World Vision Senior Technical Advisor, Interfaith and Peace Building Jobs in Kenya

World Vision Senior Technical Advisor, Interfaith and Peace Building Jobs in Kenya

Closing date: 13 Nov 2019

*Preferred position location: Nairobi, Kenya (home based). Other locations to be determined by home country of succcessful candidate within the East Africa Region where WVI is registered to operate.

World Vision International

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world.

Our almost 37,500 staff members working in nearly 100 countries are united through our ethos, mission and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome poverty, inequality and injustice.

Here’s where you come in:

As Senior Technical Advisor, Interfaith and Peace Building, you provide leadership in peace building and interfaith programming across the region to contribute to child wellbeing and build World Vision as a lead in peace and conflict sensitive programming with interfaith engagement and integration into programs.

It will define the technical guidance, standards for technical approaches and programs to enhance ministry performance aligned to global industry practice on peace and conflict sensitivity.

The aim is also to work with regional, Support Offices (SOs) and National Offices (NOs) resource development teams to mobilize adequate resources to effectively scale up community based peace building efforts and strategic engagement with multi faith groups in the region.

Requirements include:

Master’s Degree in either Peace Studies, Theology, Biblical studies, Missions or related field.

10 years of experience in peace building and interfaith relations programming in developing countries.

In depth knowledge of peace building issues that affect the East Africa region.

Significant bi-lateral, multi-lateral donor grant experience with program design, implementation, funding acquisition and reporting.

Proficient in English language.

The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time.

How to Apply:

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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.

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position online and apply by the closing date 13 NOV 2019. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org. Due to the number of applications received, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

World Vision Senior Technical Advisor, Interfaith and Peace Building Jobs in Kenya