Senior Advisor Global Partnerships

Key

Homeworking position.

Open in countries where World Vision International (WVI) is registered to operate.

Job purpose

World Vision International (WVI) is seeking a dynamic Senior Advisor, Global Partnerships to join our global Advocacy and External Engagement (A&EE) team. In this role, you will lead engagement with private sector actors, faith-based investors and other emerging global partners, positioning WVI at the intersection of business, investment and child-focused advocacy.

You will explore and develop high-impact partnerships that put children at the centre and advance WVI's strategic influence, with a particular focus on private and blended finance stakeholders, faith-based investment, environmental, social and governance and sustainable finance as vehicles for improving child wellbeing.

This is a unique opportunity to shape how a leading INGO engages with the private sector and innovative financing actors to achieve systems change and mobilise private capital that deliver measurable results for all children.

The role focuses on advocacy, external engagement and strategic positioning with private-sector and innovative finance stakeholders who are playing an increasingly important role in shaping international cooperation Resource mobilization and transaction development remain the responsibility of other World Vision fundraising functions, with which this role works in close collaboration.

Major

Private Sector & Faith-Based Investment Engagement

Lead WVI's advocacy engagement with faith-based investors, business actors and ESG/sustainability networks, including participation in the Child Lens Investing Framework (CLIF) community and related forums in coordination with Vision Fund International (VFI).

Cultivate strategic partnerships in consultation with Grants Acquisition and Management (GAM) and Global Marketing and Communications (GMC) teams, position WV strategically and influence private sector actors, impact investors and innovative finance players who can accelerate systems change for children.

Develop an organizational positioning and influencing strategy with private sector actors, including specific engagement plans, using regular environment scans and stakeholder power mapping to identify priority actors, emerging opportunities and clear entry points for influence.

Align influencing work with private and blended finance audiences with Global GAM fundraising plans, ensuring WVI presents a coherent proposition and compelling content to shared external stakeholders.

Intentionally and regularly exchange information and analysis with with GAM teams (ultimately accountable for resource development) to ensure effective collaboration and coherent positioning with relevant stakeholders.

Work with the Global Policy and Influence team to quality assure content for private and blended finance audiences and to ensure complementarity with work to influence public finance.

Coalition Engagement

Serve as relationship manager for 1-2 strategic global coalitions or networks involving private sector actors, investors or multi-stakeholder bodies.

Negotiate and operationalize strategic plans, broker opportunities for amplifying children's voices and facilitate engagement of WVI senior leaders and other staff across entities where partners operate.

Build trust, demonstrate WVI's capabilities and impact and position WVI for influence and income. Ensure appropriate representation at the right time and with the right message to advance external engagement objectives.

Capture learning from strategic partnerships and coalition engagement, translating insights into practical guidance for future private sector, faith-based investment and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

Identify opportunities to leverage coalitions to influence global financing agendas affecting children.

Thought Leadership and Capacity Building

Provide insights and partnering thought leadership acr...