Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as an Artists and Influencers Senior Manager and play a key role in developing and implementing the Artists and Influencer (A&I) team’s strategic goals, including an increased focus on digital influencers.

The A&I team is a core part of Brand & Creative, responsible for recruiting, managing and developing high profile supporters, influencers and Ambassadors to deliver passionate advocates, audience cut through and brand reach for Save the Children.

As a Senior Manager you will play a key role in developing and implementing the A&I team’s strategic goals, including an increased focus on digital influencers.  Alongside the Head of A&I and two other Senior Managers, you will develop and nurture key relationships with artists and influencers, ensuring all match Save the Children’s values and principles. You will be accountable for developing creative and innovative strategies delivering Save the Children’s core objectives and helping teams from PR, Fundraising, Special Events, Partnerships, Advocacy and more deliver their work to help all children thrive.  

You will advise at a high level internally and externally and will have a particular responsibility for our Digital Influencer work.

In addition you will:

• Work independently with autonomy to provide leadership and high-level expertise around mission critical, key organisational moments plus other projects and activities
• Write and present inspiring proposals for artists, agents, managers and publicists
• Drive and oversee the A&I team’s strategy around international programme visits, ensuring they dovetail with Save the Children’s key campaign priorities, and working with internal teams and country offices to deliver high quality output
• Organise international programme visits, liaising with the programme and other relevant teams, including clear briefing packs and schedules
• Take responsibility for developing and managing budgets.

To be successful you will be a creative thinker with high level negotiation, influencing and networking skills including writing and presenting inspiring proposals for artists. Capable of managing relationships with tact and diplomacy, you will have existing contacts across artists and their teams. You’ll have extensive experience working with artists, influencers and the decision makers associated with them, alongside significant experience setting strategic direction, planning and project managing artist and influencer activity. Additionally, you will have:

• Proven leadership and delivery of high-level  artist or influencer led, complex campaigns for charity, corporate or entertainment client. Projects must have had measurable high-level impact which must be backed by evidence of success
• High level project management, planning and prioritisation skills to manage a varied workload for yourself and your team
• The ability to work independently with autonomy, driving and adapting strategy, confident in dealing and negotiating with internal and external contacts at director and CEO level
• Experience of working within a global disaster and emergency situation and travelling within developing countries is desirable.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 8th March 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Data Planner and play a crucial part in driving a data driven strategy for supporter- centric marketing. This is a 12 month fixed term contract position.

In our Fundraising and Marketing department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As a Data Planner, you will be a source of expert knowledge deployed to a mass supporter engagement squad, providing data planning expertise to deliver great multi-channel campaigns. You will use Adobe Campaign Manager to deliver warm audience selections for direct mail, email, SMS, telephone and paid social marketing campaigns, with a focus on driving supporter action, income and loyalty targets.

You’ll assist in the implementation of new technology initiatives that will enable enhanced data capability for Save the Children, in addition to:

• Using Adobe Campaign Manager to provide targeted audience selections to enable exceptional communications to our supporters.
• Developing strong relationships with other squad members, in order to position data at the heart of decision-making processes
• Being the gate keeper to data integrity, ensuring all marketing meets GDPR standards
• Assisting in the implementation of new organisational initiatives where data planning can add significant value, e.g. improved supporter journey planning

To be successful you will have a passion for using data to optimise marketing and fundraising, with significant experience creating logical queries to select audiences for marketing communications. A pro-active and logical thinker, you’ll be experienced at building reports and providing recommendations to inform marketing strategy. As someone with a superb attention to detail, you will be committed to adhering to the highest levels of data quality and integrity. In addition you will have:

• Excellent stakeholder management and time management skills
• Strong communication and influencing skills, both written and oral
• Experience using relevant tools including Adobe Campaign Manager, Oracle SQL, FastStats and Advanced Excel skills
• Fantastic end to end project management skills including planning, testing and delivery
• The ability to be curious and brave; we encourage you to question the norm, try something new, propose solutions and ways to optimise existing processes.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 27th February 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Data Planner and play a crucial part in driving a data driven strategy for supporter- centric marketing.

In our Fundraising and Marketing department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As a Data Planner, you will be a source of expert knowledge deployed to a mass supporter engagement squad, providing data planning expertise to deliver great multi-channel campaigns. You will use Adobe Campaign Manager to deliver warm audience selections for direct mail, email, SMS, telephone and paid social marketing campaigns, with a focus on driving supporter action, income and loyalty targets.

