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We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.\nCome join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!\nEmployee Contract Type:\nLocal - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:\nThe Field Operations and Partnering Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight for World Vision Malawi's field operations, programme implementation, and partnership portfolio, ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality, impactful, locally led, gender-responsive, and climate-resilient programmes that contribute to the achievement of the National Strategy, Tsogolo Strategic Framework, and organizational priorities. 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