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Overseas Careers

Thank you for your interest in employment with World Vision. Our Current International vacancies are listed online at www.wvi.org

Opportunities for Working Internationally

Whilst most projects employ local staff, World Vision may also require internationally recruited candidates with experience in project management, public/community health, finance, human resource management, logistics and agriculture or engineering. The following qualities are what is needed in applying for international vacancies

  • Relevant academic qualifications
  • Cross cultural experience
  • Relevant work experience
  • Language skills in French, Spanish or Portuguese or other as appropriate
  • A desire to strongly support and promote the core values of World Vision
  • Adaptability, flexibility

Major Sectors

The majority of positions available relate to one of the following areas. Please click on the relevant area to find out more detail and view a sample Job description:

Health

  • Minimum requirement of a Masters degree, preferably in Public Health
  • A background in the areas of Maternal Child Health, Nutrition, HIV/AIDS and Tropical Medicine is relevant
  • Work involves building local capacity and program management

Download sample job description (PDF: 11 KB)

Agriculture

  • Minimum requirement of a Masters degree in Agricultural studies
  • Significant experience in the agricultural area, preferably in the areas of crop production, extension work and working with farmers to improve systems
  • Work involves capacity building and program management

Download sample job description (PDF: 43 KB)

Finance

  • Certification as a Chartered Accountant or Certified Practising Accountant minimum requirement, skills in the area of Management Accounting (budgets) needed
  • Experience with charities or other publicly funded institutions highly desirable
  • Work involves grant management, capacity building and management over the entire Finance function

Download sample job description (PDF: 10 KB)

Logistics & Commodity Management

  • Requires previous experience in managing commodities and/or Logistics program in an emergency situation.

Download sample job description (PDF: 13 KB)

Program/Project Management

  • Experience in a relief and/or development role and management of cross- cultural teams across varying sectors
  • An understanding of development gained from a qualification in Development or International Studies also required. A solid grounding in the aims of relief and development work is essential
  • Work involves capacity building, team building and spiritual nurture.

Download sample job description (PDF: 10 KB)

Human Resource Management

  • Experience in Human Resource Management covering the range of HR activities.
  • Focus of these roles is on management of overall HR function with emphasis on Organisational Development and Change.

Download sample job description (PDF: 17 KB)


Other positions arise from time to time such as Water /Sanitation Engineers, Technical Specialists and positions in other relevant areas.

A list of specific international positions can be viewed and you can apply online at www.wvi.org


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