Senior Adviser, Child Protection and Education

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 0 minutes ago

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

World Vision

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

Founded 1950

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Consulting

World Vision is a global humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, families, and communities. It focuses on sustainable development, disaster relief, and advocacy, working with local partners to address the root causes of poverty and injustice. Through various programs, World Vision aims to uplift vulnerable populations and promote social change in collaboration with communities around the world.

📋 Description

• Lead and advise the Asia Pacific regional office on Child Protection and Education issues, including technical programming, safeguarding, and external positioning • Strengthen Field Office capabilities in education and child protection programming, advocacy, external engagement, digital literacy, data analysis, partnerships, and contextualisation • Develop and apply innovative and adaptive approaches to address evolving child education and protection challenges • Represent the South Asia and Pacific Regional Office in strategic child protection and education networks and forums • Lead regional Child Protection and Education Communities of Practice and participate in relevant global Communities of Practice • Provide technical guidance on programme design, implementation, evaluation, safeguarding integration, and alignment with global strategy • Use education and child protection data to identify trends and inform regional and Field Office decisions • Translate evidence and insights into recommendations for programme adaptation, advocacy, donor engagement, and external influence • Support expansion of the regional Child Participation platform and country-level platforms • Coach Field Office Education Leads and support annual education impact monitoring, data quality assurance, and regional education impact analysis • Participate in designing and implementing education curricula for primary literacy and adolescent life skills • Implement pilot projects using digital apps, SMS platforms, and social media campaigns • Develop and nurture strategic partnerships with regional coalitions, networks, civil society organisations, and priority stakeholders • Support concept notes, proposals, donor engagement products, funding, research, advocacy, and programming initiatives • Improve the regional evidence base through research, data utilisation, knowledge management, and thought leadership • Provide overall technical leadership and guidance to regional and Field Office colleagues • Travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Education, Social Work, International Development, Child Development, or a related field • Demonstrated experience working and living in the Asia-Pacific region • Strong technical expertise in education and child protection, including Age 6–11 literacy and numeracy and adolescent life skills • Five years of project management experience in an international NGO • Highly developed external engagement and networking skills • Strong project management skills, including research and development of programming models • Excellent writing skills demonstrated through technical documents, thought pieces, and proposals • Flexibility and versatility in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency • Ability to motivate and develop staff • Experience leading a task force or Community of Practice • Understanding of safeguarding risks and challenges, including child protection and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse • Strong understanding of global strategies and frameworks to end violence against children and support primary and secondary education and life skills • Knowledge of legal international conventions related to child protection • Strong negotiation, networking, liaison, and donor engagement skills • Proficiency using Excel, Microsoft Suite products, databases, and statistical packages • High-level influence, strategic engagement, and tactical delivery skills • Ability to think broadly and assess macro strategic issues to inform strategy choices and management • Demonstrated proficiency in written and spoken English • Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time • Local applicants only; candidates must be based in the Asia-Pacific region or eligible neighbouring countries where World Vision International is legally registered to operate • All CVs must be submitted in English

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive "Total Rewards" package tailored to the context in which employees work • Regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings • Home working arrangement • Professional and technical development through coaching, Communities of Practice, shared learning, and guidance • Opportunities to participate in regional and global forums, research, advocacy, and collaboration