Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs Director

With over 70 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 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As the Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs Director, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to World Vision’s Disaster Management programming in Mali. You will ensure quality of World Vision humanitarian engagement including setting up appropriate strategies, structures, staffing and resources for Disaster Risk Reduction, emergency preparedness response, rehabilitation and transition work, in line with National Office priorities, World Vision Disaster Management Standards, Emergency Management Systems and internationally recognised humanitarian requirements.

Requirements include:

• Advanced University degree in International Development, Disaster Management, Business management, Development sciences or other relevant field.
• A Minimum of 7 years in operational humanitarian experience with minimum of five years in a leadership role, preferably in Africa.
• Direct experience and proven success in managing Humanitarian interventions in complex settings, preferably in West Africa context
• Strong people management skills with experience leading teams
• Fluency in French and good proficiency in English absolutely required. Basic knowledge of Arabic would be a plus
• The position may require the ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the application deadline of 01 OCT 2024.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

For more information on World Vision International, please visit www.wvi.org. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.