Executive Director

Job Description Job Title: Executive Director - AGCI Philippines.

Reports To: Chief Programs Officer.
Status: Full-Time, Monday through Friday.

Location: ***This is an on-site position at our Child Advocacy Center in Pasig City.

Prepared Date: 15 May 2026.

Position requires the successful completion of an extensive criminal background check.

ABOUT AGCI:

All God’s Children International (AGCI) is a global organization answering God’s call to defend the rights of children and restore those separated from family. We disrupt trauma, empower families, and transform the systems that keep them apart—because no child should be alone. Our vision is to create a world where every child is restored to family, free from trauma, and embraced by the love of God.

In the Philippines, AGCI’s work is focused on preventing online sexual abuse and exploitation of children while also supporting children and families who have been impacted by OSAEC. Through a community-based Child Advocacy Center model, AGCI-Philippines works with children, caregivers, families, schools, community leaders, government partners, and local service providers to identify risk, strengthen protective relationships, build caregiver capacity, support survivor healing, and provide trauma-informed care before abuse occurs, when concerns are identified, and in the aftermath of exploitation.

SUMMARY:

The Executive Director of AGCI Philippines provides strategic, operational, and organizational leadership to AGCI’s locally registered entity in the Philippines. This role is responsible for leading the implementation and continued refinement of AGCI-Philippines’ OSAEC prevention programming, ensuring that it is trauma-informed, child-centric, community-rooted, legally compliant, and aligned with AGCI’s global mission, vision, values, and standards of excellence.

The Executive Director oversees the development and execution of AGCI-Philippines’ strategic priorities, including Child Advocacy Center programming, safeguarding, caregiver and community engagement, case management implementation, government and partner relationships, staff leadership, financial stewardship, compliance, and organizational sustainability. This position plays a key role in translating AGCI’s vision into a strong local operating structure that supports direct service, prevention, family strengthening, and long-term impact for children and families at risk of OSAEC.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Programming:

• Creates, leads, and communicates a clear vision for AGCI-Philippines that reflects AGCI’s mission and values while advancing a locally grounded strategy for OSAEC prevention, child protection, family strengthening, and trauma-informed community-based care.
• Develops program operating strategies, plans, metrics, reports and procedures in order to meet the goals and objectives of AGCI in the Philippines and to maintain AGCI’s high standards of global excellence in child protection and service.
• Gains alignment with a variety of stakeholders both domestic and abroad and fosters a supportive environment to achieve the desired goals and objectives of AGCI.
• Develops and monitors policies and procedures that support the mission and vision of AGCI within the Philippines; assures policies and procedures comply with legal and regulatory agencies.
• Partners with AGCI international department staff and local partners to develop TBRI® (trust-based relational intervention) based and culturally competent programs to meet the needs of vulnerable children, institutions, at risk families, churches and government entities.
• Demonstrates leadership, innovation, confidence, resiliency, and courage to voice views that may be unpopular, when necessary.
• Develops and maintains relationships with donors, churches, agencies, as well as support and represent AGCI at community constituencies, special events, seminars, professional organizations, government agencies, and other functions.
• Manages training and case management software platforms as needed; logs all telephone calls, enters new information, performs queries and creates reports and summaries, as needed.
• Provides direct service and support as needed for children, families, caregivers and community leaders who participate in AGCI’s programs. This may include handling child advocacy issues and conducting needs assessments for institutions, children, families or caregivers.
• Strengthens referral pathways and coordination with schools, barangays, government partners, community organizations, and service providers to support prevention, early identification, and appropriate response.

Operational:

• Ensures that local employment practices, staff contracts, policies, handbook implementation, benefits, and HR processes comply with Philippine labor law and AGCI expectations.
• Oversees financial stewardship, budgeting, accounting processes, internal controls, reporting, and use of financial platforms such as Oracle NetSuite or other systems adopted by AGCI.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports, such as budgets, training manuals and operational records for AGCI in the Philippines.
• Develops and manages the operational budget for AGCI in the Philippines and convenes with the Asia Program Director regarding program resources and management of program resources.
• Meets weekly with the Asia Program Director to consult on tasks, activities, needs and progress towards organizational goals.
• Directs the preparation of responses to claims from regulatory bodies and attends hearings on behalf of the organization, when necessary; responds to program participant concerns or complaints.
• Guides AGCI Team in the Philippines in the process of employee selection, review, evaluation, and termination; approves all hiring and termination decisions and conducts regular staff meetings.
• Maintains ultimate responsibility for all domestic business operations of AGCI within the Philippines, including control and utilization of all financial resources and compliance with all Human Resource policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures all organization and program participant records are maintained in compliance with all policies and procedures, laws and regulatory requirements; maintains confidentiality and data-control/release of all organization information.

