World Vision is hiring a Child & Community Impact Narrative & Data Specialist, home-based in the United Kingdom and also listed in nine other locations, with applications closing on 07 November 2026. The role is open to local applicants only and asks for 7+ years of data experience. At Youth Works Hub, we reviewed the vacancy and set out each responsibility and requirement below.
Who World Vision Is
With 75 years of experience, World Vision focuses on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. It helps children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by its Christian faith.
The organization has more than 31,000 staff working in nearly 100 countries, and invites new colleagues to share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories.
Where This Role Can Be Based
Beyond the main home-working listing in the United Kingdom, the vacancy names the following locations:
🏡 Home Working, United Kingdom
🏙️ Bogota, Colombia
🌵 Home Working, Mexico
🥝 Home Working, New Zealand
🦘 Home Working, Australia
🌴 San José, Costa Rica
🏔️ Homeworking, Alberta, Canada
🏖️ Cyprus, Home Working
🌲 Homeworking, British Columbia, Canada
🍁 Homeworking, Ontario, Canada
Local Applicants Only
📍 The applicant types accepted for this vacancy are local applicants only.
What You Will Shape as Impact Data Specialist
🧭 Define and drive the strategic evolution of World Vision's sponsorship impact intelligence ecosystem, shaping how child and community impact is translated into compelling, sponsor-facing engagement experiences globally
🧩 Lead the design and implementation of integrated impact intelligence frameworks that connect child sponsorship data, programme outcomes and storytelling into scalable, AI-enabled engagement experiences across 30+ markets
🤝 Work in close partnership with global marketers and internal systems teams to support sponsor engagement, acquisition and retention by ensuring high-quality data, system readiness and efficient, automated storytelling solutions
✅ Strengthen the sponsorship experience by ensuring it is grounded in credible, connected evidence of change, capturing the story of both the child and their community
🔄 Lead cross-functional collaboration to design, deliver and continuously improve impact data frameworks that meet the needs of Support Offices, field teams and sponsors worldwide, while advancing the transition from static reporting to dynamic, data-driven storytelling
🗣️ Help enable children and their communities to share their stories as part of a global team, while empowering sponsors to better understand and connect with the impact they help create
The Profile Behind the Main Responsibilities
📈 Strong experience in monitoring, data design and impact storytelling, especially in development or humanitarian contexts
🤖 A collaborative and systems-oriented mindset, with a proven ability to utilise emerging technology to automate processes and coordinate across diverse stakeholders and technical teams
💡 A passion for using data to communicate change, uplift voices and connect supporters with meaningful progress in communities
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Designing Impact Intelligence and Narrative Systems
🎯 Lead the collaborative design of registered child (RC) and programmatic impact data based on customer insights, field innovation and evolving Support Office requirements
🗺️ Architect modular data-to-story frameworks and a transition roadmap from legacy processes to AI-enabled impact systems
🔤 Translate indicators into narrative building blocks
📝 Enable AI-assisted storytelling pipelines and quality assurance of generated stories
Delivering, Integrating and Improving the Data
📦 Coordinate data delivery: oversee the end-to-end process of collecting, validating and delivering sponsor-ready impact data to ensure consistency, timeliness and alignment with global standards
🔗 Integrate child and community data: co-develop a fully integrated approach that combines RC monitoring with programme activity monitoring, delivering a holistic "child in community" impact narrative
🚀 Drive continuous improvement: lead ongoing enhancements to data quality, systems and delivery processes that promote simplification, performance and deeper alignment with World Vision's programming work
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
🎓 Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, International Development or equivalent
🕰️ 7+ years' experience in data transformation and/or automation, or data science, statistics, engineering or mathematics
🛠️ Hands-on experience in developing end-to-end data pipelines or automating repetitive data tasks
🧠 Strategic systems thinking across marketing and data ecosystems
🏢 Experience leading enterprise-scale data, digital transformation or impact intelligence initiatives across complex global organizations
📐 Demonstrated ability to define strategic frameworks and operationalize scalable global capabilities
👥 Proven success influencing senior stakeholders across technical, marketing, product and operational functions
🧪 Experience in prompt engineering for generative AI, AI output validation and risk mitigation, automated narrative systems and business analytics, with proven experience applying AI/ML to real-world data products or content generation
🎬 Experience translating data into emotionally compelling narratives via content strategy or digital storytelling
🌐 Experience in working across cultures and within complex organizational structures
🔎 Analytical skills, acting as a catalyst for improvement and innovation, and problem-solving involving multiple disciplines
🔬 High attention to detail and the ability to work with technical experts and teams, as well as marketers, to achieve optimal results
✈️ Flexible and willing to travel per World Vision policy
🌱 Knowledge of Child Sponsorship and development programming, preferably with World Vision
Preferred Experience and Tools
📢 Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities, with proven experience in executive reporting and updates
🌏 Skilled in stakeholder engagement across cultures, time zones and organisational levels
📋 Highly proficient in Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Smartsheet
💻 Desired: any experience in Python, SQL, Bash/Shell scripting, Prefect, Luigi, dbt, or cloud services such as AWS
World Vision's Christian Identity and What It Means for Staff
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organisation with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world's most vulnerable children. In all locations, to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will:
📘 Affirm the organisation's core documents
🏅 Observe conduct compatible with Christian principles
⚖️ Serve at a high level of professional ethics
🪴 Strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities
📅 Attend team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings regularly, as expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the World Vision Child & Community Impact Narrative & Data Specialist role home-based?
The main listing is Home Working, United Kingdom, and most of the other listings are home-working too. Bogota in Colombia and San José in Costa Rica are listed by city.
Can I apply from a country that is not on the list?
The vacancy accepts local applicants only, and it names specific locations in the United Kingdom, Colombia, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Costa Rica, Canada and Cyprus. Applicants from elsewhere are not covered by the applicant types stated.
How much experience do I need?
World Vision asks for 7+ years' experience in data transformation and/or automation, or data science, statistics, engineering or mathematics. It also asks for hands-on experience developing end-to-end data pipelines or automating repetitive data tasks.
Which degree is required?
A Bachelor's degree is required in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, International Development or equivalent.
What AI experience does this role ask for?
The vacancy asks for experience in prompt engineering for generative AI, AI output validation and risk mitigation, automated narrative systems and business analytics. It also asks for proven experience applying AI/ML to real-world data products or content generation.
Which technical tools are useful for this job?
High proficiency in Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Smartsheet is preferred. Any experience in Python, SQL, Bash/Shell scripting, Prefect, Luigi, dbt or cloud services such as AWS is desired.
Does the job involve travel?
Candidates should be flexible and willing to travel per World Vision policy. The vacancy does not state how often travel is required.
Are there faith-related expectations?
Yes. To the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm World Vision's core documents and observe conduct compatible with Christian principles. Regular attendance at team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings is expected in line with local policies.
Deadline
⏳ 07 November 2026
Link
Apply on the World Vision careers page: https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Home-Working-United-Kingdom/Child---Community-Impact-Narrative---Data-Specialist_JR50540
