Fragile & Humanitarian Affairs Lead (Maternity Cover)

Position:

Fragile & Humanitarian Affairs Lead (Maternity Cover)

Reports to:

Director, Program Excellence & Impact Delivery

Position Term:

Full Time Temporary (5-month Contract)

Primary Location:

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type:

Hybrid

Job Purpose

This position reports to the Director of Program Excellence & Impact Delivery and provides strategic leadership to enhance our credibility as both a thought leader and an effective implementer in Fragile Contexts and Disaster Management, placing strong emphasis on translating ideas into action and ensuring robust facilitation and monitoring of implementation in partnership with internal and external donors and stakeholders.

This role will work across Programs & Policy and also be the focal point contact for World Vision Canada in these areas. This role will maintain close contact with operations and travel to the field to be able to credibly carry out its influence role. This role will work closely with the leadership team of PX&ID, as well as Business Development and Advocacy & Government Engagement to drive deliverables, including quality management of CAT III emergency responses, as well as grants in fragile contexts.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and direction to fragile context strategic initiatives

• Provide strategic leadership and direction to World Vision’s portfolio of fragile and emergency response programming including, but not limited to:
• Nexus Accelerator Fund, including leadership of the quarterly NAF Steering Committee, the NAF Management Meeting, Knowledge Management and MEAL activities, as well as engagement with WVUS on Afghanistan implementation.
• Leadership of WVC’s Fragile and Humanitarian Sync, and Community of Practice.
• Lead Fragile Context Business Plan strategic engagement with World Vision Partnership stakeholders, and implementation support as required, including revision of the Plan given the global funding environment and opportunities to streamline our approaches (FCPA and SHR or APA and FCPA).

Lead Emergency & Disaster Response Coordination

• Lead P&Ps response and support cross – organizational coordination, ensuring a fast and efficient response from WVC in High Profile Emergencies and Category III Emergency Responses in the first 6 weeks, including leadership of P&P’s CAT III Surge Team, as well as surge capacity during large scale responses.
• Maintain and update WVC’s Standard Operating Procedures in Emergencies for the whole enterprise in conjunction with the Product team. Representation on the internal Emergency Response Core Team.
• Participate and represent WVC in PETs for all active responses (PCTs will be represented by Functional leads or Program Managers). Responsible for liaising with DMT and the SO forum.

Support advocacy and policy analysis, positioning and research around themes related to fragility, disasters and the nexus, in partnership with Advocacy and Government Engagement

• Identify, develop and promote programmatic best practices and funding models, and influence government and funders policies. Support and MEAL colleagues in undertaking and socializing research and evidence curated from results of fragile and humanitarian context grants.
• Support segment leads in positioning WVC as a leader in fragile and humanitarian contexts as well as in disaster management to attract funding opportunities, especially with Global Affairs Canada.
• Stay abreast of current issues and debates related to fragile contexts, disasters and nexus, to ensure that WVC thinking is substantially framed in line with WVC’s strategic objectives. This is likely to include causes of fragility, disasters, and key approaches to peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
• Collaborate with Business Development team to monitor competitive humanitarian institutional donor landscape and identify changes in the sector particularly on nexus initiatives and work in fragile contexts, in addition to supporting prepositioning work with the team across various segments.

Represent WVC externally

• In partnership with the Global Affairs Canada Segment Lead, act as primary focal point for Director level and above with Global Affairs Canada, including the cultivation and maintenance of close relationships with representatives within IHA.
• Represent WVC in key external meetings and networks related to fragile contexts and emergencies. Act as a spokesperson for WVC on issues of conflict, disaster management and fragile contexts, working with Media and Communications as required, including supporting the CEO in speaking to fragile contexts.
• Build and maintain strategic external relationships with key actors in our institutional donor segments, relevant think tanks/research institutions, peer agencies and coalitions (such as HC committees and HRN). This may be achieved through direct engagement or by supporting colleagues to develop and strengthen these relationships.

Support Humanitarian and fragile context program innovations, products and funding opportunities in close coordination with the Business Development, Policy and Programs, and Product team

• Contribute to shaping WVC’s and the WV Partnership’s programmatic innovation in fragile contexts and Disaster Management. This includes identifying, refining and promoting existing best practices from within WV and across the sector through global networks and connections, and working with programming colleagues to test innovations. Success in this will be rooted in the realities of our work, an outcome of deep review and understanding of NAF and IHA reports, as well as external literature reviews.
• Support the development of new and engaging products that drive increased funding to fragile contexts and humanitarian emergencies, in partnership with WV’s Products team. Utilize digital platforms and data analytics to inform and drive targeted funding opportunities across funding segments including mass, public and high net worth. And ensure support for information, training and donor meetings as required by other Ministries in the organization such as Philanthropy, and the Executive Office.
• Act as a focal point for World Vision Canada’s Fragile and Humanitarian Affairs portfolio, including drafting information for the Annual Results Report, as well as quarterly demos and plans.
• Build and maintain constructive, collaborative relationships with colleagues across the WV Partnership, through active engagement in relevant communities of practice and seeking opportunities for collaborative work with WV national, regional and support offices on issues in emergencies and fragile contexts.

Qualifications

• University Degree (Masters preferred) in a field related to international or community/social development including business development.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of international development contexts, trends in delivering international aid in development contexts, innovation in such contexts.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of humanitarian and disaster management contexts, trends in delivering international aid in such contexts, innovation in such contexts.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including in overseas locations, including, significant experience in, and thorough understanding, of WV programming.
• Experience in World Vision Canada decision making processes and structures and knowledge of the WV partnership and ability to leverage relationships, facilitate and negotiate.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative with confidence and sound judgement, while managing several moving parts simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to read and analyze political dynamics within working relations, and the ability to build and promote constructive internal and external relationships - strong collaborative and networking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-organizationally and cross-culturally within WVC and across the WV partnership to ensure alignment and realization of strategic goals.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative with confidence and sound judgement while managing several moving parts simultaneously.
• Excellent and winsome communication and public presentation skills, both oral and written, for internal and external audiences.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills: use of other computer applications an asset.
• Fluent in English; and French, Arabic or Spanish is an asset.
• Expectation of international travel of approximately 2-4 trips per year, including potentially high-risk environments.

Why Consider Us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief, and advocacy non-profit organization.
• We embody an Agile mindset here.
• We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.

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Job Family

Field Operations

Job Function

Manager/Supervisor

Pay Type

Salary