Job Purpose:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced IT Senior Business Partner for Marketing to join our team. This role is crucial in aligning IT strategies with marketing objectives, driving digital transformation, and ensuring the effective utilization of technology to support marketing initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both IT and marketing, with exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

• Serve as the strategic IT advisor to the Marketing department, understanding their business goals and translating them into technology solutions.
• Drive the digital transformation agenda within the marketing function, identifying opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
• Develop and implement IT strategies that support marketing objectives and enhance overall business performance.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior marketing leaders and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure seamless integration of IT solutions within marketing processes.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders, fostering a shared understanding and buy-in.

Project Oversight:

• Lead and oversee high-impact IT projects that support marketing strategies, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Manage project teams, budgets, and timelines to deliver successful outcomes.
• Utilize best practices in project management to mitigate risks and address issues promptly.

Innovation & Technology Management:

• Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends relevant to marketing.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and solutions to enhance marketing capabilities and drive competitive advantage.
• Oversee the implementation and adoption of marketing technologies, ensuring they meet business needs and deliver value.

Data & Analytics:

• Support the Marketing team in leveraging data and analytics to drive decision-making and optimize performance.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance in all marketing technology solutions.
• Foster a data-driven culture within the marketing function.

Governance & Compliance:

• Ensure all marketing-related IT initiatives comply with corporate policies, industry regulations, and best practices.
• Establish and enforce governance frameworks for marketing technologies and data management.

Team Leadership & Development:

• Mentor and develop IT team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Promote collaboration and knowledge sharing within IT as well as between IT and Marketing teams.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in IT & Digital Marketing roles, with significant experience supporting marketing functions.
• Proven track record of successfully leading IT & Digital Marketing projects and initiatives that drive business outcomes.
• Strong understanding of marketing principles, processes, and technologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Familiarity with marketing technologies such as CRM systems, customer loyalty, retention and acquisition, customer journey and experience, marketing automation platforms, and data analytics tools.
• Experience with data management, analytics, and reporting.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior executives and cross-functional teams.

For positions filled in the United States, the typical salary range for this role is $98,645 to $123,305 USD. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience and geographic location.

JOB PURPOSE:

The Director of Data and Analytics is a key leadership role responsible for shaping and executing World Vision’s analytics strategy across the global partnership. This position will lead the development and implementation of our analytics platform, establish best practices, and drive data-driven decision-making throughout the organization. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned analytics professional with a strong background in Microsoft technologies, capable of fostering a data-driven culture and partnering effectively with various business units and existing data teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Analytics Strategy Development and Implementation

• Develop and implement World Vision’s overall analytics strategy, aligning it with organizational objectives and industry best practices.
• Lead initiatives to leverage advanced analytics techniques, ensuring that data insights are effectively utilized to enhance program outcomes, operational efficiency, and strategic planning.

Analytics Platform Leadership

• Take the lead in setting up and optimizing the organization’s analytics platform, including promoting best practices in development of semantic models and data warehousing.
• Collaborate with the Data Architecture and Data Governance teams to ensure the analytics platform aligns with overall data strategies and policies.

Best Practices and Standards

• Establish and promote best practices for data analytics across the organization, including standards for semantic modeling, data visualization, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain guidelines for effective use of business intelligence tools, with a focus on Microsoft Power BI.

Cross-functional Collaboration and Support

• Partner with business units to develop and implement analytics strategies that drive value and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Provide guidance and support to analytics professionals within various business units, particularly assisting smaller units or those with limited analytics capacity.
• Collaborate with the Data Architecture and Data Governance teams to ensure analytics initiatives are aligned with overall data management strategies.

Leadership and Mentorship

• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to analytics professionals across the organization, fostering skill development and promoting best practices.
• Coordinate and deliver training on analytics technologies and methodologies to foster a data-literate workforce across the organization.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate complex analytical concepts to diverse stakeholders, translating technical insights into actionable business recommendations.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in analytics, providing guidance and support to functions and business units across the partnership.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Stay abreast of emerging analytics technologies and industry trends, recommending and implementing innovative solutions to enhance World Vision’s analytical capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement in analytics processes and tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness across all business units.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting

• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of analytics initiatives organization-wide.
• Prepare and present regular reports to senior leadership on the impact and ROI of data-driven projects.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE:

• Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.

Required Professional Experience

• 8+ years of experience in data analytics roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position.
• Strong background in analytics platform development, semantic modeling, and data warehousing, particularly within Microsoft technology ecosystems.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing organization-wide analytics strategies.
• Expertise in business intelligence tools, with a strong focus on Microsoft Power BI.
• Experience with advanced analytics techniques, including predictive modeling and machine learning, is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of an organization.
• Strong mentorship and coaching skills, with the ability to guide and support analytics professionals across various business units.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence rather than direct authority.
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for using data and analytics to drive positive social impact.

