Jobs at Save the Children

The specific purpose of the Institutional Partnerships Development Specialist role is to build on these foundations to ensure targeted and timely support to a set of ‘focus’ accounts and Member offices and continue to develop a strong culture of learning and mutual accountability around our institutional partnership work. The post holder will strengthen and improve ways of working across teams and offices, identify and roll out partnership and account management best practice approaches, processes, tools and systems, enhance accountabilities and performance and maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the account management set up. The role will also support the development of effective communities of practice around institutional funding and partnership management to share learnings and best practice globally.

This work will include close collaboration with the other parts of the PFIP team (Insight Development; Portfolio Development; People Development; Governance and Strategy Development) and with other teams at SCI Centre. It will rely on strong and productive relationships with partnership development specialists and institutional funding teams across the members and with relevant SCI teams, principally at the regional level.

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.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Significant experience and knowledge of institutional donor partnership management, or comparative experience. 
• Knowledge of general and donor-specific good practices in institutional partnership management (both internal and external)
• Understanding of capacity building approaches; experience and knowledge of developing specific tools and guidance, and/or experience leading trainings would be an advantage.
• Demonstrable experience in complex stakeholder and strategic relationship management, including an ability to influence and gain agreement for ideas and proposals from a variety of stakeholders
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Proactive and collaborative approach
• Commitment to Save the Children values
• Attention to detail and the ability to follow tasks and ideas through to completion
• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability in order to respond to changing needs

Desirable

• Experience of working with Save the Children in an institutional partnership management-related role.
• Competency in one or more of Save the Children's working languages (French/ Spanish/ Arabic)

CLOSING: 12 MAY 2023 

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The Global Goal Team Lead will take a hands on approach to overseeing (and sometimes lead, design or assist) deliverables that are timely, strategic, country and impact focused and demand-driven. This will include oversight and support to multiple work-streams and cross-cutters, which are likely to include those related to technical excellence, advocacy & campaigns, knowledge management & learning, evidence generation and synthesis innovations, and strategic partnerships. This role will work closely with the Head of Programmes, who will oversee the technical content development for the Goal, together with sub thematic leads and Technical Working Groups.

With senior-level leadership experience in country settings, proven operational and entrepreneurial skills that can turn theory into action, the post-holder will inspire a culture of “getting the right things done” with solid project management skills and an ability to cut through organisational complexity, alongside a drive for programme quality (supported via the Head of Programmes). This role will work closely with technical specialists to bring together design and delivery. The post-holder will also need strong skills in line management, team planning, and performance management, with experience in public speaking and influencing of senior stakeholders (i.e. at CEO/SLT level).

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• 10+ years’ experience within the sector, with a focus on driving operational delivery
• Experience of working for an international humanitarian organisation, including developing-country experience in a response setting
• An entrepreneurial and “can-do” attitude, with willingness to make things happen
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to assimilate and process large amounts of information into a coherent and compelling narrative
• The ability to present arguments clearly and convincingly to influence a variety of audiences
• 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 and written skills in English
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• The ability to manage and juggle a complex and varied workload, at times working independently, at others working to tight deadlines under time pressure
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours in the event of emergencies
• Commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable

• Experience with Save the Children Country Office operations
• Existing understanding and exposure to Save the Children governance structures
• Movement experience and understanding of how functions operate (e.g. Fundraising, Finance, Award Management)
• Experience in the coordination of various stakeholders

CLOSING: 19MAY 2023