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 National Director Mauritania, you will strategically lead, develop and direct the implementation of World Vision Mauritania’s Strategy, in alignment with the ministry priorities and Our Promise II.
In performing this role you will be a leader who contributes to World Vision’s Partnership life and unity, by acting as both a local and global representative of the organization. The ND will model the organization’s principles of Twin Citizenship to ensure high ministry quality and overall organizational effectiveness.
You will also ensure the country’s operations and operating model, maintaining the Partnership’s focus on Child Well Being Objectives and Aspirations. You will maximise the impact in the field, while maintaining efficiency as wise steward of entrusted resources and ensuring that the Mauritania program has capacity to execute global strategy, particularly the strategic agenda for fragile contexts and development and management of grants and related projects.
Externally, you will foster collaboration with major donors, project partners, local business, local government, Church representatives, faith-based and non-governmental organizations, serving according to given Power of Attorney.
Requirements include:
- At least 8 years’ experience overseeing a large Government grant, its acquisition and donor engagement.
- Master’s degree in development studies, management or social sciences or equivalent with 10 years’ experience in country level program management.
- Experience in one of major Ministries (Relief, Development, Advocacy), close familiarity with other two.
- Experience in fund raising in general and generating local revenue in particular, Advocacy and public relations and leading or working with advisory boards.
- Track records of strong people management (leadership) skills.
- Demonstrating experience of living and working in fragile context.
- Experience within the Humanitarian and INGO industry.
- Work experience in the Sahel in West Africa is a must and experience of working in an Islamic context is desirable.
- Understanding of the socio-cultural religious context in the country is a must, as well as hostile environment security awareness.
- Written and verbal fluency in French and English is required.
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 06 DECEMBER 2025.
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.
