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 Senior United Nations Representative, you will lead on context analysis, advocacy, partnerships and overall World Vision external engagement at United Nations Headquarters in New York. You will coordinate and articulate World Vision's United Nations (UN) engagement, which aims to promote the full realization of children's rights and well-being, particularly for the most vulnerable and marginalized, in line with Our Promise (our global strategy) and the Advocacy & External Engagement (A&EE) Roadmap.

You will provide strategic insights, analysis, and trends, including to Senior World Vision leaders, to advance A&EE’s and the Partnership’s objectives for the UN (for example, regarding Child Rights and the next Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs). You will develop and implement external engagement strategies to ensure effective outcomes for advocacy priorities across World Vision’s development and humanitarian teams.

Requirements include:

• Master’s degree or higher in Political Science, International Relations, Economics or a related field.

• Deep understanding - through formal education or experience - of trends and debates concerning the multilateral system, sustainable development (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda, the UN system, etc.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in advocacy, policy development/analysis/engagement in government and/or multilateral environments.

• Relevant government, UN and/or external engagement experience, working in multi-NGO environment on highly technical issues of inter-governmental and multilateral policy.

• Excellent fluency in speaking, writing and editing skills in English. Spanish, French are an added advantage.

• This is a hybrid position, requiring a combination of remote and in-office work. Must be able to work effectively in both standard office environments and remote settings.

• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time.

Compensation: For positions filled in the United States, the typical salary range for this role is USD 90,000 to USD 120,00 annually. Ranges are based on various factors, including the labor market, job type, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience and geographic location.

How to apply

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the application deadline JUNE 1, 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.