Strategy, Program Quality & Impact Director

About the role

World Vision is looking for a Strategy, Program Quality & Impact Director in Mozambique. You will provide strategic and technical leadership to a multidisciplinary team of technical and sector specialists, including the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) team, ensuring high-quality technical guidance, effective use of approved project models and compliance with organisational standards. You will also design and institutionalise a Strategy Performance Monitoring Framework covering Ministry Impact, Ministry Funding, Operational Excellence and People, Learning & Growth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead staff orientation and capacity building on the Integrated Programme Framework (IPF) and Most Simplified Solution (MSS) requirements, and integrate Sponsorship Minimum Programme Requirements, guarantees and Future Ready Sponsorship into implementation.
• Lead project and programme monitoring and performance measurement, including the annual impact measurement across 22 areas, and strengthen data collection, analysis, quality assurance and use.
• Ensure timely quarterly reports, strengthen evidence-based learning, documentation and knowledge management, and share evidence and best practices with partners, donors, government stakeholders and the World Vision Partnership.
• Lead a Knowledge Management and Learning framework, overseeing research, evaluations, learning reviews and case studies, and build communities of practice.
• Provide overall leadership of the SPQI function, coordinate cross-sector planning, and strengthen coordination between the National Office, Area Programmes, Regional Office and Global Centre.
• Supervise the PQI/DME teams, lead staff capacity development, develop individual development plans, coach direct reports and lead talent management and succession planning.

Required profile

• Minimum of 10 years in managerial and leadership positions with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Advanced or graduate degree with an additional post-graduate in a relevant field such as public health, development, M&E, statistics or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in business strategy development, monitoring and reporting, and in developing and rolling out capacity-building materials and new approaches.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is essential; Portuguese is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Qualitative and/or quantitative research and evaluation skills, including study design, survey instruments, indicator establishment, sampling, data cleaning and statistical analysis.
• Data analysis with tools such as SPSS, SAS or ABTAB.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation requirements of major institutional donors (UN, EU, USAID).
• High-level influence, strategic engagement and tactical delivery skills.