Safeguarding: 

• Serves as the local leader responsible for ensuring AGCI-Philippines maintains a strong culture of safeguarding, child safety, ethical practice, and accountability across all programs, partnerships, communications, and operations.
• Ensures safeguarding policies, reporting mechanisms, consent processes, child-friendly feedback channels, and participant-facing documents are understood, implemented, and regularly reviewed.
• Leads the implementation of safe recruitment, staff training, supervision, reporting, documentation, and response procedures related to child protection and safeguarding concerns.
• Ensures that CAC spaces, activities, outreach events, home visits, transportation practices, documentation, photography, storytelling, and donor engagement are conducted in ways that protect the dignity, privacy, safety, and rights of children and families.
• Coordinates with AGCI global leadership and appropriate local authorities when safeguarding concerns, child protection issues, complaints, or critical incidents arise.

Partnerships / Government Relations:

• Cultivates and steward strategic relationships with Philippine government agencies, including child protection, social welfare, education, and law enforcement partners, as appropriate to AGCI-Philippines’ mission and scope.
• Represents AGCI-Philippines in local, national, and international forums related to OSAEC prevention, child protection, trauma-informed care, family strengthening, and community-based services.
• Supports AGCI’s role as the TBRI Ambassador Organization in the Philippines by participating in the strategic advancement of TBRI implementation, partnership development, training coordination, and relationship-building with key government, NGO, and community stakeholders.
• Works in coordination with AGCI global leadership and TBRI experts to ensure that TBRI-related partnerships and activities in the Philippines are aligned, well-stewarded, culturally responsive, and consistent with AGCI’s broader child protection and family-strengthening strategy.
• Ensures partnerships are coordinated, transparent, mission-aligned, and supportive of AGCI-Philippines’ safeguarding standards and programmatic priorities.
• Works with AGCI global leadership to identify opportunities for responsible growth, technical collaboration, training, and systems-level influence.

Sustainability:

• Partners with AGCI’s Advancement and Communications teams to share the impact of AGCI-Philippines’ work in ways that are accurate, dignifying, trauma-informed, and aligned with safeguarding and consent standards.
• Supports responsible donor engagement, site visits, virtual vision trips, storytelling, and impact reporting while ensuring that children and families are never exploited, overexposed, or represented in ways that compromise their dignity or safety.
• Identifies opportunities to strengthen the long-term sustainability of AGCI-Philippines through strategic partnerships, local leadership development, program quality, compliance, and organizational credibility.

General:

• Represents AGCI-Philippines in coordination with AGCI global leadership/HQ, including participation in speaking engagements, donor and advancement activities, strategic communications, organizational reporting, and other initiatives that strengthen alignment, visibility, and support for AGCI’s work in the Philippines.
• Displays excellent communication skills including writing, presentation, and listening abilities; displays excellent ability to remain calm and courteous under pressure.
• Maintains punctual, regular and predictable attendance; has the ability to work evenings and weekends, as required.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and trainings as required.
• Works collaboratively in a trust based and relational team environment with a spirit of cooperation and remains open to all levels of work and support for the organization.
• Executes any and all undertakings, works, activities, attendance, participation, acts, and things that are essential, necessary, or incidental in the completion and performance of any and all of the assigned and expected works, duties, and responsibilities.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly manages AGCI Team directors and independent contributors, along with indirect management over all employees within the Philippines.
• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of AGCI employees in the Philippines.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable law.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

NGO LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Master’s degree in social work, psychology or public health, plus ten or more years related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must also be a TBRI® Practitioner or be willing to become a TBRI® Practitioner within 6 months of securing employment with AGCI.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence, reports and inquiries in English and Tagalog. Ability to write error-free business correspondence, reports and presentation materials in English and Tagalog. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, donors/sponsors, clients, vendors, organization partners, and the general public in English or Tagalog.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Calculates currency conversion, discounts and interest, when needed.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Job requires advanced basic computer skills including logging on to systems, word processing, spreadsheet, report writing, project management, presentation creation/editing, database, use of internet and communication by e-mail. Requires knowledge of, and use of, DonorPerfect fundraising database/software program and Apricot case management software.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to work with and protect extremely confidential files and information and have the appropriate discernment regarding handling issues of varying complexity and sensitivity. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and can deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. Has the discretion to weigh the levity of an issue and pass along to the appropriate party/leader within the organization, as needed.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment while traveling domestically or internationally could contain a number of environmental factors, including, but not limited to: outdoor weather conditions (extreme hot/cold), work in countries with high incidence of illness/disease or poor living conditions of its inhabitants, political unrest/danger and physical obstacles and/or hazards. The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate; noise levels in travel to various countries could range from quiet to extremely loud, depending on the varying conditions.

Compensation package: 240,000-350,000 PHP/month (commensurate with experience), including standard guaranteed benefits compliant with Philippine law, including but not limited to: 13th-month pay, social security (SSS), health insurance (PhilHealth), and contributions to the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG).