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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 Faith and Development Technical Lead provides sector-specific technical leadership, thought leadership, donor engagement, and resource acquisition to position World Vision Ethiopia (WVE) as a partner of choice for high-impact programming. Reporting to the Technical Director, the Technical Lead is responsible for managing Technical Specialists within their sector, ensuring program quality assurance, evidence-based design, and alignment with organizational priorities and donor expectations.\nA core function of this role is to lead donor engagement and drive resource acquisition for the sector in close collaboration with the Resource Acquisition and Management (RAM) team, contributing a measurable proportion of funding (e.g., target $ or % contribution) to the national portfolio through technical leadership in proposal development, external engagement, and strategic positioning with donors and partners. The Technical Lead develops and steward’s donor relationships, leads proposal design, integrates cross-cutting themes, and mobilizes resources to achieve targeted growth and contribution to the national portfolio.\nLeadership and Team Building\nFoster a collaborative team environment, providing mentorship and supporting professional development for staff.\nCapacity Building\nSupport and mentor local institutions (CBOs, FBOs, etc.) and smaller NGOs to enhance their capabilities and ensure compliance with project standards\nResource Stewardship\nEnforce accountability by ensuring efficient resource utilization, adherence to internal controls, and achieving satisfactory financial and operational audit results.\nResource Mobilisation & Donor Engagement\nLead technical input for proposals and donor engagement, working closely with RAM and Marketing teams.\nIdentify funding opportunities and position WVE as a credible, innovative sector partner.\nSupport preparation of concept notes, technical annexes, logframes, and donor communications.\nEngage externally to build relationships with donors, government, UN, NGOs, and other stakeholders.\nCapture measurable contribution to national funding portfolio (e.g., $ value or % increase).\nSector Strategy, Technical Guidance & Thought Leadership\n Lead the development, contextualisation, and periodic review of the sector strategy in alignment with World Vision Ethiopia’s National Strategy and WVI global sector models and frameworks.\nProvide strategic technical guidance to ensure programs are evidence-based, contextually relevant, and focused on the well-being of children and the most vulnerable.\nOffer thought leadership by contributing to strategic learning agendas, representing WVE in national and global technical platforms, publishing articles, and influencing sector debates.\nActively shape and inform the development and refinement of WVI’s global sector models through engagement with global technical working groups and communities of practice.\nIntegrate cross-cutting themes (nexus, gender-lens, conflict sensitivity, safeguarding, do no harm, faith & development).\nEngage with Local Partnerships Specialist to implement the Localisation Roadmap and strengthen local partner capacity\nProgram Quality Assurance & Support\nProvide ongoing technical coaching, mentoring, and capacity building to project staff, regional technical focal points, and implementing partners.\nConduct regular field visits to monitor technical quality and provide hands-on support.\nSupport orientation and training of new staff in the sectoral approach and technical standards.\nCapture innovations, lessons learned, and significant change stories for internal learning and wider dissemination\nCapacity Building & Field Support\nProvide ongoing technical coaching, mentoring, and capacity building to project staff, regional technical focal points, and implementing partners.\nConduct regular field visits to monitor technical quality and provide hands-on support.\nSupport orientation and training of new staff in the sectoral approach and technical standards, including cross-cutting themes, and localization approaches.\nMonitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEAL)\nCollaborate with MEAL teams to define sector-specific indicators and ensure robust monitoring systems are in place.\nUse data and evidence, and change stories for decision-making, learning, and adaptive management.\nDocument and share lessons learned, promising practices, and technical innovations for scale-up and learning across the organisation and the wider World Vision Partnership.\nEngagement with Government & Sector Networks\nRepresent WVE in national technical working groups, sector coordination platforms, and stakeholder meetings.\nBuild strong working relationships with ministries, UN agencies, NGOs, and academic institutions.\nInfluence national policy and practice through field-based evidence, innovations, and learning.\nCollaboration with Global & Regional Technical Teams\nActively engage with WVI Global and Regional Sector Communities of Practice, sharing learning from Ethiopia and adapting global models to local context.\nProvide feedback into global model development, technical guidance, and toolkits.\nParticipate in regional/global technical events, webinars, and capacity strengthening initiatives.\nRequired Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification\n Education:Master’s degree in Theology, Religious Studies, Intercultural/Development Studies, Social Sciences, or related field.\n(Bachelor’s degree with significant experience in faith and development programming may be considered).\n\nTraining & Professional Development:Specialized training in: Faith and development approaches in humanitarian and development contexts.\nInterfaith dialogue, peacebuilding, and conflict sensitivity.\nHolistic child development and faith integration in programming.\nCommunity engagement and social behavior change communication.\nSafeguarding, protection, and Do No Harm principles.\n\n Licenses/Registrations (if applicable):Ordination or formal recognition as a faith leader (preferred but not mandatory).\nMembership in professional or theological associations (advantageous).\n\n Certifications (preferred/advantageous):Certification in interfaith dialogue, mediation, or conflict transformation.\nCertification in safeguarding/child protection.\nTraining/certification in gender, disability, and social inclusion.\n\nRequired Professional Experience\nMinimum 7 years’ experience in technical leadership roles within international development or humanitarian contexts.\nProven track record in resource mobilisation and donor engagement, with experience leading technical input for large, competitive proposals.\nDemonstrated expertise in:Technical strategy development\nProgram quality assurance and evidence-based programming\nInnovation and adaptive management\nLocalisation and systems strengthening\n\nStrong external representation and negotiation skills with donors, government, and global networks.\nExcellent leadership, people management, and communication skills\nStrong understanding of Ethiopian policies, strategies, and regulatory requirements.\nExcellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and manage diverse teams.\nStrong report writing, analytical, and presentation skills in English.\nRequired Language(s)\nAmharic\nEnglish\nRequired travel and/or work environment accommodations\nBased in Addis Ababa or project location, with frequent travel to field offices and project sites.\nRegular external engagement with donors, government, UN agencies, and INGO consortia.\nWillingness to travel internationally as required.\nField conditions may include challenging terrains, limited infrastructure, and security-sensitive areas.\nExtended hours may be required during donor submissions, evaluations, or emergency responses.\nRole requires strong representation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills in diverse settings.\nPreferred Experience, Knowledge and/or Key Competencies\nBe Safe and Resilient \nBuild Relationships \nLearn and Develop \nPartner and Collaborate \nDeliver Results \nBe Accountable \nImprove and Innovate \nEmbrace Change \nProven track record of securing and managing large-scale donor funding (bilateral, multilateral, foundations, corporates, and private donors).\nDemonstrated success in working collaboratively with Resource Acquisition and Management (RAM) teams to design and win complex, multi-sectoral proposals.\nExperience representing an organisation at high-level donor forums, technical working groups, and multi-stakeholder platforms.\nPrevious experience leading technical teams across multiple sectors (Health & Nutrition, WASH, Education, Livelihoods, Child Protection, Gender, Climate/Environment, Faith and Development).\nExperience in fragile, conflict-affected, or complex 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