Strategy, Program Quality & Impact Director

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 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

* Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.

Job Purpose.

The role includes providing strategic and technical leadership to a multidisciplinary team of technical and sector specialists, including the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (DME) team and Sectoral Technical Specialists. The SPQI will ensure that these specialists provide high-quality technical guidance, promote the effective application of approved project models and technical approaches, and uphold relevant organisational standards and best practices across all programmes and projects. Through this leadership, the position will drive programme excellence, strengthen technical capacity, and maximise sustainable impact for children, families, and communities.

Major Activities:

Design and institutionalize a comprehensive Strategy Performance Monitoring Framework covering Ministry Impact, Ministry Funding, Operational Excellence, and People, Learning & Growth.

Monitor, analyse and report strategic performance against agreed annual and strategic targets, ensuring that performance information is provided to SLT quarterly ahead of Advisory Council engagements, District and Project teams semi-annually, and SST according to the agreed calendar.

Lead the annual Strategy Review process with SMT and SST, facilitating an evidence-based assessment of strategic performance and determining actions that should be continued, stopped, started, or reviewed.

Lead the implementation of at least one strategic initiative identified or assigned by the supervisor, including coordination, monitoring, stakeholder engagement and reporting on implementation progress.

II. Key Performance Area: Integrated Programme Framework (IPF) Implementation, Monitoring and Learning

2.1. Programme Framework Implementation

- Lead the orientation and capacity building of relevant staff on IPF and Most Simplified Solution (MSS) requirements, guidelines and processes.
- Lead the integration of Sponsorship Minimum Programme Requirements (MVPs), guarantees and Future Ready Sponsorship (FRS) requirements into IPF implementation.
- Lead implementation of the IPF Results Framework Ensure that ADP plans are evidence-based, contextually relevant

2.1.1. Monitoring and Performance Measurement

- Provide leadership for project/programme monitoring and performance measurement, including coordination of the FY26 Annual Impact Measurement (AIM) across 22 APs
- Strengthen the collection, analysis, quality assurance and utilization of project/programme performance data.
- Strengthen and standardize routine monitoring tools, systems and practices across project/programme areas.
- Promote the systematic utilization of AIM and routine monitoring findings to support project/programme adaptation and improvement.

2.1.2. Learning, Documentation and Reporting

- Ensure timely preparation and submission of high-quality quarterly reports with SAR stipulated deadlines and other relevant stakeholders.
- Strengthen evidence-based learning, documentation and knowledge management to improve project/programme/project quality and impact.
- Promote organizational learning and the use of evidence to support continuous project/programme improvement and innovation.

2.1.3. Knowledge Management, Learning, Research and External Engagement

- Lead the development and implementation of a robust Knowledge Management and Learning (KML) framework that promotes continuous learning, innovation, and the effective utilization of knowledge assets to enhance project/programme quality and achieve ministry objectives.
- Foster a culture of learning and evidence-based decision-making across World Vision Mozambique by ensuring that lessons learned, best practices, and programmatic evidence are systematically captured, shared, and applied to improve project/programme effectiveness and impact.
- Lead the design and implementation of applied research initiatives aligned with the Southern Africa Regional Evidence Agenda, generating high-quality evidence to inform project/programme design, policy influence, strategic decision-making, and organizational learning.
- Position World Vision Mozambique as an evidence-driven and impact-focused organization through the generation, dissemination, and utilization of credible research, evaluations, and learning products.
- Provide strategic leadership for knowledge management and organizational learning by overseeing the collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data and evidence across all programming areas.
- Ensure project/programme impact is effectively measured and communicated through high-quality research, evaluations, learning reviews, case studies, and internal reports.
- Strengthen knowledge-sharing mechanisms and communities of practice to facilitate cross-functional learning, collaboration, innovation, and the replication of successful approaches.
- Promote external engagement and thought leadership by sharing evidence, lessons learned, and best practices with partners, donors, government stakeholders, and the wider World Vision Partnership to enhance influence, visibility, and resource mobilization.

