Sponsorship Cluster Officer

World Vision International – Vietnam (WVV) invites Vietnamese competent candidates for the following position:

SPONSORSHIP CLUSTER OFFICER, work base: Hanoi.

World Vision is a Christian relief and development organisation working to create lasting change in the lives of children, families and communities living in poverty. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. As a child-focused organization, WV’s work focuses on children, ensuring they are protected and their basic needs are met. WVV has a total income of more than USD20,000,000 in FY12 with funding from 16 support countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. WVV employs about 450 staff, of which 99.5% are Vietnamese nationals.

WV Vietnam is a national office and does not directly raise funds for local sponsorship, however, is responsible for sponsor relations- creating effective communications and building relations between sponsors in support countries and registered children in Vietnam. Sponsors’ donations are used to improve the well-being of children, their families and communities. Every year, hundred thousands of letters from sponsors and replies from children are processed which has helped form meaningful and transformed relationships between sponsors and registered children and family. Participation of the communities in activities initiated by the sponsorship program is helping transform the community people in special ways.

WV Vietnam's sponsorship programme seeks to comply as much as possible to the Child Management Standard which requires Registered Children (RC) to be physically seen and progresses in the areas of health, education is monitored and documented every 3 months. Updates of these data into STEP is prioritized and promoted wherever the processes are proven efficient in our context and as far as our current STEP centralized set-up could afford.

World Vision child sponsorship enhances the quality of World Vision’s transformation development and public awareness ministries by providing sponsors, children, and their families and communities with a service that allows sharing of other resources, hopes and experiences in a way that it can transform both. Child sponsorship provides the majority of resources for transformational development. Therefore, child sponsorship is a required core competency of World Vision.1

Reflecting Christ’s love for children, World Vision child sponsorship creates a special relationship between children, their families and communities, and sponsors that contribute to the transformation of all toward the wholeness of life with dignity, justice, peace and hope.2
World Vision Vietnam’s sponsorship program is implemented across all Area Development Programs (ADPs). In 2013, around 67,000 registered children are in World Vision Vietnam's sponsorship program.

Purpose of the position:

- To support WVV in building and enhancing Sponsorship Service Operations focusing on children’s well-being and the transformation of registered children, their families and communities and sponsors by providing technical support to ADP staff in the implementation of the Sponsorship Project activities  in the designated ADP working areas.
- To assist the Sponsorship Manager in facilitating and maintaining efficient and effective Sponsorship Service Operations, Sponsorship programming and Child Monitoring according to the Sponsorship standards.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitude Required:

- Bachelor’s Degree
- Conceptual understanding of and commitment to development work, especially Christian, child-focused, community-based development concepts, approaches and processes;
- Demonstrated training and facilitation skills;
- Good time management and organizational skills;
- Good interpersonal and communications skills; 
- Good English, especially email/letters writing skills;
- Good computer skills in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and email;
- Experience in community development or with NGO would be an advantage
- Experience in capacity building for local stakeholders/partners would be prefered.

World Vision Vietnam is a Christian non-government organization. Applicants having working experience in a similar kind of organization will be an advantage.

Application documents include:
+ Detailed Curriculum Vitae
+ WV Vietnam’s standard Application Form

WVV Application Form and the detailed job description for this position can be found at World Vision Vietnam’s website: www.worldvision.org.vn. Our contact details are:   

People & Culture Department
World Vision International - Vietnam
Address: 4th floor, the HEAC building, 14-16 Ham Long street, Hanoi
Tel: 04. 39439920 (ext.118). Email: [email protected]

Deadline for application: 18 August 2013

We give equal opportunity to every candidate, regardless of religion, race and gender.

A competitive salary, benefits and career development opportunity will be offered and commensurate with the experience, qualifications and responsibilities.

World Vision Vietnam is a Christian non-government organization. Applicants having working experience in a similar kind of organization will be an advantage.