Job Opportunities at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

• We are looking for talented Senior Project Managers to join Save the Children International! The primary aim of this pipeline vacancy is to identify individuals who are interested to join our Transformation Delivery team at Centre. Applications received will be considered for our current and potential future vacancies."
• Save the Children is evolving its organisational structure in order to stay true to its mission, vision and values, whilst being able to withstand external pressures – be those geo-political demands; increasing stakeholder expectations; challenging funding environments; reduced access to funding; or declining trust in large INGOs. This is driven through our ambitious transformation agenda.
• Our focus is on championing the rights and interests of children worldwide, putting the most vulnerable children first and to do this we need to ensure we effectively connect with the children and families we support as well as the communities and partners we work.
• Over the past 6 years, Save the Children has undertaken significant transformation to ensure alignment in our delivery and efficiency in our processes which was critical following Save the Children International being established. As we move towards finalising delivery of this critical set of initiatives, we now need to look to the future and focus on how we continue to ensure focus on our Ambition 2030 and in particular unlock the potential of the enablers digital, data and localisation for children. This next period of change will be managed via the Next Generation Transformation Programme delivered by our Transformation Delivery Department . The Programme is focused on ensuring three key enablers digital, data and localisation will grow the effectiveness of engagement with supporters, delivery of programmes for children and driving efficiencies in our operations
• The Senior Project Manager role will sit in one of our Next Generation Transformation projects or initiatives. The role holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the required project and portfolio management reporting including risk and issues logs, dependencies, status updates etc. In addition, they will manage the Project Management deliverables as part of the defined Save the Children Project Lifecycle examples including the Project and Assurance Plan. A core part of the team’s delivery will be through agile product management, and the role holder will act as Scrum Master and facilitate agile ceremonies for our product development workstream. The role will also be required to work closely with the Business Analyst, Member Project Teams, Change teams and External Vendors. The Senior Project Manager will work with the relevant Global Change Manager to manage the relationship with our Member and Country Offices as well as work with an international team of IT staff and subject matter experts to drive our delivery and deployment forward.
• The Senior Project Manager will be part of thriving project and change management community within our Transformation Delivery department. This department is responsible for managing the change management activities and deployment of projects into 60 Country and Regional offices and 29 Member organisations.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

• Previous experience of delivering projects focused on the transformation journey on one of the key enablers mentioned; digital, data or localisation or alternatively of driving wider efficiencies in an operational or wider IT space
• Extensive track record of successfully managing projects and programmes with multi-location roll outs and accountability for both technology configuration and deployment, integration, business process, change and infrastructure activities
• Experience in establishing and embedding Agile ways of working to deliver successful projects
• Demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of programme and projects practices and standards (SCRUM, and others like Prince2, etc.)
• Proficient demonstrable skills in managing and reporting on a project in compliance with a project delivery methodology in conjunction with a PMO function
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
• Strong understanding of scope and change management
• Comprehensive management and influencing skills with experience of working with senior level executives
• Ability to resolve issues swiftly and decisively whilst safeguarding standards and procedures
• Strong team leadership with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line
• Strong business requirements collection, and process/workflow analysis skills including understanding of traceability
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organisation
• Able to demonstrate instances of initiatives that have delivered organisational benefits
• Cultural awareness required for international delivery
• Experience in managing offshore project team members
• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to question thought partners across functional areas
• Ability to effectively prioritise work and agree and communicate priorities within the team
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the business

Desirable:

• Scrum master experience
• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
• Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic

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Role Purpose:

In the immediate aftermath of a disaster or conflict, and throughout the transition from emergency response to recovery and sustainable development, Save the Children’s presence in 120 countries facilitates the rapid delivery of evidence-based and innovative interventions that address the major life-saving and protection needs of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Save the Children’s Centre Humanitarian Technical Team (CHTT) provides technical quality support and strategic direction to programs in humanitarian settings and conducts research, capacity strengthening, and global representation to improve future responses. The team works closely with colleagues in the development sector of Global Health as well as with colleagues across sectors and operations in Humanitarian Response.

The Humanitarian Manager, Public Health Portfolio will oversee the implementation of efficient and effective systems across the Humanitarian Public Health (HPH) portfolio to ensure effective delivery of the team’s mandate. The position will work directly with the Head, technical leads, and expanded team in providing oversight of broader operational systems to ensure that program initiatives and staff achieve desired results. Operational oversight includes financial and grants management, coordination of human resources, contractual services, and internal and donor reporting, and supervision of administrative support. The Manager will support the implementation of streamlined, consistent, transparent, effective, participatory and consultative processes to achieve smooth implementation across the portfolio.

