Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. World Vision is a global Christian humanitarian organization seeking a Grant Capacity Senior Program Manager for a global emergency response project. The role involves building capacity around grant management and compliance, analyzing training needs, and developing diverse learning opportunities for staff and partners.
Responsibilities
- Keep Christ central in individual and corporate life. Actively participate in and contribute to the spiritual disciplines of the organization (Christian conduct, chapel, prayer, worship, devotions, and leadership of devotions); incorporate WV Core Values into decisions within scope of role
- Design, develop, and deploy learning materials, including job aids, resource guides and manuals, and eLearning content and courses, along with interactive workshops and refresher sessions
- Facilitate in-person and virtual training, using established curricula designed to build capacity, mitigate risk, and promote compliance. These include:
- Gateway to Grants, a comprehensive grant management and compliance training focused on USG regulations and requirements
- Grant Management Fundamentals, a cohort-based grant readiness and sustainability curriculum for NGO partners designed to strengthen internal systems for enhanced performance and sustainability
- Training of Trainers, a workshop that equips staff to deliver dynamic and effective training online and in-person
- Provide technical direction and implementation support for a portfolio of public and private grant projects. This may involve:
- Serving as a subject matter expert for grant proposals
- Supporting grant start-up during the first 90 days of project implementation
- Collaborating with US, regional, and country-level stakeholders on capacity building initiatives for specific donors or projects
- Leading or facilitating site visits, learning events, staff retreats, all-staff meetings, etc
- Work collaboratively with team members when assigned to work as a member of a team
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Maintain awareness of corporate goals, objectives, organizational announcements, and activities. Reference and follow organizational policies and procedures, seeking clarity as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (eight years)
- Six to eight years of relevant professional experience in training, facilitation and/or organizational capacity building in an international development or other grant-related context
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A for any employer
- Domestic and international travel up to 20%. May require trips to hazardous locations
- Previous training, facilitation and/or capacity building experience
- Proven experience managing large, complex projects, including grants from public or private donors
- Broad sector knowledge and/or field experience in international development, including local capacity development or humanitarian and emergency programming
- Familiarity with online learning, collaboration, and facilitation platforms (i.e. MS Teams, Zoom, Workday Learning, Articulate 360)
- Innovative and creative thinker who enjoys learning and applying new skills, tools, and techniques to their work
- Ability to translate complex, technical material into actionable guidance for a range of audiences
- Cross-cultural communication and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a globally distributed team
- Engages effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including Subject Matter Experts
- Problem-solver who can navigate implementation challenges with a high-degree of independence
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