*Location to be determined by home country of successfull candidate where WVI is registered to operate.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The role of the Senior Advisor is to support A&EE (Advocacy & External Engagement) leadership in ensuring delivery of the advocacy and external engagement parts of WV’s new global strategy. This includes developing and implementing a strong planning and operations architecture and ensuring effective integration between A&EE and internal partners and processes.

The Senior Advisor is also responsible for the design and execution of both existing and new monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches for the Partnership-wide advocacy and external engagement ministries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing and implementing a strong planning and operations architecture.
• Ensuring effective integration between A&EE and internal partners and processes.
• Designing and executing both existing and new monitoring and evaluation (M&E) approaches for the Partnership-wide advocacy and external engagement ministries.
• Acting as ‘Chief of Staff’ for A&EE.
• Line management (dotted) of 0.4 FTE working on M&E.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITITES:

• Very strong technical skills in planning, operations, and M&E: able to take a lead role.
• Excellent written and spoken English: able to write and present at level suitable for leadership audiences.
• Very strong Excel skills and experience.
• Planning experience.
• M&E experience.
• Experience in financial management (creation and management of budgets).

Preferred:

• MBA (Master of Business Administration).
• Strong PowerPoint skills.
• Understanding of organizational strategy.
• Understanding of INGO sector.
• Experience of working in complex, global organizations and virtual teams.

Work Environment/Travel:

• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours where necessary to accommodate any time differences between self and supervisor/other colleagues.
• Working from home is optional in all cases, but may be necessary in those cases where no suitable office space is available locally.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time.