders. The Senior Advisor will monitor opportunities and support external event engagements annually leading on the development and dissemination of thought leadership content, communications and advocacy that meaningfully contributes to most vulnerable children’s learning and development.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Define Priorities and Forge Strategic Partnerships

• Develop and successfully achieves external engagement and resource development strategy for education
• Strengthen and expand strategic partnerships (including multi-stakeholder partnerships and networks, UN partnerships, global donors, multinational corporates and faith actors.)
• Maintain oversight and coordinates of WV’s Education external engagement and resource development activities.
• Contribute to positioning WV to attain strategic and thought leadership recognition within the global sector that lead to increased income, influence and impact.
• Identify shared objectives and initiatives with Global Capitals
• Develop alignment with A&EE (including on global policy positions)
• Provide advice for global policy agenda and campaigns as per the Partnership strategy.
• Identify key external influencers and networks to promote and inform future programme direction including faith networks.

Provide Global Stewardship and Build Capabilities

Lead and Coordinate External Engagement

Ensure Visibility, Accountability, and Reporting

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education, training, license, registration, and / or Certification

5 years-experience in positions focused on forging strategic partnerships, grants, and external engagement functions and / or advocacy.

Required Professional Experience

Master’s degree in education or similar social development / international development field, and / or public policy, communications.

Required Language(s)

Excellent English written and verbal skills; additional languages – especially French and Spanish preferable.

Required travel and / or work environment accommodations

Preferred Experience,Knowledge and / or other Qualifications