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 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
As part of the WV EAR family, the position holder promotes World Vision's Christian values through its work in teams and with people from various backgrounds. In addition, this role provides administrative support to Regional Faith and Development Senior Technical Advisor and the SPQ Director.
For assigned Regional post, the Faith and Development intern be responsible for providing both spiritual formation and nourishment for both staff and organization by reinforcing WV Christian foundation, identity and witness and hence influencing both WV programming. In addition, the position also contributes to the quality of our programs through supporting the integration of the various faith and development approaches in processes and capacity enhancement of our staff and partners. The position is a key driver to the realization of WVI’s Faith and Development strategic intent in East Africa region.
Coordinate Staff Spiritual Formation Activities
Help develop and coordinate the chapel program activities
Facilitate the equipping of small group leaders for effective staff formation sessions through small groups.
Facilitate availability of relevant Spiritual formation materials being careful to include areas of peace, protection, and opportunity that will influence Faith and Development
Brainstorm, plan, and roll out relevant topics and areas of focus on spiritual focus that should be engaged to staff
Review and analyze the relevance and value add of the materials provided to staff and how they have been utilized
Attend Chapel Committee meetings
Help in planning Day of Prayer for East Africa Office
Be the point person on prayer updates of the Region
Program Integration
Help in organizing staff training for Faith and Development models such as Empowered World View.
Administrative Responsibilities
Administrative support to Regional Faith and Development Senior Technical Advisor and SPDQ Director.
Coordinate and provide logistical support for F&D Regional Forums and meetings
Provide support for travel bookings and logistics
Coordinate and consolidate team inputs for monthly and quarterly reports
Thought Leadership & Publications in area of expertise
Populate, provide and develop bible study guides to be used in small groups throughout the FY
Others
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE
Required Professional Experience
Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities. Spiritual maturity; clear articulation of personal faith in Christ about how their faith informs their life and work. Possesses biblical acuity
Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills
Experience in developing devotional materials.
Must adhere to set security standards
Excellent English language skills; written and verbal.
Demonstrated writing skills and working with excel spreadsheets.
Innovative and the ability to think outside of the box.
Team player; the ability to work as part of a diverse team to achieve the overall goal
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
Bachelor Degree, preferably in Bible and Theology, Christian Education or Christian Ministry
Graduated in the 2 years
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
Knowledge of denominational aspects and other faith core beliefs.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments.
World Vision is the largest child-focused private charity in the world. Our 33,000+ staff members working in nearly 100 countries have united with our incredible supporters to impact the lives of over 200 million vulnerable children by tackling the root causes of poverty. Through World Vision every 60 seconds…a family gets water…a hungry child is fed…a family receives the tools to overcome poverty.
Motivated by our faith and guided by our deep experience and expertise, we are a Christian humanitarian, development and advocacy organisation devoted to improving the lives of children, families and their communities around the world and creating lasting impact that will live on in generations to come. We serve all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
