With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
\nCome join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children\u2019s life stories!
\nKey Responsibilities:
\nStrategic and Technical Leadership<\/p>\n
Provide overall technical and strategic leadership for the Enterprise Challenge 2.0 project, ensuring alignment with WVZ livelihoods, youth, and economic empowerment strategies.
\nLead the operationalization of the challenge fund model, including competitive calls, selection processes, milestone-based disbursements, and performance management of supported enterprises.
\nEnsuring enterprise support approaches integrate market systems development, financial inclusion, innovation, climate resilience, and gender\/youth inclusion.
\nOversee the development and application of enterprise selection criteria, due diligence tools, grant agreements, and risk mitigation frameworks.
\nEnsure safeguarding, accountability to affected populations, and Do No Harm principles are embedded across all enterprise and partner engagements<\/p>\n
Fund and Financial Management<\/p>\n
Provide full fiduciary oversight of challenge funds, enterprise grants, and operational budgets in line with donor requirements and WV financial policies.
\nLead budget development, revisions, forecasting, and expenditure tracking to ensure efficient utilization of funds and value for money.
\nApprove disbursements linked to verified milestones, outputs, and performance indicators.
\nWork closely with Finance, GAM, and Internal Audit to ensure compliance, timely liquidations, and clean audit outcomes.
\nIdentify and proactively manage financial, operational, and reputational risks associated with enterprise financing.<\/p>\n
Programme Management, Planning & Reporting<\/p>\n
Lead the development and implementation of annual, quarterly, and monthly work plans aligned to the approved project design and donor log frame.
\nEnsure timely, high-quality narrative and financial reporting to donors, WV support offices, and internal governance structures.
\nTrack progress against results frameworks, enterprise KPIs, and disbursement conditions, ensuring corrective actions where performance deviates.
\nEnsure strong documentation of decisions, approvals, contracts, and learning for accountability and institutional memory.
\nSupport Agriculture & Marketing specialist to ensure awareness creation & Smallholder farmers uptake of CSA technologies.<\/p>\n
Partner, Grantee and Stakeholder Management<\/p>\n
Serve as the primary point of contact for donors, investors, private sector partners, enterprise grantees, and government stakeholders.
\nLead contracting, onboarding, capacity assessment, and performance management of enterprise grantees and technical partners.
\nFacilitate collaboration with government ministries (Agriculture & SMEs), financial institutions, innovation hubs, and private sector actors (Agriculture Markets) to strengthen enterprise ecosystems.
\nRepresent WVZ in national-level platforms related to enterprise development, youth employment, and innovative financing.<\/p>\n
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)<\/p>\n
Ensure a robust MEAL framework is implemented, including results tracking, milestone verification, learning loops, and adaptive management.
\nOversee data quality assurance, enterprise performance monitoring, and outcome evaluations in collaboration with the MEAL team.
\n\u00b7Promote learning by documenting best practices, success stories, challenges, and innovations emerging from the challenge fund model.
\nUse evidence and learning to inform programme adjustments and future enterprise financing initiatives.<\/p>\n
Team Leadership and Capacity Strengthening<\/p>\n
Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and performance management for project staff.
\nBuild the capacity of staff, partners, and grantees in enterprise management, financial accountability, results-based financing, and compliance.
\nFoster a high-performing, collaborative, and values-driven team culture consistent with World Vision\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n
Applicant Types Accepted:
\nLocal Applicants Only
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