WVV Area Development Program Manager - Nam Tra My ADP

JOB PURPOSE

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Leadership and People Management

• Provide overall leadership to the ADP team, ensuring alignment with World Vision’s Vision, Mission, and Core Values.
• Collaborate with the People & Culture Department to recruit, onboard, and orient new staff.
• Supervise, coach, and mentor ADP staff through regular check‑ins, performance discussions, and constructive feedback.
• Identify and address staff development needs, ensuring team members are equipped with essential core competencies and job‑specific skills.
• Manage staffing and performance issues in a timely, transparent, and professional manner.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning, reflection, and improvement.
• Ensure an organized and supportive ADP office environment that fosters teamwork, mutual respect, psychological safety, and care for one another.

2. Program Management

• Program Planning, Adaptation & Implementation
  • Lead the adaptation of Technical Programs using standard guidelines and tools.
  • Ensure appropriate budget allocation and mobilisation for prioritized Child Well‑beings.
  • Mobilise technical, human, and financial resources to implement ADP activities.
  • Prepare and submit timely and accurate ADP reports.
  • Integrate Cross‑Cutting Themes (Gender Equality, Disability & Social Inclusion, climate change & resilience, etc.) into program activities.
  • Document evidence, promising practices, and WV project models.
  • Manage ADP resources with integrity, ensuring compliance with WV policies and financial procedures.
  • Coordinate with procurement teams to ensure strategic sourcing and compliance.
  • Collaborate with zonal and national technical teams on advocacy initiatives.
  • Build strong relationships with Support Offices and provide timely information, documentation, stories, and reports.
• Community Engagement & Empowerment
  • Raise awareness among local partners and communities on WV’s Christian identity, Core Values, and child‑focused, community‑based development approach.
  • Lead the ADP planning process and the annual community review and planning cycle.
  • Promote shared monitoring and integrated reflection with communities and partners.
  • Identify and mobilise community resources to support joint initiatives and local advocacy.
  • Lead the process of MVC mapping and ensure their inclusion in program activities.
  • Document and share best practices, lessons learned, and Most Significant Change stories.
  • Build capacity for ADP team of Development Program Approach and facilitation skill.
• Partnership and Networking
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with local government partners.
  • Network with NGOs, CBOs, CSOs, and other stakeholders to strengthen collaboration.
  • Identify and cultivate connections with private sector partners for private non‑sponsorship fundraising.
  • Represent World Vision with professionalism and integrity.
• Sponsorship Integration in Programming
  • Lead the integration of Child Sponsorship into programming.
  • Ensure meaningful participation of RC in program activities.
  • Ensure Child Sponsorship is embedded in ADP annual plans.
  • Manage the quality of Sponsorship Operations, including Child Monitoring Standards, Sponsorship Operations Index, MVC inclusion, RC case management, correspondence, Sponsor visits, and RC portfolio management.
  • Ensure child sponsorship risk management practices are implemented.
• Humanitarian & Emergence Affairs – Disaster Risk Reduction (HEA‑DRR)
  • Support communities and partners to develop and implement community‑based disaster preparedness plans and climate change adaptation initiatives.
  • Ensure DRR and Response to Climate Change considerations are integrated into ADP design, implementation, and monitoring.
  • Coordinate with functional departments and participate in emergency response within the ADP area.

3. GRANT/PNS Acquisition and Management

• Proposal development
  • Participate in proposal design by analysing local context, identifying community needs, facilitating needs assessments, and estimating target beneficiaries.
  • Engage local government, mass organisations, community groups, and other stakeholders during proposal development.
• Donor, Support Office, and Partner Engagement
  • Facilitate effective donor engagement through well‑organised field visits and timely communication.
  • Coordinate with Support Offices on PNS funding opportunities.
  • Establish and maintain partnerships with local NGOs, government agencies, and other stakeholders.

4. Others

• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager to contribute to the team performance.

GENERAL/ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate consistent commitment to World Vision’s mission, vision, core values, and policies.
• Act as an ambassador for World Vision’s brand by adhering to established brand and communications guidelines.
• Take responsibility for personal safety and security, proactively identifying and managing risks.
• Take ownership of continuous self‑learning and professional development.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE

• At least 5 years of experience in community development or program/project management with NGOs or development organisations.
• Proven ability to work with local government, mass organisations, community groups, and other stakeholders using participatory approaches.
• Experience in planning, monitoring, reporting, and using basic DMEAL tools and logframe‑based project management.
• Experience in people management or leading project teams/volunteers.
• Experience in budget management and ensuring compliance with organisational procedures.
• Experience with sponsorship operations, grants/PNS projects, DRR/climate resilience, or proposal development is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree in community development, social sciences, development studies, public administration, management, or a related field (Master’s degree is an advantage).
• Training in project management, DMEAL, community engagement, or child protection is preferred.
• Certification in Project Management is an advantage.
• Strong understanding and commitment to Christian, child‑focused, community‑based development principles and practices.
• Demonstrated leadership and team‑building skills, with the ability to support staff with diverse roles and capacities.
• Skills in facilitating community development processes, including community mobilisation and networking with multiple development partners.
• Solid capacity in programme management, with good conceptual understanding of DME/MEAL functions and financial management.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in Vietnamese and English, including effective report writing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, MS Teams, virtual tools, and other relevant systems.
• Ability to think critically, reflect, and apply learning to improve programme quality.
• Advantageous: skills in proposal writing, fundraising, or PNS/Grant acquisition.
• Willingness to model and promote World Vision’s core values with colleagues, partners, donors, children, and communities.