Technical Director - Faith Integration & Programming

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 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Please submit your CV in English.

This is a remote/homeworking opportunity open to candidates internationally. To facilitate collaboration across our international team, we have a preference for candidates located within approximately ±4 to 5 hours of Kenya's time zone (EAT, UTC+3). We nevertheless encourage qualified candidates from all eligible locations to apply. Final appointment will be subject to the selected candidate residing in a country where World Vision International (WVI) is registered and able to employ staff.

JOB PURPOSE

This position provides strategic leadership that influences how faith shapes our work and is integrated in programming across different contexts where World Vision International (WVI) has a footprint. 

This will entail overseeing the integration of faith, particularly the Biblical Empowered Worldview (BEWV) principles and practices in transformational development, and disaster management that shapes our advocacy, marketing and donor engagement. It will also entail strong collaboration with the sector leads, regions and field offices to strengthen field capacity for Christian Identity in programming, while supporting the development of appropriate field guidance and tools to achieve this broad objective.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Biblical Empowered Worldview (BEWV):

• Lead BEWV integration in Transformational Development, Future Ready Sponsorship and other sectors
• Support the scale-up of the BEWV/TD Module for staff
• Champion global uptake of the BEWV across regions, field offices, Support offices and partners
• Develop and update tools, manuals and resources for BEWV
• Champion BEWV for Adolescents, youth and children
• Coordinate learning and innovation around BEWV programming

Lead Faith Integration in Programming

• Engage sector leads to explore and develop tools to integrate Christian Identity across all sectors
• Support field capacity for Faith integration in Grants & Resource Acquisition
• Lead faith integration in the NEXUS
• Ensure the Spiritual Landscape Assessment is updated and integral tool for all programming
• Global Center Faith & Development (GC F&D) and VisionFund Integration and collaboration for greater faith impact

Christian Identity programming and integration in Restricted and Challenging Contexts

• Champion Christian Identity programming in restricted and challenging contexts
• F&D Competencies roll-out in all contexts
• Develop/update tools and enhance capacity enhancement
• Build learning “hubs” for contextual Christian identity in restricted and challenging contexts

Innovation & Accountability

• Lead thinking and reflection on innovative approaches to F&D programming
• Keep abreast of latest developments and innovations in the broader F&D sector that are relevant to WV and share them internally through relevant Communities of Practice (CoP’s) - (F&D and sectors)
• Benchmark with peers and other relevant organizations to learn best practices and ensure we are cutting-edge.

Lead team/people 

• Lead a small team to ensure faith integration and capacity enhancement for F&D programming
• Support team development and performance

Others

• External engagement related to the function as appropriate
• Benchmark with peers and other relevant organisations to learn best practice
• Handle other issues in support of the team

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THE ROLE

• Master's degree in International Development, Theology, Social Sciences, or another relevant field, with formal theological training.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in international development programming, including Faith & Development (F&D).
• At least 5 years of field-based experience with strong knowledge of evidence-based programming approaches.
• In-depth knowledge of Faith & Development principles, methodologies, metrics, and indicators.
• Demonstrated experience working with faith leaders, faith actors, and faith-related issues within development and humanitarian contexts.
• Experience supporting or overseeing multi-country programmes and collaborating across diverse cultural and geographic contexts.
• Experience working with grant-funded programmes supported by bilateral and multilateral donors.
• Strong project, programme, organizational, and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation, training, stakeholder engagement, and influencing across multiple audiences.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships and work effectively in multicultural environments with high emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrates a Christ-centred life and work, with a deep personal commitment to Christian faith and values.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE THE ROLE

• 5-7 years of experience within the international development and humanitarian sector.
• Demonstrated success working across complex, matrixed, and globally distributed organizations to achieve strategic objectives.
• Proven experience influencing and collaborating with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of World Vision's mission, Christian identity, policies, frameworks, and programming approaches.
• Demonstrated experience working across diverse cultural, faith, and geopolitical contexts.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience developing innovative approaches, tools, or resources that strengthen faith-integrated programming.
• Familiarity with sponsorship-funded and grant-funded programming models within international NGOs.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Fluency/high level of professional and technical spoken and written English. Fluency in another language (French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese) is an added advantage.

TRAVEL AND/OR WORK ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENT:

• This is a remote/homeworking position within a globally distributed team spanning Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Kenya, and the United States.
• The role may occasionally require flexibility in working hours to accommodate meetings and collaboration across multiple global time zones.
• The role requires the ability to work effectively across diverse cultures, geographies, faith traditions, and time zones, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence, cultural sensitivity, and adaptability in a global environment.
• The successful candidate will possess excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the ability to engage respectfully and effectively with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders from diverse cultural and contextual backgrounds.
• The position requires the ability and willingness to travel nationally and/or internationally up to 25% of the time, approximately 2-3 times per year, with trips typically lasting up to one week.
• Travel will primarily support field engagement, regional collaboration, stakeholder partnership, and the implementation of faith integration and programming initiatives across World Vision offices and partner locations.

Applicant Types Accepted:

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments.