The Director, Global Campaigns will report to the Partnership Leader, Advocacy & External Engagement, providing leadership to World Vision’s global campaigns. This position is responsible for and has oversight of developing and implementing a successful Campaign strategy, change agenda and annual campaign plan for the global It Takes a World to end violence against children campaign and subsequent campaigns.
The position involves exceptional influencing, collaboration and stakeholder management expertise to galvanise strong internal and external support for the campaign and drive collaboration across World Vision offices, sectors and Disaster Management, along with policy, external engagement, social mobilization, knowledge management, research and evidence and communications to deliver on the 4 external campaign objectives. In addition, the Campaign Director is responsible for briefing and supporting the engagement of Senior Leaders in the campaign, reporting on key metrics and sharing knowledge and good practice across the Partnership, including an external evaluation of the campaign.
The Campaign Director will also be responsible for alignment and capability across 70 national campaigns as well as directly coordinating the global level aspects of the campaign and working to significantly raise the public profile of our global campaign efforts. This position requires high level partnering ability as well as an ability to engage with key global institutions, United Nations (UN) bodies, governments and CSO partners.
Strategic Leadership and Operational Accountability:
- Develop global level advocacy and campaigns strategies, focusing on the It takes a world to end violence against children campaign.
- Galvanise internal support and whole of Partnership participation in the campaign; support and brief Senior Leaders.
- Coordinate the EVAC campaign at the global level, and engage and coordinate Support & Field Office campaigns in alignment with global campaign objectives.
- Provide oversight to major policy and advocacy initiatives and ensure compliance with WVI advocacy and campaigns standards, protocols and policy.
- Strengthen local to global campaign model.
- Lead external evaluation, reporting and learning for global campaigns.
Coordinate Advocacy and External Engagement for Campaign:
- Coordinate strategic engagement with global institutions, particularly around key moments.
- Build strategic partnerships with civil society, donors, UN entities, FBOs and other organizations to enhance collective response.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to significantly raise the public profile of the campaign, including global mobilization efforts.
- Support media, social media, online platforms and public and supporter engagement and mobilization.
- Represent WV in global, regional and national advocacy and campaigns events, conferences, fora, seminars and technical working groups.
Campaigns Management:
- Develop the EVAC change agenda, campaign and implementation plan, along with annual workplans for global campaign efforts.
- Ensure implementation of campaign plans and strategy.
- Coordinate global engaement and high profile events.
- Ensure that children’s voices are represented through local level advocacy efforts and local-national-global linkages.
Management of cross-functional staff contributing to campaigns:
- Planning, coordination and leadership of staff from all functional areas critical to deliver to campaign.
- Support development and review of Performance agreements for staff contributing to campaigns.
- Develop service-level agreements and service contracts.
Collaboration and cross-functional work:
- Establish, lead and participate in global advocacy and campaigns coordination work.
- Collaborate with A&EE teams and key WV functional departments such as marketing & communications, Gobal Field Operations to deliver campaign objectives.
- Collaborate with other units to leverage the impact of advocacy and campaigns work in the NO/RO/SO offices.
- 10 years of experience in advocacy and campaigns work in developing and developed countries.
- In depth knowledge of advocacy and child Protection, child rights or the SDGs.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills, particularly in a cross-cultural environment.
- Excellent collaboration and negotiation skills.
- Strong planning and organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple activities.
- Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and represent WV, particularly with donors and partners.
- Experience in leading campaigns.
- Proven advocacy experience on Child Protection issues.
- Experience in programme management.
- Proficient in English language, second language desirable.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
- Strategy development.
- Theory of change and logical framework development.
- Advocacy and campaigns including social and child mobilisation.
- Budget development/management, including knowledge of general accounting and budgeting principles.
- Coaching and mentoring.
- Professional experience in training/capacity building.
- Multi-sectoral/integrated program design and implementation.
- Digital technology.
Work Environment/Travel:
- The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.