Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 16th Apr 2024
World Vision Australia is the third largest Support Office within the World Vision Partnership that drives income generation for the field offices globally to deliver impact and to influence decision makers to support the most vulnerable children.
We have a rare opportunity to join our team as the Head of Impact Business Development based in Canberra. This is a critical role ensuring our field programs have the resources and technical capabilities to do their job. You will shape the work that lands in our field offices, ensuring we deliver the intended impact that the communities we serve are seeking.
This role manages the grant acquisition and technical advisory teams, with 6 direct and up to 50 indirect reports. The Head of Impact Business Development has a leadership position on the Field Impact Lead Team.
The ability to undertake both domestic and overseas travel from time to time is a requirement for this role.
The successful applicant will lead and inspire a team of highly experienced technical professionals. Therefore, to be considered for this opportunity, we require applicants with skills and experience in the following:
It’s not every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world. Working for World Vision means looking forward to turning up at work because you know you’re about to do something meaningful. It means working with 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries who will stop at nothing to help children live better lives. Join a team that is bold and courageous, and where job satisfaction goes beyond financial reward.
For your information, the interviews will start immediately, and the role may be filled before the closing date.
We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families. World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector.
World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.
We offer great benefits such as salary packaging, a hybrid working week, free on-site parking, and an onsite café for our employees.
For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website.
Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.