National Director, World Vision Timor-Leste

About the role

World Vision Timor-Leste (WVTL) is looking for a National Director to lead its field office. The role covers ensuring high-quality programs, leading the senior leadership team, holding the office accountable to communities and donors for meeting targets, and keeping alignment with World Vision's global strategy. It suits someone comfortable leading transformative change and representing World Vision to government, development partners, civil society and the media. The contract is a fixed-term international assignment, paid via GCLA.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and adaptive leadership of WVTL to improve child well-being, with strong collaboration with partners, support offices and the South Asia Pacific Regional Office.
• Lead the development of Ministry Objectives that contribute to prioritized Child Results in a mainly grant-funded environment.
• Build partnerships with government and local civil society to strengthen capacity and systems in health, disaster management, climate change and social development.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, standards and requirements, including local country requirements.
• Develop resources by building relationships and networks to secure diverse funding, and promote strong financial management in a grants-funded context.
• Provide positive people and culture leadership, and prepare for and engage in emergency responses.
• Model Christian leadership, ministry and integrity, and give spiritual guidance to staff on the organization's Vision, Mission and Core Values.

Required profile

• Ten or more years in senior management, preferably with global non-profits and/or international exposure.
• Experience in Asia and a sound understanding of Timor-Leste's political, social, religious and economic context.
• Degree in international development, business administration, public health, social science, management or a related field, preferably at Master's level.
• Significant leadership experience, especially securing grant funding across contexts, and experience running an office or organisation.
• Experience managing disasters, development and social accountability, and programmes influencing policy design and implementation.
• Cross-cultural leadership, proven by global work in different cultures; knowledge of donors such as DFAT, MFAT, EU, UNICEF and USAID.
• Commitment to social justice, and willingness to learn the local language within the first year if not fluent.