Deadline: 26 December 2015
World Vision (WV) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Senior Advisor in United States, North America. The duration for the post is of 2 years.
The Senior Advisor ensures the effective operations of all communications systems by overseeing their overall administration and guiding the development of a strategic roadmap for these systems, negotiating with GCIT leadership to ensure timely IT support.
World Vision’s mission is to promote human transformation, seek justice and bear witness to the good news of the Kingdom of God.
Key Jobs Responsibility
The Senior Advisor will perform the following functions-
- Oversight of all Tiger Teams, ensuring adequate resources and use of best practices & principles.
- Lead the development of industry best-practice development and reporting on Communications Strategy: research and propose metrics as needed, negotiate agreement on key metrics. Present a convincing case to take forward to OpCom/ExL and the WVI Board, to shape their thinking around the Partnership Strategy and organizational priorities.
- Guide the Analyst role in establishing efficient processes, workflows and systems to produce reports accurately and in a timely fashion.
- Ensure insights and analysis from Communications data is actionable; develop a learning loop to help Communications managers to improve their operating strategies and tactics.
- Ensure Communications systems operate efficiently; overseeing any approved adjustments or enhancements
- Ensure future needs are documented carefully and oversee the finalization of a functional roadmap for all major Communications systems.
- Serve as business advisor to GICT, negotiating high priority for Communications’ systems needs, ensuring that communications Partnership-wide are enabled with agreed support model for the near and long term.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, or related degree.
- 7–10 years experience managing a team.
- Experience in executive-level strategy development.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, facilitating and guiding a diverse group of stakeholders to consensus.
- Strong conceptual skills required to envisage new directions and opportunities.
- Excellent verbal and written skills, with exceptional clarity when communicating on complex issues.
- Strong motivational/vision-setting communication skills – Can articulate and communicate visions of possibilities and likelihoods, and motivate/persuade project members, not just direct reports. Can successfully engage staff and make them feel that their work is important to the achievement of the vision.
- International experience and comfort in working across cultures and within complex organizational structures.
- Fluency in English.
- Excellent computer skills (general).
- Experience with enterprise-level projects in a leadership capacity.
- Demonstrated understanding of content management systems for audience engagement.
- Occasional travel may be required (1 – 3 times per year).
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through the online process.
For more information please visit WV.
