Senior Advisor, Leader and Manager Development

at  World Vision Per

With over 70 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 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
The main purpose of this role is to support the delivery of World Vision Global Leader and Manager capability development strategy, including the design, development, and delivery of global leader and manager development programs, tools, and initiatives. This will involve working collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders on the creation and management of curricula for Leader and Manager Development programs; research into effective practices, latest trends, and learning from relevant initiatives within and outside of WV; design, development, and delivery of learning solutions and resources, including e-learning; development and review and approval of papers, proposals, and reports. This role will work closely with the individual(s) playing a coordination role for the Leader and Manager Development team in order to maintain continuity across all Leader and Manager Development programs and use of tools.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Bachelor’s Degree in one or more of the following; Business Management, Education/Professional Education and Training; HR/Human Resource Development; Organizational Development; Communications/Interpersonal Communications.
• Professional expertise of at least 3-5 years in Leader and Manager Development (Learning & Development), ownership, creation, and support of global program design and delivery.
• Deep understanding of organizational infrastructure, leadership development practice, challenges, trends, and best practices within Instructional design experience and digital savviness.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, persuasion, decision-making, and communication skills, across various levels, and capacity to adapt effectively across multiple cultures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, both oral and written, and ability to convey information effectively, write persuasively in various styles for various audiences, and communicate cross-culturally and within inter-faith settings.
• Able to develop and maintain professional relationships (internally and externally) at management level, Senior Leader, and above.

Technical Capabilities

• Ability to apply project/program management methods and processes to own, define, plan, implement, monitor, quality measure, and control programs/projects, costs, and resources.
• Ability to effectively influence stakeholders on recommended programs and initiatives to assist in their people development.
• Effective presentation skills to facilitate activities and present information and concepts in a professional and learning-centric manner.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely to provide key data in an influential manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain contacts with staff including directors and team leads of the various initiatives involved.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage his/her own time and workload, coordinate and integrate plans, dependencies, and schedules across multiple projects.
• Experience in capacity building (adult learning) leadership development, succession planning, and talent management processes in at least one complex, global organization

Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Onl

Leader and Manager Programmes and Tools Design and Delivery

• Design and manage Leader and Manager Development programs ensuring programs tailored to and respond to organizational strategic needs and priorities.
• Design and manage leader and manager assessment tools in conjunction with manager development initiatives.
• Key contributor and stakeholder in Core Competencies for Leaders development and implementation.
• Design and manage eLearning elements of global programs.
• Manage a suite of management development tools and integrate them with talent development.
• Create and maintain effective relationships with participants of programs, alumni of programs, stakeholders, and various program faculty.
• Evaluate programs and collaborate with Senior P&OC Advisors to enhance leader development, based on findings.

Leverage Network for Leader and Manager Development

• Keep abreast of industry trends, developments, and best practices.
• Develop a network of relationships to enhance existing programs, generate ideas, enhance resources, and facilitate innovation and applied learning.