National Director, WV Chad

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 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

**Here’s where you come in:**

As the **National Director, WV Chad** youwill hold 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).

You will be 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, you will serve both as a national leader and an active contributor to the broader World Vision International Partnership. You will model the principles of Twin Citizenship, fostering high ministry quality, organizational effectiveness, and unity across the Partnership. As both a local and global representative, you will contribute meaningfully to partnership life and shared accountability.

You will ensure 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.

**Requirements include:**

- Minimum of 10 years of senior leadership experience in managing complex country office operations, demonstrating strong capabilities in people leadership, program management, humanitarian leadership, disaster management, and financial oversight (e.g., organizations with 200+ staff and annual budgets exceeding USD 10 million).
- At least 8 years of experience in grant acquisition and management, including oversight of large-scale government and donor-funded programs, with a proven track record in donor engagement, compliance, and relationship management.
- Master’s degree in development studies, international development, management, administration, social sciences, humanitarian assistance, disaster management, or equivalent, with at least 8 years’ experience in country-level project and program management.
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-cultural teams in complex, fragile, and politically sensitive environments, including strong humanitarian and disaster management skills and experience in managing multi-sectoral development and emergency response programs.
- Proven ability to build, influence, and sustain strategic relationships with diverse stakeholders, including government authorities, donors, global partners, Advisory Councils, and internal teams.
- Experience and working knowledge of governance structures, including engagement with Boards or Advisory Councils, and an understanding of governance principles and best practices.
- Strong strategic leadership capability, with the ability to define and communicate a clear, compelling vision and direction for the organization.
- Solid experience in resource mobilization, including fundraising, local revenue generation, advocacy, and public relations, with demonstrated ability to grow and diversify funding.
- Sound knowledge of financial management and accounting principles, including financial controls, budgeting, and compliance frameworks.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the country of assignment and internationally, as required (approximately 25%-30% of time).
- Demonstrated ability to perform effectively under pressure, exercise sound judgment, and make difficult decisions in complex and high-risk situations.
- Strong visionary and strategic leadership skills, with the capacity to anticipate trends, shape organizational direction, and drive transformational change.
- Fluency in both French and English (spoken and written), with the ability to communicate effectively across diverse audiences and stakeholders.