Key Responsibilities:

The Security, Safety & Resilience (SSR) group combines the key people risk and resilience functions of staff care, safety, security, organizational resilience, fleet management, and employee relations/staff conduct into a single forward-looking business unit. SSR focuses on ensuring that people are at the center of risk and resilience practice; while also creating agile, innovative, and dynamic ‘end to end’ security, safety, and resilience solutions across the organization.

The Senior Advisor – Security Training, is part of the realigned Development and Capacity team which is progressively reimagining how we deliver ‘people risk’ learning and training solutions to the organization and developing internal capacity in SSR.  This senior global role is focused on all aspects of ‘security training’ development and delivery of blended (instructor lead & e-learning) targeted training and learning solutions that prepare staff and leaders to operate in dynamic, fragile, and insecure operational environments. The role holder is also expected to work collaboratively with the group Director and other senior staff in the ongoing development of learning needs assessments, innovative learning design, appropriate delivery methods, and impact measurements – creating an agile and engaging learning journey for SSR staff, and collaborating with regional leads to deliver innovative learning solutions across key areas of delivery. The role will focus on clear learning needs assessments, gaps analysis, training ROI, and impact measurements for security training across the organization.

The position has multi-faceted leadership responsibilities but with a clear operational focus on the delivery of targeted security training programs for staff operating in medium/high-risk environments. World Vision operates a model where interdisciplinary ‘Integrated Security Teams’ (IST’s) deliver holistic operational and training solutions, the Senior Advisor – Security Training will be a key senior member of the global team.

Key Responsibilities

Safety & Security Training Development and Delivery

• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Security and wider ‘Security Group’ to identify training needs, skills gaps, and key learning outcomes related to security operations in high-risk environments.
• Drive the development of a blended organisational ‘security training’ program (face-to-face, e-learning & m-learning) with targeted learning solutions that prepare staff and leaders to operate in insecure, fragile, and dynamic operational environments.
• Ensure training participation in the Regional ‘Integrated Security Teams’ (ISTs); providing training design and delivery expertise to mitigate identified security risks and assist with operational security management as required.
• Act as the senior Development & Capacity representative on the Global IST (GIST).
• Daily management of Global Advisors ensuring the delivery of high-quality ‘risk-based’ security training focused on mitigating risks in operational contexts.
• Development of clear learning needs assessments, gaps analysis, training ROI, and impact measurements for all security training.

SSR Functional Training Development

• Assist the Director DevCap, in collaborating with Regional functional leads to co-create learning strategies, innovative learning solutions, and agreed training measurements.
• Assist the Director DevCap in supporting the development of context-appropriate learning solutions and delivery methods for Regional and Field Offices to strengthen local capacity in key SSR functional areas.

SSR Capacity Development

• Assist in the development of coaching, mentoring, and career development practices for Global & Regional SSR staff.
• Collaborate with Regional IST and Global IST to identify talent and facilitate career development pathways in collaboration with functional leads.
• Assist in the design of ‘learning journeys’ for SSR staff that identify skills gaps, career aspirations, and organizational capacity requirements.
• Identify opportunities to upskill and reskill staff as required.
• Assist in the development of agile and targeted instructional design methodologies that embody an ‘inclusion’ approach.

Regional/Security Group Operation Support

• Support the Global & Regional ISTs and wider SSR Security Group with operational deployments where/if required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or

Certification

• Associate/Bachelor Degree (or equivalent experience) in one or more of the following: Education/Professional Education, Training, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Security Management, Risk Management, Strategic Studies, Law, Disaster Management, International Studies, or significant industry experience.

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum of 10 years working internationally in a complex global organization, ideally with experience in an INGO setting.
• A firm understanding of humanitarian security risk management that will inform a balanced approach in relation to staff security training for high/medium risk deployment.
• Experience developing learning strategies, needs assessment, gaps analysis, instructional design, and learning metrics ideally in an NGO, UN, Military, Law Enforcement, or Emergency Services environment.
• Understanding of L&D (Learning and Development) and capacity-building practices, challenges, trends, and accepted practices within the humanitarian sector.
• Instructional design, coaching, facilitation, and training skills are preferable.
• Ability to operate effectively and responsively in a fast-changing, ambiguous environment and deal with high-pressure situations calmly with energy and resilience while managing multiple priorities and deadlines, often with sporadic and conflicting information.
• Demonstrated understanding of adult learning concepts and principles and contemporary learning and development practice and demonstrated strong instructional skills.
• Solid interpersonal, negotiating, and networking skills. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Required Language(s)

• Highly proficient in written and verbal communication in English. Additional language skills desirable – French, Spanish, or Arabic.

