Temporary District Coordinator

About the role

The Temporary District Coordinator will support World Vision’s food assistance programmes at district level, ensuring effective coordination with stakeholders and compliance with humanitarian standards. This role combines strategic planning, field supervision, and resource management to improve the lives of vulnerable children.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and network with district stakeholders, including World Vision programmes, relief agencies, local authorities and government bodies.
• Assist Food Assistance Managers and district teams in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating food assistance activities.
• Ensure commodities and materials are handled, stored, transported, distributed, tracked and reported according to World Vision procedures and donor policies.
• Visit target communities regularly to gather feedback and guide community‑oriented program development.
• Prepare district budgets, analyse expenditures and produce progress reports for all food programmes.
• Recruit, supervise and develop staff, including performance management, succession planning and capacity‑building initiatives.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in food aid programmes and at least 3 years in project management.
• Degree in Development Studies, Education, Logistics, Humanities or related field, or a diploma with equivalent experience.
• In‑depth knowledge of commodities and logistics operations, especially food distribution, warehousing, reporting and monitoring.
• Strong stakeholder networking and coordination abilities.

Required skills

• Knowledge of commodities and logistics operations within a humanitarian context.
• Report writing skills and computer proficiency.