Chief Strategy Officer at Save the Children

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Visionary leader, with experience leading strategy development or strategic planning in a complex global organization, with experience in international development or humanitarian contexts.
• Experience in leading global strategy development and execution across a federated organisation (with independent members/affiliates) will be highly valued
• Strong knowledge of current global political, economic, environmental and social contexts that impact on children’s rights and the work of Save the Children.
• Energy and drive to create positive change in a large complex organisation
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills. Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Results oriented, with experience in leading and bringing together different stakeholders and workstreams behind a common understanding of performance
• Experience building and driving accountability across diverse and senior leadership stakeholders
• Experience of successfully operating in a complex global organisation and an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Inspirational leader with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills and experience influencing and negotiating with diverse stakeholders
• Experience of building and leading high performing, diverse teams
• Experience of building personal networks at senior levels
• Fluent spoken and written English. Additional languages, particularly Spanish, Arabic, French,