Program Director

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!
Employee Contract Type:
Local Transfer Plus – Fixed Term (Fixed Term) (inactive)
Job Description:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Leadership, Delivery & Coordination
Provide overall leadership and direction for project implementation across all sectors and geographic areas.
Ensure achievement of project outcomes (Ultimate, Intermediate, Immediate) in alignment with approved design and donor expectations.
Oversee integrated planning, including annual work plans, detailed implementation plans, and budget alignment.
Lead coordination across Senior Program Manager, Senior Technical Manager, Senior MEAL Manager, and support functions to ensure seamless delivery.
Establish and maintain strong project management systems for planning, tracking, reporting, risk management, and internal communication.
Ensure effective coordination and performance management of consortium partners
Project delivers on time, on budget, and achieves expected outcomes
Strong coordination across sectors, partners, and locations
Integrated and efficient implementation systems in place
Team Leadership & Performance Management
Directly supervise senior leadership team, including Senior Program Manager, Senior Technical Manager, Senior MEAL Manager, and key operational functions.
Build and maintain a high-performing, accountable, and motivated team.
Ensure clear roles, performance indicators, and accountability across all staff.
Lead recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and staff development in line with WV policies.
Promote a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and staff well-being.
High-performing, motivated, and accountable project team
Strong leadership across all levels (PMs, specialists, field teams)
Achieved strong staff retention, performance, and capacity
Financial Management, Compliance & Operations
Oversee financial management of the project, ensuring expenditure is aligned with approved budgets and donor requirements.
Ensure full compliance with donor regulations, WV policies, and audit requirements.
Oversee procurement, supply chain, and resource management in coordination with support functions.
Strengthen internal controls, risk mitigation, and financial accountability systems.
Budget managed effectively with strong burn rate and forecasting
Clean audits with minimal findings
Full compliance with donor and WV standards
Monitoring, Reporting, Learning & Accountability
Ensure strong project monitoring systems are in place to track progress against indicators and milestones.
Oversee timely and high-quality reporting (technical and financial) to donors and internal stakeholders.
Promote use of data for decision-making and adaptive management.
Ensure documentation of lessons learned, best practices, and success stories.
Strengthen accountability systems, including feedback and complaint mechanisms.
High-quality, timely reports meeting donor expectations
Data used effectively for program improvement
Strong learning, documentation, and accountability culture
Stakeholder Engagement & Representation
Represent World Vision in engagement with donors, government, coordination platforms, and key stakeholders.
Maintain strong communication with donor, support office, and consortium partners.
Lead stakeholder coordination to address implementation challenges and opportunities.
Strong donor confidence and relationships
Effective external coordination and representation
Smooth stakeholder engagement and issue resolution
Risk Management, Security & Adaptive Leadership
Identify and manage program risks, including operational, financial, and contextual risks.
Ensure security protocols and duty of care are integrated into implementation.
Lead adaptive management in response to changing context and emerging challenges.
Risks proactively managed and mitigated
Project continues delivery despite contextual challenges
Strong resilience and adaptability of operations
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s degree in international development, Public Health, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or related field
Minimum 8–10 years of progressive experience in program/grant management
Proven experience managing large, multi-sector, multi-partner projects
Strong experience in financial management and donor compliance, partner and consortium management, working in fragile or conflict-affected contexts
Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams
Experience managing complex donor-funded programs (e.g., FCDO, USAID, DFAT, UN)
Strong understanding of sectors such as WASH, Protection, Health, Food Security, EiE, or DRR
Excellent English (spoken and written), including report writing.
Basic Myanmar is an advantage for engagement with staff, partners, and communities.
Based in National Office and up to 30–40% travel to field locations
Ability to operate effectively in insecure and remote environments
Good health and physical ability to travel to project areas and participate in field activities.
Experience in consortium leadership or multi-partner coordination
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Experience in adaptive programming in fragile contexts
Familiarity with Sphere standards and humanitarian principles
Prior experience with World Vision is an advantage
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted