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The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
GRADE: TBC
CONTRACT LENGTH: 2 years
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: a police check will be required since the role holder will deploy to Humanitarian Responses, particularly in the first phase of major emergencies.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Global Expertise and Humanitarian Surge Platform (GEHSP) operates on behalf of the members and SCI, and is dedicated to identifying, developing and deploying skilled and experienced surge and technical staff from across the movement to meet the needs of our domestic and international responses and programs globally. This helps to improve our response quality, timeliness, and effectiveness; ultimately, this will save the lives of children and their families. The GEHSP is responsible for:
- Ensuring our humanitarian responses and global programs have access to suitably skilled and experienced staff they need to deliver high quality and timely programs;
- Managing the end-to-end deployment process for all deployments;
- Identifying and developing future humanitarian surge and technical staff to meet the needs of our responses and global programs;
- Identifying new and innovative ways to meet the surge needs of our responses.
The Deployment Manager is a key role within the deployment management function of the GEHSP and will be responsible for:
- Ensuring the identification and safe, rapid deployment of trained, pre-cleared humanitarian and technical staff to all categories of humanitarian emergencies and global programs.
- Providing a quality and timely service to meet the surge capacity needs of response teams and global programs.
- Implementing fit for purpose, end-to-end deployment systems and processes;
- Providing direct line management to a cohort of Humanitarian Surge Team staff (HSTs) and support to Technical Experts (TE), Humanitarian Standby Surge (HSS) and Humanitarian General Surge (HGS) as assigned.
- Deploying to emergencies (up to 50%).
The Deployment Manager will work closely with other GEHSP staff and will build strong relationships Regional and Country Office staff involved in Humanitarian Response; and will also liaise with other key stakeholders across SCI and Save the Children Members.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Head of Deployment
Staff reporting to this post: TBC – a cohort of HSTs, HSS HGS and TEs as assigned.
Budget Responsibilities: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Prioritise deployments in line with needs and ensure best fit of individuals for specific deployments working collaboratively with technical and operational leads and functional managers.
- Proactively communicate available surge and technical capacity to all relevant stakeholders, providing advice and guidance to COs and ROs on potential deployment opportunities, advocating where necessary for the deployment of enabling functions such as HR, Finance and specialist roles such as Gender Advisor, Partnerships Advisor, co-ordinating with technical/functional managers where appropriate.
- Directly line manage a cohort of surge and technical staff including linking with appropriate subject matter advice and communities of practice.
- Support identification of staff who are interested and available to take on deployments, and respond to changing priorities through the redeployment of surge resources and negotiate with Members and Country Offices in the release of shared availability capacity.
- Day to day management (workload, learning, wellbeing and morale) of all types of deployable staff during deployments, in addition to direct line management of a cohort of HSTs
- Facilitate the personal and professional development of surge and technical staff in collaboration with technical and functional leads
- Initiate pre-deployment briefings and ensure adherence to safety & security policies including medical checks, security clearances, provision of deployment kit etc.
- Ensure end of deployment requirements are completed and performance review is conducted in conjunction with technical/functional line manager and in-country staff and recorded, signposting staff to appropriate support mechanisms as appropriate, considering gender, ethnicity, age and cultural contexts.
- Embed staff resilience within all aspects of surge deployment in line with the Wellness policies and processes as advised by the Wellbeing Manager.
- Communicate a point of contact for the provision of administrative and logistical support during deployment.
- Ensure the deployment database is maintains accurate and up to date information
- Deploy to emergencies as required/requested, up to 50% to be decided with the GEHSP Head of Deployment.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
Collaboration:
- Combines a professional hands-on approach with the ability to energise team members to fulfil their potential
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
- Educated to first degree level or relevant commensurate professional experience
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Experience in a management position and of managing a team of remotely located, staff with cross functional specialisms with demonstrable cultural sensitivity
- Field based management experience gained within multiple emergency response contexts, grounded in pragmatic and solution orientated outcomes in sectors such as programs, operations or HR.
- Prior experience working in challenging circumstances (including long hours at little or no notice in the event of a major, sudden onset emergency)
- Dedicated people manager, competent in coaching and mentoring others, with the ability to provide personal support to a diverse cohort of humanitarian staff
- Ability to engage and influence senior decision makers within a humanitarian response
- Experience of ensuring adherence to organisational policy, practice and systems which ensures compliance with legal/regulatory requirements and organisational risk management standards.
- Experience as a champion and advocate of good Child Safeguarding and Anti-Harassment practice.
- Demonstrable planning and co-ordination skills.
- Proven ability to drive continuous improvement and develop new ways of working.
- Highly developed relationship building, influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills.
- Adaptable working style; effective when working in situations that may appear ambiguous.
- Clear thinker who remains calm and focussed when working under pressure, with experience in delivering results in exceptional circumstances.
- Ability to communicate fluently in English (both verbal and written).
- Quality focussed with strong attention to detail.
- Willingness to deploy/travel up to 50%.
Highly Desirable
- Fluency in French or Spanish.
Additional job responsibilities
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Health and Safety
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to protect children from abuse of any kind.
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The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Chief Impact Officer Executive Assistant at any existing Save the Children International office location.
ROLE PURPOSE:
- To provide professional support service to the Chief Impact Officer (CIO) and light touch support to the PQI Senior Management Team (PQI SMT).
- To facilitate the CIO in carrying out their duties in the most efficient way.
- Adhoc support to the PQI SMT.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential :
- Previous experience in a similar role, preferably in an international environment
- Understands the need for confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information and correspondence
- Experienced in drafting well-written and professionally presented documents (including correspondence and minutes)
- Ability to conduct basic desk research to prepare for external engagement
- Support the production of powerpoint presentations, speeches, papers, etc.
- Competent in use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Experience of dealing with complex diaries and international travel arrangements for multi-functional directors
- Strong planning/anticipation skills. Experience of planning and organising meetings and events, with attention to detail
- Experienced in developing and maintaining efficient filing systems
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication skills, fluent in English
- Evidenced ability to liaise and communicate effectively with a broad range of people at all levels, across different cultures and to act with credibility, discretion, tact and diplomacy
- Highly developed organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise and to work calmly when under pressure to achieve deadlines.
- Proven ability to adopt a pro-active approach to problem solving, to plan ahead and anticipate problems
- Good time management and coordination skills. Ability to plan ahead, devise and manage work plans, anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles, juggle priorities successfully, and work effectively and calmly under pressure to tight deadlines
- Ability to work effectively at senior level, gaining trust and confidence with stakeholders
- Personal planning, recruitment and team leadership skills
We can offer circa £35,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.
This role can be based in any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval but must be available to work UK hours, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
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