The position will be part of the Centre Humanitarian Technical Team (CHTT) of the Centre Humanitarian Team, but the scope of this role may evolve to work with additional sector teams in the future.

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:

• Demonstrable experience in strategic decision making and problem-solving; identifying key issues and setting systemic solutions with long-term goal/vision
• Understanding of and experience with donor relations and requirements including development of annual reports, work plans, and financial reports
• Excellent organizational and time management skills as well as attention to detail
• A proven ability to deliver projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
• Collaboration skills; ability to balance relationships and share information
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and within a team
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging

Desirable:

• Advanced degree in Project Management, Public Health, Business Management, International Development, or similar.
• Significant experience managing public health programs and/or humanitarian programs
• Experience forming strategic alliances/partnerships
• Experience in working with humanitarian programs in insecure/hardship areas

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Role Purpose:

Save the Children is implementing its ambitious global strategic fundraising plan and significantly increasing funds, with a focus on unrestricted funds, is a main priority in the strategy. In recent years, Save the Children’s Members have had considerable success increasing the number of regular donors recruited through DRTV, however recent challenges have led to a decline in acquisition volume from this channel.

As our current Global TV Fundraising Specialist takes a period of absence for 5 months, this secondment is a priority in order to continue supporting Members in growing and optimising performance from DRTV and CTV.

This role sits in the Global Fundraising and Marketing Hub, which provides strategic support and technical guidance to our Members in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious fundraiser to support our global approach to DRTV, Connected TV, and digital integration strategy as part of our international team. The post is responsible helping to deliver our global TV strategy and supporting implementation across Save the Children Members, including collaborating with our Global Creative Content Unit on audiovisual content plans and with our Global Digital Engagement Team to enhance Digital and DRTV integration.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Experience of delivering successful TV fundraising campaigns including experience in the not-for-profit sector
• Experience of contract negotiations and managing external suppliers, particularly creative and media agencies, and internal service providers such as data and digital
• Solid direct marketing and project management skills in planning and executing campaigns across a range of channels and delivering projects on time and to budget
• A proven track record in delivering and maximising the income from direct marketing campaigns
• Demonstrable understanding of developing a strategy and working within this to assess and make operational decisions
• Experience of developing and using monitoring and analysis tools for fundraising or marketing activity
• Demonstrable understanding or experience of working within a team with knowledge management and skill sharing responsibilities equivalent in scale and focus to this role
• Capacity to build and maintain excellent relations and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity
• Experience of working in a support role to a diverse range of fundraising markets
• Strong personal organisational and self-management skills with an ability to work both independently and within teams and motivate others
• Ability to think critically, objectively, analytically, and strategically, solve problems quickly and show initiative
• Ability to articulate the work of Save the Children with passion
• A self-starter using initiative to see opportunities to achieve objectives in this role
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
• Strong IT skills particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook / Teams
• Fluent in English with excellent writing and speaking mandatory. Additional language skills such as Spanish would be an asset
• Willing to travel to support members directly or to relevant events as required.

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Role Purpose:

The Head of Quality Management will play a key role in the International Programme Operations team and the organisation as a whole, as it will be responsible for defining and implementing Save the Children International’s (SCI’s) approach to Quality Management. The purpose of which is to ensure that quality is the key driver for all of SCI’s work at all levels / entities and across all functions / departments – both programming and operations.

Save the Children’s Quality Management team is at the vanguard of change. It is a team that strives to simplify how we work in the pursuit of impact and strategy delivery; bring coherence to the way in which we assess, plan, and deliver continuous improvement across all functions; overhaul our existing Quality Framework to ensure that policies, procedures, and standards are up-to-date and of high quality; and seeks to deliver greater alignment across the movement in how we assess the quality of our work.

Given the size and complexity of the organisation, the postholder needs to be someone who can establish and nuture relationships with a diverse group of senior stakeholders, bridge ‘big picture’ pragmatism with high levels of detail and not be afraid to hold a mirror up to the organisation where needed.

