Senior Advisor Global Partnerships

• Lead advocacy and engagement with faith-based investors, business actors, and ESG/sustainability networks, including participation in relevant forums.
• Develop strategic partnerships and position World Vision to influence private sector actors and innovative finance players for child-focused systems change.
• Create and implement an organisational strategy for engaging private sector stakeholders, using environment scans and stakeholder mapping.
• Coordinate with fundraising teams to align influencing efforts and maintain coherent external messaging.
• Manage relationships with strategic global coalitions or networks involving private sector and investors, facilitating engagement and amplifying children's voices.
• Capture and share learning from partnerships to guide future collaboration with private sector and multi-stakeholder groups.
• Provide thought leadership and capacity building on private and blended finance engagement across the organisation.

• A Master's or Doctoral degree, MBA, or equivalent in Business, Finance, International Development, International Relations, Public Policy, Economics, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in managing partnerships, engaging the private sector, or business development, with expertise in private finance, faith-based investment, ESG/sustainability, or impact finance.
• Knowledge of innovative finance methods such as blended finance, social impact bonds, or microfinance.
• Experience working with private companies, investors, or financial institutions, understanding their operations and decision-making processes.
• Experience in lobbying and policy influence related to private finance, distinguishing influence partnerships from program delivery.
• Proven ability to build and manage high-level external relationships with senior executives, investors, and coalitions.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills with proficiency in English.
• Experience coordinating in complex, matrixed organisations and comfort with ambiguity.
• Ability to develop partnership strategies connecting influence and income objectives across diverse stakeholders.
• Experience engaging senior executives from corporations, financial institutions, or investors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and familiarity with AI tools such as Copilot and Claude.
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally up to 30% of the time.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Apply on the employer's application page. The closing date for applications is Monday, 19 October 2026.