About This Role
This is a senior field leadership role that combines operational management, program oversight, and community engagement within a specific geographic area. As an ADP Manager at World Vision Ethiopia, you will be responsible for coordinating sponsorship, grant, and private funding streams to improve child wellbeing outcomes. The role suits an experienced professional who can balance donor compliance with grassroots community expectations, while also providing visionary guidance to local teams. Located in Sibu Sire, Oromia, this position requires someone comfortable working in rural development settings with strong stakeholder management skills.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The implied profile is a seasoned manager with at least 5–8 years of experience in development programming, preferably with exposure to sponsorship models or multi-donor funded projects. World Vision is seeking someone who can operationalize international standards—like IPF/FRS and child protection protocols—at the local level, meaning you need both strategic thinking and hands-on implementation skills. The emphasis on being a “visionary leader” suggests they value candidates who can inspire teams and manage change in resource-constrained environments, not just administer programs.
How to Approach This Application
Focus your application on demonstrating how you have previously aligned local programming with donor or organizational standards, especially in child protection or sponsorship contexts. Provide concrete examples of managing budgets, teams, and community relationships simultaneously, as this role requires juggling multiple funding streams. Employers like World Vision prioritize candidates who can articulate their leadership philosophy and show how they have driven measurable improvements in child wellbeing—so quantify your past achievements where possible.
Who This Role Suits
This role is best suited for an experienced development professional with strong field management experience and a track record of working with international NGOs in rural Ethiopia. Given the seniority level and the specific location, it is moderately competitive, attracting candidates with relevant sector experience rather than entry-level applicants.
Job Description Summary:
To provide leadership and management all World Visions interventions (Sponsorship, PNS & Grant) within a defined geographic area (normally AP) according to organizational policies, donor regulations and community expectations for the improvement in child wellbeing.
Must develop or maintain to be a visionary leader, able to impart his/her vision to others and manage the change.
Must also observe vision, mission and core values of World Vision and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.
Major responsibilities:
Programming standards:
Assure that the ADPs projects are implemented in line with IPF/FRS standards and processes
Ensure that SOP and child protection standards are adhered to and adequately integrated into programming both at design/redesign stage and annual operation plan for community transformation.
Prepare quality and timely detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) for program/projects of all funding streams.
Prepare quality and timely monthly, quarterly, bi –annual and annual projects/programs report together with annual budget and facilitate program/project monthly funding and review financial reports.
Ensure that both Evaluation and Audit (Finance and Risk Based) recommendations are timely responded to, fully implemented and progress is reported quarterly.
Ensure that all systems and approaches such as iMPAQ, FRS, Hope, Sun6, etc., are adhered to for program effectiveness.
Assure that all projects meet the government of Ethiopia standards and approvals are in place before implementation.
Program Execution and Financial Accountability:
Ensure that communities and staff are empowered to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the program activities for quality and sustainable development.
Ensure that all the ADPs funding streams are implemented within 95%-100% of plans. (Annual spending vs budget, Activity plan vs realized)
Assure that the ADPs activities are monitored in relation to their ITTs and that lessons are discussed, shared and acted on.
Coordinate the proper implementation of programs/projects of all funding streams as per Detail Implementation Plan (DIP) or other planning documents.
Enforce stewardship and accountability by ensuring that resources are efficiently and effectively utilized within the program/project for the intended purpose and to minimize risks.
Sponsorship Operation Program:
Build capacity of community, frontline staff and sponsorship staff on SOP and child protection.
Empower all the frontline staff (Development officers) to integrate SOP and child protection in their project planning and implementation.
Assure all new initiatives are implemented to strengthen sponsors’ communication to attract new and maintain existing sponsors.
Ensure all the key performance indicators (KPI) are kept at green for at least 11 months per year as per the required standard.
Transformational Development:
Assure the ADP facilitates transformed/biblical world view and translate it into community mind set for sustainably improving child wellbeing.
Assure the ADPs actions empower community to change the mindset towards development.
Assure the ADPs actions build awareness, and action on issues in relation to child protection including violence, neglect, abuse and violence.
Sustainability:
Facilitate integration of transition plans and disaster preparedness plans into design/redesign and annual plan document and ensure implementation for sustainable development.
Assure the AP develops and works to strengthen of local institutions (CBOs, CCCs, FBFs, and Commercial Village, etc).
- Monitor performance of the ADP in relation to community empowerment approach.
Required Professional Experience
A minimum of 10 years’ experience with regards to the designing, planning, implementation, supervising and reporting on integrated development, emergency and advocacy projects and at least 5 years’ experience in managing complex grants and programs/projects with significant experience in overseeing large multi-year program.
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
BA/BSc Degree in Development Studies, Economics, Social Sciences. An advanced degree in Social Sciences related to development work is preferred. Master’s degree is an advantage Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
Working experience in community development
Computer skills and digital technology utilization
Demonstrated ability in supervision.
Able to contextualize development models in an innovative way.
Be rooted and able to form a connection to the community – and must demonstrate passion for living and working in the ADP area.
Be empowerment focused as opposed to service delivery.
How To Apply
World Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them.
Disclaimer: World Vision Ethiopia is a reputable organization that values transparency and fairness in its recruitment process and does not solicit any money for any job application. We encourage all job seekers to be cautious of any job ads that require payment or personal information upfront. If you have any questions or concerns about our job ads or recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us directly.
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