Save the Children is a large and complex organisation with many interdependencies, layers, and duplicative processes across assessment, planning and reporting processes. This role is critical in achieving cross functional buy-in and driving forward complex changes in this area – ensuring that functions align their planning and reporting requirements with these core processes, and only request information from Country and Regional Offices that is deemed mission-critical, minimally burdensome and of value to those involved.

The role will lead the ongoing development of the Quality Framework, to ensure this is effective in supporting staff across SCI to deliver programmes for children with quality and compliance. SCI’s Quality Framework (QF), contains all of SCI’s Policies, Quality Standards, Procedures, Tools and Supporting Guidance. Up to 16,000 staff members are required to follow the mandatory documents (SCI’s Policies and Procedures) contained in the QF. It is therefore crucial that these are high quality, comprehensive and easy to access and use.

The role will be responsible for strengthening the organisation’s approach to quality management primarily within SCI, but also as part of Save the Children Association’s (SCA’s – incorporating all of Save the Children’s Member Offices) wider approach.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Significant years of leadership and management experience in a large and complex INGO.
• Strong experience of designing and implementing quality management / continuous improvement approaches in the aid and development sector.
• Strong experience of designing and implementing change management and organisational development initiatives that aim to strengthen staff behaviours and organisational culture.
• Excellent coordination and relationship building skills using a positive, flexible and collaborative approach to achieve project outcomes.
• Ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements and obstacles with sound judgement, juggle competing priorities, and work effectively under pressure to tight deadlines.
• Substantial experience in communications management, including developing key messaging and reporting for senior management and communicating complicated concepts simply.
• Strong experience of managing staff, using a supportive and empowering approach for staff to perform effectively and reach their potential.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, including the ability to listen well and engage effectively with a broad range of people across different cultures and to act with confidence, credibility, discretion and diplomacy.
• Strong experience in designing and delivering trainings and other capacity building initiatives, both face-to-face and online.
• Competent in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Sharepoint and Outlook. Experience with web-page design a plus.
• Thorough and trustworthy, takes pride in delivering high quality work and gives a high level of attention to detail.
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The MSD Technical Specialist will be responsible for planning and coordinating the implementation of the systemic interventions in the selected sectors, sub-sectors and value chains in the framework of promoting economic inclusion for vulnerable groups. He/she seeks strategic partners and design and implement systemic interventions aligned with the IRiS program's approaches and principles. The role involves providing technical and strategic oversight, identifying capacity gaps, applying innovative systemic solutions, and building partners' capacities. The goal is to ensure sustainable benefits for partners and improved urban services and products for communities.

The MSD Technical Specialist coordinates with market actors, business communities, the chamber of commerce, local government, line Ministries, the urban poor and the wider private sector. He/she will facilitate enterprise development, enhance the capacity of service providers and value chain actors, explore enterprise opportunities and solutions, and provide technical support for business plan development. The position requires market systems development (MSD) expertise for sustainable livelihoods, economic inclusion, and resilience. This includes analyzing systemic constraints and opportunities in selected sub-sectors and designing and implementing interventions accordingly. The MSD Technical Specialist ensures that program targets benefit from enhanced supporting and core market systems, identify and prioritize systemic issues/constraints, and promotes value addition activities through stakeholder consultations. The focus addresses barriers to access, full participation, and benefits for target groups regarding market systems and economic opportunities. He/she will engage key market players in designing and implementing strategic interventions to overcome these identified bottlenecks.

Furthermore, the Market System Development Specialist coordinates inclusive market system development interventions. Focuses on building the capacities of key market actors and marginalized groups, including women and youth, to ensure their market participation. This involves implementing interventions, conducting ongoing sector analysis, and providing inputs, data, and information for designing new intervention activities.

