Field Innovation & Continuous Improvement Advisor

Job description

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!

Key Responsibilities:

Job Purpose

The Field Innovation and Continuous Improvement Advisor brings a deep, field-based perspective to World Vision’s innovation ecosystem, serving as a vital bridge between global frameworks and frontline realities. With lived experience designing, testing, and scaling contextually grounded solutions in humanitarian and development settings, this role supports the development and uptake of innovation and continuous improvement strategies that are practical, effective, and grounded in community needs. By mentoring field teams, embedding innovation methods, and designing evidence building approaches to drive scale-up, the advisor catalyzes an internal culture of learning, adaptability, and transformational impact.

Key Responsibilities

Support and Scale Field-Led Innovation: Identify, document, and amplify field-driven innovations. Facilitate design thinking and co-creation workshops, focusing on scaling solutions with proven impact.
Lead Continuous Improvement Initiatives: Deliver and enhance the Kaizen Belt Program with a focus on field practitioners. Mentor field teams on applying lean methodologies and lead process improvement projects.
Advisory & Technical Support: Provide tailored coaching on innovation strategy and continuous improvement to field and regional leadership. Offer input into global tools, methods, and community engagement.
Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Curate and share grassroots innovations and continuous improvement successes via internal knowledge platforms. Contribute to capacity building of global and regional KM teams.

Required Knowledge & Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in International Development, Social Innovation, Public Administration, or related field.
Lean Six Sigma or equivalent continuous improvement certification.
Proven track record leading innovation initiatives in complex field contexts.
Strong facilitation experience with design thinking, adaptive learning, and systems thinking.
Demonstrated success leading continuous improvement efforts and embedding change practices.
Fluency in English.
Willingness to travel internationally up to 25% of the time.
Field-friendly; must adapt to basic or resource-constrained environments.
Normal office requirements with frequent travel to low-resource settings.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Experience launching and scaling award-winning community innovations.
Deep empathy for frontline staff and community realities.
Skilled at translating global frameworks into field-ready tools.
Recognized by peers or institutions for innovation excellence.
Strong interpersonal and coaching skills; adaptive communicator.
Proficiency in French or Spanish desired.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only