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You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Associate, Gifts In Kind
Reports to: Lead, Corporate Gifts In Kind
Position Term: Full Time Permanent
Primary Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Workplace Type: Hybrid

Job Purpose

The Gifts In Kind (GIK) Associate is the principal point of guidance for GIK at WVC. They will coordinate all GIK planning, and implementation and provide program management support to stakeholders in Programs and Policy, ensuring that the appropriate donated resources are acquired and effectively integrated into World Vision projects. They will also engage directly with World Vision International field offices for GIK needs and impact reporting and oversee the logistics for all GIK shipments globally, supporting and coordinating with the Warehouse/Logistics team for any international logistics issues.

Duties and responsibilities

• Support annual GIK planning and execution by working in collaboration with key WVC stakeholders, and international field offices to develop annual resource commitment and shipment plan.
• Manage the fulfillment of WVC resource commitment and shipment plan by working in close collaboration with the Warehouse & Logistics team to coordinate GIK donations to our warehouse and outbound shipments to field offices.
• Support Philanthropy Operations and Strategic Communications teams to acquire stewardship and impact reporting materials from the field to fulfill donor reporting requirements and public relation needs.
• Coordinate pharmaceutical, Ready-to-use therapeutic food and medical supply procurement and deployment in alignment with field needs and programming priorities.
• Ensure operational efficiency in the management of donated GIK inventory by developing mixed shipment containers that can be shipped and programmed in the field, in accordance with field needs.
• Collaborate with Programs & Policy stakeholders to integrate GIK resources into development programs, grants, and emergency response.
• Lead communications with Field Offices regarding GIK programming, planning, approvals, documentation, reporting, logistics and mitigate issues, concerns, and risks.
• Manages the administration of GIK filing and storage system to ensure donor files and donation documents are appropriately stored, and donations are tracked in inventory.
• Works closely with Finance to track GIK revenue and prepare monthly GIK finance reports and prepare tax receipts as necessary for donors.
• Understand GIK country contexts, specifically projects and programs where GIK can be integrated, logistic requirements, and supply chain capabilities by working closely with Programs & Policy, field offices and Global GIK Group.
• Support Global GIK Working Group on GIK Minimum Standards, audits, and standards assessments within WVI Global GIK on as needed basis.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience of 3 years in administration, finance, operations, project management or customer service
• Demonstrated organizational, interpersonal, communication skills and cultural sensitivity
• Experience in Inventory Management, International Freight and Logistics preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in a warehouse environment is an asset
• Have a valid driver’s license and access to vehicle
• Mastery in Microsoft Excel
• Cross-cultural competency

Working conditions
Hybrid. Desk-based. Occasionally in warehouse to screen received donated items.

Physical requirements

Occasionally, the role may require handling, and lifting of boxes of donations in the warehouse.

Why consider us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada’s and the GTA’s top employers. Other awards granted are for financial transparency, marketing, customer service and for the work we do in the field.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief and advocacy non-profit.
• We embody an agile mindset here.
• We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account. We match pension contributions up to 6% and give up a top-up for pregnancy & parental leaves up to 25%.
• You get extra time off for restoration. We close for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year. You can get up to six weeks’ vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
• We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.

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We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

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Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.