Senior Program Advisor, Global Migration and Displacement Initiative (MDI) at Save the Children

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Extensive experience of development and humanitarian programme design and implementation, targeting displaced and migrant populations, with substantial time working at country and/or regional level
• Demonstrable leadership skills (primarily through influencing) and particular strengths as a convenor across multiple stakeholders
• Excellent technical knowledge of key migration and displacement issues (including ‘top-line’ legal frameworks and policies), with previous engagement and strong understanding of durable solutions
• A good understanding of current migration and displacement research
• Strong technical knowledge and systems development experience in key areas: project cycle management, monitoring & evaluation, inclusive & sustainable programming, child safeguarding, etc
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to assimilate and process large amounts of information into a coherent narrative.
• A capacity for critical thinking and commitment to producing original and challenging ideas to improve policy and practice.
• The ability to present arguments clearly and convincingly to a variety of audiences.
• Experience in organising workshops and policy discussions.
• Proven experience of building personal networks, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work collaboratively in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Excellent verbal & written skills in English
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and a proven ability to drive work forward across complex internal networks in a matrixed way, including influencing and negotiation
• The ability to manage and juggle a complex and varied workload, at times working independently, at others working to tight deadlines under time pressure
• The ability to manage and juggle a complex and varied workload, at times working independently, at others working to tight deadlines under time pressure.
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable

• Expertise in child focused migration/displacement programming
• Proficiency in a language other than English
• A strong international network within external facilities/organisations