Reports to: Head of Child Poverty Reduction

Staff reporting to this post: No direct reports but the Market System Development Specialist will work closely with the Program Manager, other technical specialists, the Media and communication coordinator, Head of REALM within Save the Children and across IRiS consortium partners.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree or equivalent experiences in economics, Agriculture, Business Administration, development studies, Agribusiness, Natural Resource Policy or other related field, or commensurate private sector or field experience is required.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Minimum of (7) years of professional experience managing and implementing complex development programs in economic growth, market systems facilitations, private-sector development, livelihood programs, rural developments, agribusiness, financial services and/or urban economic empowerment.
• Good understanding of Market System Development (Making markets for the poor M4P) approach and facilitation, including coaching, relationship building, communicating, and being open and willing to work on new initiatives. 
• Extensive knowledge of local economic development, particularly market systems development (MSD/M4P), value chain development, private sector development and entrepreneurship in the international development context
• Experience leading market systems development (MSD) programmes; experience in fragile and conflict afflicted states would be a plus;
• Familiar with all aspects of the relevant market systems, including key actors, information service providers, employers of different scales, Micro-finance institutions (MFI), Banks, Insurance providers, input suppliers, producers, traders, intermediate and terminal markets governance framework (formal and informal) all support markets and functions. 
• Proficiency in program design, work-planning, activity implementation, and monitoring and evaluation, including experience with adaptive management approaches relevant to the Resilience Program.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and strengthening the capacity of private sector entities to identify market opportunities, produce high-quality services and/or manage the growth and development of their business.
• At least 5 years’ experience of leading the design and implementation of humanitarian and development programmes in the field of rural development, climate change adaptation, food security and livelihoods.
• Ability to analyse local economies and diagnose appropriate and practical solutions to facilitate inclusive, pro-poor growth in different value chains and market systems (MSD/M4P)
• Familiar with nutrition-sensitive approaches, financial inclusion, market-based programming, youth and women economic empowerment, cash programming, Household Economy Approach (HEA) and graduation and livelihoods resilience building approaches.
• Track record in successful business development/fundraising USAID, FCDO, European Commission, Private Sector Foundations (e.g. Mastercard or Ford Foundation) 
• Demonstrated program design, monitoring, and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.

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Role Purpose:

The purpose of the role is to lead SCI centre finance operations and provide strategic direction and oversight for SCI’s finance operational processes globally, with excellent customer care standards and a strong financial control environment. The role will be a key contributor to driving SCI’s shared services agenda and lead a global virtual team with members based across SCI’s London centre office and country offices.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• experience of leading a high performing finance operations team (including AP) with strong customer care focus and financial controls
• experience of setting a change agenda and driving operational improvements
• experience of developing policies and procedures, communication, and training plans
• excellent communication skills
• experience with management information systems and strong excel skills
• experience of solving complex issues through analysis
• excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• results oriented with ability to find solutions and make improvements
• ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels
• self-motivated with good time management skills and ability to prioritise workload, anticipate requirements, work to tight deadlines and communicate decisions on a regular basis
• ability to operate in a changing environment: adaptable, flexible and supportive approach
• highest standards of ethics and integrity
• commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable

• leadership experience in a shared service environment
• experience of working in a global multi-currency environment
• experience of Source to Pay systems

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Role Purpose:

Save the Children’s 2022-24 Global Strategy is about disrupting the negative trend and challenging the status quo to accelerate and amplify impact with children. We must think and act differently, together with children and partners, to protect their rights now and for future generations. Strengthening the technical expertise in our implementing offices is a key enabler to collaborate with and shift power to children, communities and local partners.

As a result, Save the Children has recently completed a 5-year transformation programme to strengthen the technical expertise capacity and capability in Save the Children International’s 51 implementing offices, leading to a ~40% increase in the number of senior technical experts working closer to children. This was enabled by an investment of approximately $10m every year since 2019, as well as improved attraction, retention, professional development and financial management of high calibre technical experts in each office.

The two Technical Expertise Officer roles will be key in enabling the sustainability of these improvements by ensuring appropriate reporting, data analysis, knowledge management and support to regions who are accountable for ensuring implementing offices are supported to deliver technical quality.

Where performance issues with technical capability or capacity in an implementing office arise, the role holder(s) will support with diagnosis and course correction under the leadership and direction of the relevant Regional Programme Development and Quality Director.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Demonstrated experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives
• Excellent data management and analysis skills
• Strong communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to communicate with stakeholders across different seniority levels.
• Ability to analyse and present data in a clear and compelling way and tailoring content to different audiences
• Highly organised, with good attention to detail and developed ability to prioritise multiple tasks to meet tight deadlines and organise work
• Ability to adopt a pro-active approach to problem-solving working closely with both the senior colleagues as required and offering solutions as appropriate.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work and communicate across cultures, as part of a geographically dispersed team and across organizations and stakeholders.
• A strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the business.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• True passion for results, responsibility and proactivity
• Understands and believes in Save the Children’s mission and vision; commits to its objectives and willing to adopt Save the Children’s methodology and framework.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Save the Children
• Fluency in additional SCI language (French, Arabic or Spanish)