Global Sponsorship Social Change Advisor at Save the Children

The Global Sponsorship Social Change Advisor will provide technical assistance and capacity building to Sponsorship country offices while maintaining aommunity of practice and stimulating innovation in the area of social change. They will be part of our global think space on what it takes for social transformation to happen, and will have insights into models, thinkers and measurement of social change. The Advisor will contribute to the design and delivery of programs in line with the global Sponsorship Theory of Change and the development of evidence-based (or testing innovative) approaches to deliver positive impact for children in 20 countries. By participating as a member of the global Sponsorship team, she/he supports cross-learning, together with experts from child rights, equality, social justice and behaviour change teams, and will manage an external panel of relationships that keep Save the Children on the cutting edge of knowledge and practice around social change. The Advisor will be responsible for assisting with technical design, testing strategies and documenting best practices and successes. They will remain in close contact with other Technical Experts and implementers to maintain current knowledge of evidence based approaches, and collaborate in providing technical support to Sponsorship Offices. They play a key role in catalysing innovation and research, especially in testing the measurement of change and impact for children. In case of a major humanitarian emergency, they may be called upon to support programming and response.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 5 years of experience working with large scale social change movements and/or projects, preferably in an international context.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance (TA); may include TA to government counterparts, UN agencies, NGO/INGOs, and/or teachers in the formal and non-formal sectors.
• Experience working with children and communities in a participatory and respectful manner, with a safeguarding and gender transformative lens.
• Experience designing technical projects of 5 years, or more, and with an annual budget of at least $500,000.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver training, facilitate cross-learning activities and develop technical instruction materials.
• Knowledge of current best practices, indicators and innovations in social change and child rights.
• Commitment to the organization’s values of gender equality and inclusion.
• Familiarity with, and commitment to, a child rights approach to programming.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• We value the lived experience of members of equity-seeking groups.

Closing: 9 Jan 2023