Lead Humanitarian Advisor, Child Protection at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE: 

This role is an exciting opportunity for a child protection professional who will provide strong strategic direction and oversight to our child protection work in humanitarian responses. The postholder will manage a team of technical staff providing child protection support to our humanitarian responses through backstopping, support to grants and new business development and deployment. S/he will oversee our humanitarian child protection portfolio, identify key resource gaps and resource mobilisation opportunities, coordinate with members to engage external partners and donors and drive new business development.

Specifically, the post holder will be accountable for (1) working with the Head of Humantiarian Child Protection to develop, implement, and oversee the global humanitarian plan and sector strategy; (2) strategic portfolio management and resource mobilization; and (3) people management, capacity strengthening and professional development.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

• Senior leadershipexperience working in Save the Children with known ability to work across a network of international stakeholders to advance humanitarian programming
• Extensive experience working directly in humanitarian responses including in complex contexts to design, implement and evaluate programs
• Significant senior management experience driving results and impact, while fostering a supportive and positive work environment
• Experience in creating and managing high-performing teams including building shared objectives, quality control, evaluation, motivation, performance and professional development
• Demonstrated experience in strategy development and strong strategic thinking skills, as well as ability to mobilize resources to drive strategy implementation
• Thorough knowledge and track record of influencing public and programme policy and advocacy agendas to promote principled humanitarian response.
• Knowledge of policy, research and evidence-based methodologies with regards to Child Protection programming, and other relevant child focused programming.
• Proven experience delivering results and outputs with evidence of adapting based on context and needs analysis.
• Energy and drive to create change in a large complex organisation, while constantly adapting approaches and applying enterprise-driven thinking
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching – ability to work with all levels from CEO to junior staff and across all functions.
• Commitment to building and supporting a diverse and inclusive technical team.
• Fluent spoken and written English

Desirable:

• Additional languages, particularly French, Spanish and/or Arabic.

Closing Date : Oct 10, 2022