This position is a World Vision International (WVI) position with the objective
to support National Offices, Regional Offices, and Support Offices to generate
resources contributing to achieving child well being and improving child
nutrition. In alignment with the ‘Roles of IM in Global Resource Acquisition’
(7 Jan 2013), the Nutrition Resource Acquisition, Design and Development (RADD)
Manager will formulate a multi-year resource acquisition plan, in consultation
with all relevant stakeholders. The Nutrition RADD Manager will be responsible
for implementing the plan in partnership with relevant stakeholders. The
position will represent WV’s interests to and develop/maintain relationships
with relevant multilateral donors (e.g., UNICEF, WHO and World Bank), bilateral
government donors (e.g., CIDA, DFID, USAID), and private sector (e.g.,
industry, foundations – Gates, individuals), consistent with WVI and WV Support
Office (SO) processes. The position will work closely with relevant Support
Offices and Global Centre Health Cluster staff (e.g., Country office, Funding
Offices and WVI Nutrition, Health, and Agriculture colleagues) on resource
acquisition, design and development in generating resources.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Nutrition Portfolio Multi-Year and Annual
Strategy development, with Opportunity Analysis aligned with WV Child
Well-Being Targets (focus on #3 – Improving Child Nutrition) and with WV
Nutrition Framework (including multiple sectors)
- Pre-proposal scoping, positioning and
engagement
Proposal Development:
- External representation & management
- Internal representation & management
- Proposal writing and editing to ensure
technical quality & standards achieved
Evaluation:
- Post-Submission
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Masters degree in nutrition, public health,
agriculture or international development fields. - Nutrition expertise required.
- Public Health Nutrition experience in
multi-sectoral programming, with strong knowledge of food security and/or
maternal and child health contributions. - Minimum 8 years related work experience in
international relief and development in various geographical areas; or
extensive experience in one area. - Significant experience in grant program
acquisition and management including negotiation, design, budgeting,
start-up, monitoring and close-out. - Demonstrated strong writing and editing
skills and ability to communicate the value of multiple sectors to
achieve improved nutrition. - Demonstrated leadership, organizational,
interpersonal, communication and analytical skills. - Up to 30% travel required.
Preferred:
- Excellent networking skills with established
networks in the nutrition health agriculture education and/or relief and
development world. - Strong skills in communication and partner
development for resource acquisition with particular capacity to engage a
variety of stakeholders from high-level UN offices
to industry to academics to field/operational staff. - Establishes rapport with people easily,
developing and maintaining a network of donor contacts. Ability to negotiate.
Proactive in contacting others. - Work experience within large organizations
preferably understands World Vision. - Effectively designed and managed child –
focused development and relief programs that have evidence of transformed
communities. - Demonstrated experience creatively designing
accessing resources and managing comprehensive approaches (multiple
sectors),scalable methodologies/interventions and evidence – based
solutions to achieve child well-being
particularly reductions in malnutrition.
