Sri Lanka: Child and Youth Protection and Participation Senior Advisor

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 Child and Youth Protection and Participation Senior Advisor, you will provide strategic leadership on child and youth protection including adolescent protection across the South Asia and Pacific region. You will guide and support Field Offices by strengthening technical capacity, advising on programme design and implementation, and advancing World Vision’s technical leadership and positioning at both field and regional levels.

Your role will have five core areas of focus:

1. You will advise Field Offices in the South Asia and Pacific region on the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Child and Youth Protection initiatives, ensuring alignment with Our Promise 3 direction.
2. You will lead the development and application of innovative and adaptive approaches to effectively address the evolving needs and challenges faced by youth.
3. You will represent and lead the World Vision South Asia and Pacific Regional Office in strategic child and youth protection forums and networks, including supporting Child and Youth Meaningful Participation.
4. You will lead the Regional Office Community of Practice, providing technical advisory support and guidance to the Regional Office and Field Offices on current and emerging Child and Youth Protection issues, Minimum Requirements, promising programming and advocacy practices, and lessons learned.
5. You will lead and initiate Child and Youth Protection–related initiatives to build regional collaboration (research, advocacy, programming) and positioning.

Requirements include:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Social Work, International Development, Child Development or related field.
• Strong technical expertise in child and youth protection, including child marriage, trafficking and participation, with 7-year experience in the technical advisory.
• Five years of project management experience in an International Non-Governmental Organization.
• Demonstrated experience working and living in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement: 30%

How to Apply: 

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the closing date 11 September 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.

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