2.1.4. Leadership, Line Management and Coordination with Sectors

- Provide overall leadership and management oversight for the SPQI function, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and delivery of agreed objectives.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement across programme and support functions.
- Lead and coordinate cross-sectoral planning and implementation processes to ensure integration, alignment, and synergy across all technical sectors and programme interventions.
- Strengthen collaboration between technical, programme, operations, grants, and support teams to enhance programme quality, impact, and operational effectiveness.
- Ensure technical sectors are adequately supported to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate quality programmes that contribute to strategic objectives and child well-being outcomes.
- Facilitating regular coordination and review meetings with sector leads to monitor progress, address implementation challenges, promote learning, and ensure timely achievement of targets.
- Ensure effective communication and coordination between the National Office, Area Programmes, Regional Office, and Global Centre on programme quality, impact, learning, and strategic priorities

2.1.5.Organizational Culture, Staff Supervision and Staff Development

- Provide strategic leadership, direction, and oversight to the PQI/DME teams, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Create and nurture a high-performing, collaborative, and results-oriented Evidence, Impact, and Learning team, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning, and research products across all World Vision Mozambique programmes.
- Lead the development and implementation of staff capacity-strengthening strategies, tools, and learning resources on programme quality, DMEAL, and good development practices, adapting and contextualizing guidance and materials provided by the Global Centre and Regional Office.
- Promote action learning approaches and continuous professional development to ensure staff effectively apply new methodologies, systems, and programme approaches, while strengthening organizational learning.
- Ensure technical staff develop and deliver appropriate capacity-building materials, tools, and guidance to support effective programme and project implementation across all operational areas.
- Develop and implement individual development plans for direct reports, provide clear direction, growth opportunities, and exposure to assignments that strengthen professional capabilities and leadership potential.
- Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance support to direct reports, fostering capability development, engagement, and succession readiness.
- Lead talent management and succession planning processes by identifying critical skills, competency gaps, and future leadership needs, and implementing targeted development interventions to strengthen organizational capacity and continuity.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Advanced/graduate degree with an additional post-graduate in a relevant field, potentially including public health, development, M&E, statistics, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated expertise in development of user-friendly tools and resources for MEAL and utilization of learning platforms for helping others learn.
- Qualitative and/or quantitative research and evaluation skills, including but not limited to study design, survey instrument design and use, establishing and measuring outcome and process indicators, sampling, data analysis plans, data cleaning, and statistical analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in business strategy development, monitoring and reporting.
- Experience and competencies data analysis using appropriate software tools (e.g. SPSS, SAS, ABTAB).
- Good technical/impact report writing skills.
- Thorough knowledge of WV’s approaches to development, relief and advocacy, with a particular focus on recent developments such as DPA, Local Partnering and CVA.

Experience Requirements

- Minimum of 10 years in managerial and leadership positions, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility.
- Experience in synthesizing new learnings and developing approaches for change within the organization.
- Strong experience in developing capacity building materials and rolling out new approaches across the organization.
- Minimum of 10 years in managerial and leadership positions, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility.
- Experience in synthesizing new learnings and developing approaches for change within the organization.
- Strong experience in developing capacity building materials and rolling out new approaches across the organization.
- Knowledge of the monitoring and evaluation requirements of key institutional donors (UN Donors, EU, USAID, etc.).
- Consistently demonstrates high-level influence and strategic engagement skills and tactical savvy in delivery of technical assistance.
- Comfort and confidence working in a diverse and inclusive team environment.
- Ability to think broadly and look at the macro, strategic issues to inform strategy choices and management process
- Portuguese is not mandatory, but it will be an added advantage. Fluency in both spoken and written English is essential.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you are interested in this opportunity, please ensure that you submit your CV, Motivation Letter, and Academic Certificates before the application deadline.

Applicant Types Accepted:
Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments.