Regional Sponsorship Lead

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As the Regional Sponsorship Lead, you will provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the region focused on the implementation of World Vision sponsorship priorities and deliverables. The Regional Sponsorship Lead is a critical role in leading, establishing and maintaining effective and efficient sponsorship management and quality assurance, including effective data management and use, and sufficient Field Office (FO) capacity for their implementation.

You will also provide leadership of all sponsorship business processes, operational support in sponsorship business processes and systems capability, support the delivery of sponsor engagement features, and risk management and mitigation. This position also ensures solid engagement with FOs and Global Centre technical teams to ensure provision of support to the FOs for stronger and excellent sponsorship management.

Requirements include:

• At least 5 years’ experience in development work, out of which at least two years in leading a team at country or regional level.
• In depth understanding and experience in Child Sponsorship and its contribution to children
• At least 2 years’ experience of supervising/managing sponsorship at country or cluster level.
• Demonstrated competencies in sponsorship management, especially on sponsorship business processes and systems.
• Strategic and in-depth understanding and experience in development program approach
• Field Office work experience in Child Sponsorship and/ or development projects.
• Demonstrated community and staff facilitation skills, facilitation of training programmes, and partnering.
• University degree in management or a social science field or other relevant area

How to apply

Is this the job for you?

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the application deadline of 08 APRIL 2026.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.