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations

• The position requires the ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 33% of the time and could include travel to high-risk locations with minimal notice.

JOB PURPOSE.

The Regional Auditor performs audit engagements in order to provide independent objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve the organization’s operations. This will be done by using a systematic approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, internal control and governance processes of the Organisation.

Must prove high standards of professional and social ethics and will conduct regional engagements of varying size and complexity, provide support for planning for the various phases of the field work, carry out audit work within the region as assigned by the Regional Audit Manager (RAM), provide a summary of audit findings, criteria, risks and recommendations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Ensure GAA Regional Team’s High Performance

• Performs audit assignments as assigned by the Regional Audit Manager (planning to completion) in the Annual Audit Plan, support larger and complex engagements, potentially one or more assignments simultaneously. In particular:
  • Actively engage with senior management staff within the National Offices in order to gain a good understanding of their business and ensure the efficient execution of the audit
  • Ensure GAA Regional Teams services are rendered in accordance with the IIA’s International Auditing Standards, the Code of Ethics, GAA’s Charter and WVI’s policies and procedures.
• Provide support to the Investigations unit of GAA to investigate fraud allegations and unethical conduct as may be delegated by the RAM
• Continually enhance GAA’s ability to conduct both assurance and advisory reviews to add value and improve the organisation’s operations while considering the organisation’s key initiatives and strategic direction.
• Drive stakeholder relationships and communication and recommend/implement actions to achieve improvements; evaluate the advocacy efforts of the internal audit activity and determine key performance indicators to evaluate the success of the internal audit activity
• Participate in the Annual Planning process: contribute to the preparation of the annual audit plan as directed by the Regional Audit Manager (RAM).
• Ensure the preparation of pre – audit information and coordinate receipt of information from the auditees before the fieldwork.
• Conduct detailed risk-based audit work and document findings of all allocated assignments within prescribed Audit Plan timelines.
• Provide role of Advisor to Senior Leadership in absence of/ as may be delegated from time to time by RAM.

Ensure High Quality

• Maintain and ensure the highest conformance and ethical standards for GAA
• Ensure WV GAA quality standards are maintained, which includes but is not limited to:
  • Ensure all review notes are responded to by team members and compile quality draft audit findings/draft audit reports for RAM review by end of fieldwork phase.
  • Timely audit binder setup and technical execution of audits (planning to completion) in the audit system/software
  • Develop and submit timely audit work and draft findings to Regional Audit Manager for review
  • Ensure timely resolution of audit review feedback from RAM
• Review follow up evidence of implementation of audit findings as per auditee “audit implementation plan’’ to ensure audit matters arising are fully resolved

Innovation

• Continually ensure innovation/ improvement in GAA Regional Teams written and verbal communication skills, soft skills, and projects.
• Use computer-assisted audit tools and techniques.

Professional Development

• Maintain Continuing Professional Education (CPE), as required

Other

• Provide regular capacity building to Management Teams within NO Portfolios assigned, regarding risk-based internal audit (RBIA) and enterprise risk management during field work, and at designated training forums planned by Management.
• Participate as an advisor of the NO Integrity and Protection Hotline (IPH) and Enterprise Risk Management committees in assigned country portfolio, as may be assigned by the RAM from time to time.
• Support and implement the Global Assurance & Advisory Audit (GAA) initiatives deemed to increase the internal audit team effectiveness and efficiency

REQUIRED EDUCATION, TRAINING, LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND/OR CERTIFICATION.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business administration, Internal Audit or related fields;
• Professional certifications (ACCA/CPA/CIA) finalized or in advanced stage of the certification process.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

• Prior working experience in audit (Public or private) of not less than two (2) years in a recognized organization, experience in accredited audit firms and/or in a Non-Governmental Organization will be an added advantage
• Proven experience in Risk-Based Auditing
• Must be able to effectively work with new and changing situations including new regulations; where there may not always be a readily apparent solution
• Sound presentation, analytical, interpersonal, time management, research, and communications skills
• Maintain a current knowledge base of audit industry practices and to ensure best practices as always considered
• Perform all assigned audit duties in a manner that reflects the highest professional standards and complies with the guidelines of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Considerable knowledge of the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and the Code of Ethics developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
• Good analytical, interpersonal, time management, research, and communications skills.

REQUIRED TRAVEL AND/OR WORK ENVIRONMENT ACCOMMODATIONS

• Will be based in Nairobi, and as the security situation in Sudan stabilizes relocate to Sudan.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 40% of the time.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND/OR OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.

• Basic IT Audit and Fraud Investigation (CFE is a plus)
• Data mining & analytics, including financial and trend analysis
• Fluency in one or more languages (eg. Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is a plus.