Strategy, Program Quality & Impact Director

About the role

World Vision Mozambique is looking for a Strategy, Program Quality & Impact Director to lead a multidisciplinary team of technical and sector specialists, including the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) team. The role ensures high-quality technical guidance, the effective use of approved project models and adherence to organisational standards, driving programme excellence and sustainable impact for children, families and communities.

Key responsibilities

• Design and institutionalize a Strategy Performance Monitoring Framework covering Ministry Impact, Ministry Funding, Operational Excellence and People, Learning & Growth.
• Monitor, analyse and report strategic performance quarterly to the Senior Leadership Team, semi-annually to district and project teams and to the Strategic Steering Team, and lead the annual Strategy Review.
• Lead the implementation of at least one strategic initiative, including coordination, monitoring, stakeholder engagement and reporting.
• Lead orientation and capacity building on the Integrated Programme Framework (IPF) and Most Simplified Solution (MSS), and integrate Sponsorship Minimum Programme Requirements and Future Ready Sponsorship into IPF.
• Lead project and programme monitoring, performance measurement and the FY26 Annual Impact Measurement across 22 area programmes, and strengthen routine monitoring tools and data quality.
• Ensure timely quarterly reports, strengthen evidence-based learning, documentation and knowledge management, and lead applied research aligned with the Southern Africa Regional Evidence Agenda.
• Coordinate cross-sectoral planning, link the National Office, Area Programmes, Regional Office and Global Centre, and foster collaboration between technical, programme, operations, grants and support teams.
• Lead the PQI/DME teams, supervise staff, develop capacity-building materials, run individual development plans and manage talent and succession planning.

Required profile

• Advanced or graduate degree, with a post-graduate qualification in a relevant field such as public health, development, M&E, statistics or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years in managerial and leadership positions with increasing responsibility.
• Experience synthesizing new learnings, developing approaches for change and building capacity across the organization.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation requirements of major donors (UN, EU, USAID).
• Fluency in spoken and written English; Portuguese is an added advantage.
• Regular attendance at team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings is expected.

Required skills

• Qualitative and/or quantitative research and evaluation, including study design, survey instruments, indicator establishment and statistical analysis.
• Data analysis with tools such as SPSS, SAS or STATA.
• Technical and impact report writing.
• Business strategy development, monitoring and reporting.