KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Act as an SME, overseeing the maintenance and implementation of the Programme Accountability Framework (PAF) across WV entities and teams.

Provide technical leadership on how World Vision is accountable to children and communities through oversight of the PAF (overseeing updates when required) and influencing with WV to enhance a culture/enabling environment that values and support this.

Collaborate with others to ensure the PAF is embedded in our programming approaches, consistently implemented and capability built.

Implement and support monitoring of the PAF adherence and implementation in coordination with the Global Compliance team, aligning and tools and approaches where possible.

Work with the Social Accountability function to provide guidance on how WV’s own accountability can be practiced in ways that enhance the implementation, and impact, of our social accountability programming.

Act as a policy delegate for key Partnership level policies and standards, including:

The Partnership Policy on International NGO Commitments and Accountability Mechanisms and Open information policies.

Management procedures for joining or leaving global commitments and standards

Ensure effective implementation with, compliance with, across WV entities

Track external stakeholder expectations and commitments in regard to WV’s reporting of accountability practices and lead the annual update of the WVI Accountability Report with relevant teams to contribute products that will build trust in WV (e.g. Accountability Reports and publishing details on our investments in alignment with the International Aid Transparency Initiative)

In coordination with the Director, lead the updating and production of the annual Accountability report with a variety of GC level stakeholders, ensuring the report discloses appropriate levels of information to meet external stakeholders’ expectations, while protecting WV’s reputation.

Monitor expectations of INGO disclosure around their stewardship of resources and management of risks related to unintended, negative impacts. This includes representing World Vision’s interest in industry accountability bodies like Accountable Now, or others as requested by the Director

Strengthening Organizational Accountability and Transparency practices, procedures and structures

Equip World Vision with a mechanism for capturing, tracking, and communicating commitments made to external accountability mechanisms (e.g. Global Compact, Core Humanitarian Standard, Grand Bargain, IATI)

External Engagement:

Engage periodically and represent WV in global accountability working groups and with other peer organizations

Advise leaders and managers to maximize the learning potential of benchmarking our practices with the Global Standards for CSO Accountability.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or

Certification

Bachelor’s degree in international development, Communications, Social Sciences or other related discipline.

Required Professional Experience

7+ years of experience working in the field of accountability and transparency, or related disciplines. 

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, including senior leaders in many contexts.  

In depth understanding of emerging accountability and governance issues, trends, and challenges relevant to the International NGO sector.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and persuasively in a wide range of contexts - from leadership to community - both within and outside the non-profit sector and to manage multiple stakeholders and cross functional project groups or teams.

Understanding of the regulatory environment for not-for-profit organizations, especially on transparency, anticorruption and PSEA.

Comfortable working cross-culturally with field offices and local staff in developing country contexts.

Required Language(s):

Effective in written and verbal communication in English.

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations

The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time

Position’s physical requirements

Sitting at a desk for extended periods of time.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications

Experience with networking and successful implementation of new initiatives and concepts, such as accountability, transparency and PSEA at an organizational level through demonstrated practical application.

Familiarity with the International NGO Charter of Accountability and the requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative NGO Sector Supplement.

Ability to work independently with limited supervision.