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 childrens life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Please submit your CV in English*

JOB PURPOSE

This position will manage special projects by leading and/or coordinating the planning, designing, implementing, and reviewing phases of assigned projects. This includes driving and monitoring these projects to ensure they are delivered within agreed time frames, budget and quality expectations. This also includes understanding, engaging, and managing diverse stakeholders to achieve proper design, and completion of the improvement projects.

This role will contribute to the team planning activities by providing review and challenge to ensure appropriate rigor in decision making, risk management, status reporting, and follow up.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support, manage and/or lead Concept Design or Project Initiation phase

Identifies opportunities to increase efficiency, reduce pain points or save on expenses.

Research market best practices for policies and processes as well as the market for new technology or services which may be applicable to World Vision

Develops relationships with stakeholders in the business to understand their processes, pain points and potential improvements

Write Business Case/Proposal/Budget/CPORT

Support, manage and/or lead Definition & Planning phase

Understands business requirements and processes

Develops and maintains a broad range of relationships across the organization to understand their processes, needs and pain points as well as to influence and educate the business on each segments/teams processes, needs and pain points

Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders

Support, manage and/or lead the Execution Performance and Control phase

Agrees on current state processes with stakeholders

NEGOTIATES agreement on future state processes with stakeholders (i.e. running workshops)

Manages the project with regards to budget, time, milestone delivery, communications plan, risk register, etc.

Defines project governance

Identification of business improvement opportunities

Networks with the business to identify pain points and potential improvements

Researches pain points/improvements and creates CPORT/Business Case where required

Prioritizes improvement opportunity taking into consideration value of opportunity, organization environment and strategic goals

Analytical insight, support and leadership

Responds to information requests from the team

Undertakes ad hoc data mining and analysis to provide meaningful insights

Critiques project reports, including Business Cases, Status Reports and Post

Assist the Director of FPRA-Field Offices as needed

Participate in projects, initiatives and meetings/conferences/working groups and exercises leadership and influence in the broader finance team

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

University degree in business, management, finance or accountancy

4-5 years managerial experience preferably in a non-profit or development organization or the like

4-5 years’ experience with data management, project financial reporting, analysis

Proven ability to understand and lead improvements in complex processes.

Proven ability to form and nurture partnerships and work together with stakeholders who may have competing objectives

Substantial experience influencing and working through other people, including workshop and meeting facilitation skills

Substantial experience managing projects

Ability to identify and manage politically sensitive issues

Extensive and advanced knowledge in financial/management accounting and reporting

Must have excellent communication skills in written and oral English

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Qualified accountant CPA or CA

Post graduate qualification

Qualification in project management

Familiarity with PMBOK, Six Sigma, PRINCE2, Agile or other project management framework experience preferred

Proven knowledge and understanding of World Vision accounting and finance environment

Advanced knowledge and background on PowerBI, dashboards, and other business intelligence applications.

For positions filled in the United States, the typical salary range for this role is $70,000 to $80,430 USD. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience and geographic location.

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