Multi-County Chief of Party- ECB Project

Multi-County Chief of Party- ECB Project – Careers Malawi Skip to content Menu Home About Us Our Services Our Valued Clients Blog Contact Us FAQs Consultancies Tenders & Bids Other Funding Scholarships and Trainings Post a Job Advertise With Us Login Edit Profile Refund Policy Feedback & FAQs Subscribe Pricing Multi-County Chief of Party- ECB Project 2 months ago World Vision International · Lilongwe, Malawi or Kigali, Rwanda Posted August 21, 2026 Listing expires September 3, 2026 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! Employee Contract Type: International Assignment (Other) – Fixed Term (Fixed Term) Job Description: Job Summary The Chief of Party (COP) provides strategic leadership, oversight, and accountability for the Every Child Belongs (ECB) Initiative , ensuring the improvement of the wellbeing, inclusion, and access to quality services for children with disabilities across multiple countries including Malawi and Rwanda as well as others to be selected at a later date . The position will lead implementation of integrated disability-inclusive programming across health, education, child protection, WASH, livelihoods, and social inclusion sectors while strengthening government and community systems for sustainable impact. The COP will manage the country-level ECB Directors, while also expanding World Vision’s commitment to supporting children with disabilities across the partnership. He will be responsible for ensuring overall field-level ECB implementation, effective external engagement, regional partner Key Responsibilities 1. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Ensure achievement of agreed upon performance targets – program and financial – to serve approximately 500,000 individuals (children with disabilities, their families, etc) with quality. Provide technical leadership to FO ECB Directors, oversight and responsibility for the implementation of ECB across the portfolio of countries implementing the ECB Business Plan. Build/improve quality assurance systems, rollout of the digital case management system and use of data for decision making across ECB. In collaboration with the FO Finance teams ensure efficient and effective utilization of the resources for the implementation of ECB programming, including identifying potential cost savings. Proactively identify and Manage Risks. Collaborate with GC/SO/RO/NO Program Quality teams to ensure project indicators are standardized and applied across all ECB countries. Work closely with the WVUS ECB team to learn, adapt and address performance management challenges. Support FOs to strengthen systems for effective disability service provision via targeted partner capacity strengthening plans. 2. STAFF DEVELOPMENT & CAPACITY STRENGTHENING Manage, ECB Directors in each FO Coach and mentor ECB Directors in each FO / staff in direct implementation and transition to sustainable implementation by the government or appropriate country-level partners. Provide any capacity strengthening support necessary for the FO teams to develop cohesive goals, strategies and work plans for ECB implementation in alignment with the ECB minimum standards. Cultivate learning and innovation through mentorship, partner engagement, inquiry, and data use. 3. EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT & REPRESENTATION Develop and implement a Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Plan which outlines all regional partnerships – new and ongoing – with the goal of building partnerships that improve the quality and sustainability of ECB initiatives. Support FOs to seek opportunities to share ECB learning and results through presentations and publications at regional and country-level forums Actively support consistent collection and use of data and sharing of results/feedback internally and externally. Position ECB as a foundational approach across the WV partnership, with donors and partners Proactively identify opportunities for cross-sectoral integration and resource development. Required Qualification and Professional Experience Master’s Degree in Disability Studies, Public Health, Education, International Development, Social Sciences, Development Management, Public Policy, or a related field. Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing large donor-funded development programmes, including multi-year and multi-country programs. Proven strong financial and grant management experience on projects with budgets over $10M and no previous audit findings. At least 5 years in a senior leadership role such as Chief of Party or equivalent. Demonstrated experience in disability inclusion, child-focused programming, education, health systems strengthening, or community development. Proven experience managing multi-sector projects with multiple partners and large implementation teams. Experience working with government systems, NGOs, and development partners Fluency in English and excellent oral and written skills in English Applicant Types Accepted: Local and International Applicants (IA’s) Accepted Apply Now This advertisement has expired. 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