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.
Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
International Assignment (WVI – Paid via GCLA) Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
The National Director (ND) of World Vision International (WVI) Nepal has overall responsibility for the strategic leadership and operational effectiveness of World Vision’s programmes in Nepal. Our 2026-2030 Country Strategy aims to deliver results for the well-being of one million children especially the most vulnerable. It focuses on integrated livelihoods & nutrition, inclusive & quality education, child protection & participation, humanitarian response, disaster resilience, strengthening partnerships, gender equality, disability and social inclusion, in an environment that is increasingly vulnerable to climate change.
You will be expected to lead the office in pursuing these strategic goals, being an effective leader locally, a responsible member of the WVI Partnership, ensuring WVI Nepal’s consistent focus on WVI’s Our Promise strategy to maximise impact – well-being of the most vulnerable children, families and communities, while adapting WVI standards to the changing context in Nepal.
You will be deeply comfortable with collaborating with other WVI offices and divisions internally to achieve shared child well-being objectives, and externally with the Government of Nepal, local NGO partners, civil society organisations (CSOs), development partners, local community leaders and the private sector.
The ND models a high standard of personal Christian leadership, ministry, and integrity, leading by examples through lifestyle and work relationships, and providing spiritual guidance to staff on the organization’s Vision, Mission and Core Values.
Your Key Responsibilities will include:
- Delivering on Child Well-being Aspirations / Results, Outcomes and Targets, including but not limited to:
- Delivering improved outcomes for children in line with the WVI Nepal Country Strategy 2026-2030 and the SHIELD integrated program framework
- Providing strategic oversight and leadership to ensure impactful program implementation through local partner Non-Government Organizations (PNGOs), including strengthening of partnerships through implementation of the Partners of Choice Action Plan.
- Preparing for and implementing rapid and effective responses to major emergencies affecting children, including having an up to date preparedness plan and Business Continuity Plan (BCP), and building relationships with key humanitarian and development actors.
- Creating enabling environment to champion innovative programming, process and systems.
- Leading effective external engagement and strategic partnerships for child well-being, locally and internationally, including but not limited to:
- Defining strategic partnership objectives with Government of Nepal at all levels, district level partner NGOs, CSOs, Development Partners, Local Community Leaders including inter-faith leaders, and Private Sector (including Media) to achieve shared child well-being objectives.
- Building partnerships and relationships with key decision makers, including strategic national partners to leverage advocacy for shared child well-being objectives.
- Coaching Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and external-facing Senior Managers to pro-actively and constructively engage with external partners in influencing programs and policy development and implementation on child rights issues through multiple development, advocacy and humanitarian forums (i.e. Technical Working Groups of Association of INGOs in Nepal/ AIN, Provincial Partner Coordination Meeting, Humanitarian Cluster, Joining Forces alliance and Development Partners Coordination).
- Acting as a Twin Citizen ensuring that National Office participate in global processes and decisions and allocates resources and talent where most needed, share and apply relevant good practices.
- Build reputation of WVI Nepal with Government as a leading child focused organization, mitigating risks associated with our Christian identity.
- Achieving Operational and Stewardship Excellence and Optimal Yield to Ministry, including but not limited to:
- Ensuring functioning project management information system and other support systems so that all programs are managed on time, on budget and on targets, in achieving the desired impact on child well-being.
- Ensuring program quality through rigorous program management cycle (design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning) and effective execution of community accountability system and PNGOs capacity strengthening.
- Ensuring effective stewardship and accountability of WVI Nepal resources, finances and people, consistent with performance standards established by WVI.
- Implementing fit-for-purpose and adaptive organization and cost structure and systems/process supportive for effective field implementation and organizational efficiency
- Promoting and modelling high level of transparency, integrity and zero tolerance to fraud
- Ensuring pro-active enterprise risks identification, mitigation and review in collaboration with Risk Prime and Risk Committee.
- Ensuring organizational compliance to relevant Government directives and laws and WVI Bylaws.
- Ensuring dialogue with Global and Regional Office for potential future implementation of shared support services in the region tailored to Nepal’s context of program implementation via partners.
- Increasing and Diversify Funding Portfolio, including but not limited to:
- Ensuring that business development plans, cross-function collaboration system, decision making process, and the necessary staffing are in place to maintain, diversify and grow the funding base for the country programs, supports the donor engagement plan as needed, liaising pro-actively and extensively with funding offices, as well as the bilateral and multilateral donor communities.
- Facilitating effective consortium and partnership formation with key partners
- Ensuring high level quality checks and compliance with relevant WVI, government, and donors.
- Building funding diversity through active exploration of new funding modalities, including climate based funding.
- Enabling thriving and inclusive organisational culture and building high performing teams
- Serving as a role model and lead as example on servant leadership, aspired organization cultures and WVI core values
- Building a culture of workplace diversity and inclusion, including appropriate gender and ethnicity diversity across all levels of staff, and appropriate implementation of WVI core values in respect to our Christian identity in the multi faith context of Nepal
- Ensuring effective performance management implementation & fit-for-purpose capacity building programs for all staff are in place and delivered
- Building mission aligned succession of identified critical roles.
Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience with training and experience in international development, public policy, child rights, and/or organizational leadership and management
- 10+ years of experience and evidence of organizational leadership in managing complexity and organizational risks
- Excellent understanding of the political, social and economic context in South Asia Pacific countries, particularly in Nepal, and its impact on WVI as a Christian International NGO
- Substantial programme management experience at a senior level in a developing country context, with evidence of both responsibility and accountability.
- Demonstrable capacity based on experience to implement high quality development, relief and advocacy programs.
- Commitment to World Vision’s objectives, ethos, core ministries, Mission Statement and Core Values is mandatory.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and demonstrated ability to communicate and appreciate the cross-cultural environment.
- Proven ability to engage at a strategic level and maintain quality networks with senior Government officials, multilateral and bilateral organizations, INGO, UN, Think Tank, and Media.
- Good networking skills with multilateral and bilateral donors, corporates, foundations and a proven ability to access and implement and manage grant funded programs.
- Ability to advocate and influence people and groups.
- Strategic thinking with an action orientated approach to programme implementation, income generation and grant acquisition.
- Ability to manage external relations with other WV stakeholder offices (Regional and Support Offices) and understand and adapt to multiple stakeholder accountability relationships.
- Good interpersonal skills with ability to build personal and team-based relationships with staff, partners and leaders at all levels with a sound understanding of cross culture working environment.
- Must provide leadership and a lifestyle that reflects well of a faith-based NGO and that respects the local cultures
- Capable and competent to make key decisions impacting the safety and wellbeing of WV staff members.
- Working knowledge of World Vision programs, systems and international partnership structure is preferred.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted
