Global Communications Officer at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

The Global Communications Officer is responsible for managing and coordinating the Global Communications and Engagement team collaboration/function.

This role will work closely with the Global Communications and Engagement Director and Planning and Strategy Lead to: support the Global Comms and Engagement team function and delivery (including coordinating team meetings), support global planning strategy and delivery, lead the team’s internal communications (OneNet, Weekly Newsletter) and support global moment activations. They will be responsible for managing, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating such projects. They will also project manage, when required, on clusters, key external engagements, cross-member projects and communications toolkits.

During emergencies, this role will provide critical support in coordinating the team’s key response roles  This post holder will also provide administrative support to the planning and strategy team and wider department for finance, procurement and the team meetings.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essentials

• A commitment and passion to work within an NGO environment
• Previous experience of working in communications
• Project management skills and experience related to multi-stakeholder projects for complex, international organisations and involving cross-functional teams
• Experience of working in an international or large organisation, working with different levels of seniority, from assistant or officer level through to senior leadership.
• Knowledge or experience of strategic communications and planning theory and best practice.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in the English language, both written and oral.
• Strong administrative, project management and time management skills
• Exceptional planning and organisational skills, with an ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple demands and competing priorities, while maintaining high quality standards.
• Knowledge of office practices, procedures and administrative systems.
• Competency in the use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly.
• Capacity to build and maintain relationships and work effectively in a diverse work environment.
• Able to work independently and be able to take own initiative where required
• Diplomacy and excellent interpersonal skills.
• A self-starter who uses initiative to seek opportunities to achieve objectives in this role.

Desirable:

• Experience of working for an international NGO or in the international development