National Director World Vision Chad

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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) holds primary responsibility for leading and directing World Vision Chad's national office, spanning strategy formulation through implementation, and ensuring overall performance and accountability across sponsorship, PNS, and humanitarian response programs. These responsibilities are carried out in alignment with the Government of Chad's priorities and World Vision's Our Promise (Phase III). The ND is accountable for building and sustaining a high-performing, cohesive leadership team, while ensuring effective internal coordination and strong external relationships with government, donors, and Support Offices. These efforts are critical to securing adequate and sustainable funding for the national program and ensuring its long-term impact. In this role, the ND serves both as a national leader and an active contributor to the broader World Vision International Partnership. The ND models the principles of Twin Citizenship, fostering high ministry quality, organizational effectiveness, and unity across the Partnership. As both a local and global representative, the ND contributes meaningfully to partnership life and shared accountability. The ND ensures that World Vision Chad's operating models and program delivery remain firmly focused on Child Well-Being outcomes, contextualized to the realities of Chad. This includes maximizing field-level impact while maintaining operational efficiency and demonstrating wise stewardship of entrusted resources. The ND leads national resource development efforts, overseeing fundraising and the growth of financial resources through strategic engagement with the Government of Chad, private sector actors, individual supporters, churches, and broader national stakeholders. The role also ensures strong collaboration with the WV Chad Advisory Council, as well as other World Vision offices and Partnership entities, to achieve both national and organizational goals. Additionally, the ND plays a strategic role in positioning World Vision Chad as a learning hub within the Partnership on localization, while advancing the growth of locally restricted funding. This includes ensuring effective management of locally acquired awards in line with donor expectations and strengthening relationships with local donors and partners. Externally, the ND fosters strong collaboration with key stakeholders-including major donors, project partners, government authorities, faith-based organizations, and NGOs-to enhance impact, influence, and operational effectiveness. The role ensures that all partnerships are managed with a focus on stewardship, efficiency, and value for money. Finally, the ND demonstrates a high standard of Christian leadership, modeling integrity, humility, and service. Through personal example and active guidance, the ND nurtures staff alignment with World Vision's Vision, Mission, and Core Values, fostering a culture of faith-informed leadership MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Leadership and Management (20%) Champion and embed World Vision's Vision, Mission, Core Values, and Partnership Standards across staff and partners, ensuring these remain the foundation of all strategies, decisions, and operations within WV Chad. Provide strong leadership to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), ensuring it is diverse, high-performing, and fully aligned to deliver on the organization's strategic priorities. Drive a people-centered leadership approach, ensuring that the organization attracts, develops, and retains the most capable and qualified staff required to effectively implement the National Office strategy and operational plans. Oversee and approve the succession planning framework, ensuring that leadership pipelines are robust, regularly updated, and actively implemented to sustain organizational continuity and growth. Promote and actively support leadership development initiatives at both National Office and field levels, strengthening managerial capacity and fostering future leaders across the organization. Lead WV Chad in a manner that cultivates a high-performance culture, characterized by trust, collaboration, accountability, and integrity in all relationships and ways of working. Foster a culture of continuous learning, staff engagement, and development, ensuring effective stewardship of human capital and sustained organizational excellence. Ensure full implementation and compliance with Partnership Performance Management Standards and Principles, while promoting practical and context

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