You’ll assist in the implementation of new technology initiatives that will enable enhanced data capability for Save the Children, in addition to:

• Using Adobe Campaign Manager to provide targeted audience selections to enable exceptional communications to our supporters.
• Developing strong relationships with other squad members, in order to position data at the heart of decision-making processes
• Being the gate keeper to data integrity, ensuring all marketing meets GDPR standards
• Assisting in the implementation of new organisational initiatives where data planning can add significant value, e.g. improved supporter journey planning

To be successful you will have a passion for using data to optimise marketing and fundraising, with significant experience creating logical queries to select audiences for marketing communications. A pro-active and logical thinker, you’ll be experienced at building reports and providing recommendations to inform marketing strategy. As someone with a superb attention to detail, you will be committed to adhering to the highest levels of data quality and integrity. In addition you will have:

• Excellent stakeholder management and time management skills
• Strong communication and influencing skills, both written and oral
• Experience using relevant tools including Adobe Campaign Manager, Oracle SQL, FastStats and Advanced Excel skills
• Fantastic end to end project management skills including planning, testing and delivery
• The ability to be curious and brave; we encourage you to question the norm, try something new, propose solutions and ways to optimise existing processes.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 27th February 2020

We're excited to be able to offer you a new opportunity to join our team in managing our Chester shop.

Do you like being empowered? And empowering others?

Do you have experience of successfully leading a team?

Are you passionate and creative? Are you flexible, adaptable and willing to learn?

We're looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead and inspire those around them. Our successful candidate will be someone who is energetic and positive in their approach and attitude, with the ability to instil this in others. They will be hard working and can lead by example, being hands on themselves when necessary but ultimately with the ability to drive productivity through empowering the volunteer team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who can work with a diverse group of volunteers to create a welcoming  space in our shop to attract more volunteers, donors and supporters.  We are looking for someone who is driven and motivated to raise as much money as possible to help children build a better future, , the right person  needs  to be able to motivate teams  of volunteers to achieve goals and targets. They will need to be able to work collaboratively with peers and colleagues, actively engaging with others and building strong working relationships. Whilst charity retail experience is not essential, we do require someone with a business mind with the ability to make confident commercial decisions using information available to them.

As a Shop Manager, we can offer you a challenging but enjoyable and hugely rewarding role within  Save the Children. We will provide you with the right training, support and coaching you need in order to successfully manage and lead a team of volunteers in running our Chester shop.

Our shop in Chester is in a busy location on the edge of the vibrant city centre.  As Shop Manager you'll be aiming to catch the eye of the influx of day-trippers to the city as well as engaging with the local community to build a volunteer team and secure quality donations.  Our recently refurbished shop will create an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to launch our brand new proposition, creating a warm, friendly and engaging hub for the community.

Does this excite you? Have you got what we're looking for?

If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Working in more than 120 countries, Save the Children does whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats children. Together, we save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website

Closing date: 4th March 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Senior Media Manager and lead on an integrated media strategy that promotes our brand and helps deliver our influencing and corporate objectives to Northern Ireland media audiences.

In our Advocacy and Policy department, we fight for children every single day. We drive political agendas at national and global levels. We integrate lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior Media Manager you will lead on developing and implementing a media and PR plan for Northern Ireland that supports our objectives, clearly identifying target audiences and the appropriate communication channels to reach them. You will build content and outputs that support children and families to tell their stories, using digital and social media to raise awareness for our work and writing influential op-eds for a variety of platforms. You will develop and maintain relationships with key media and stakeholders, leading media engagement with DEC partners.  Additionally, this role will involve:

• News leadership around key humanitarian moments on the planned calendar
• Taking accountability for the excellence of media outputs, across press releases, idea generation
• Identifying opportunities to deliver corporate communications which promote Save the Children, the organisation, as distinct from Save the Children, the cause
• Advising on budget requirements and operate within the budget available.

To be successful you should have experience either as a senior news journalist or in media handling, with a strong track record of success in developing media strategies and obtaining coverage in a variety of outlets.  We are looking for somebody with a strong grasp of Northern Irish, UK and international news and current affairs, with excellent media contacts. You will need strong written and verbal communications skills, with the confidence to act as a spokesperson and write national features, alongside the ability to tailor communications to different audiences. In addition, you should have:

• The ability to work fast, effectively and often under high pressure, as well as motivating others to do the same
• A strong ability to lead teams, managing workloads across disciplines and setting priorities
• Excellent reactive skills and the ability to lead a team in face of breaking stories
• Experience using social and digital media to increase news reach
• Experience of working as a journalist/media manager internationally is desirable.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 1st March 2020

We are seeking someone with proven compliance or internal auditing experience to join us as a Safeguarding Compliance Manager. You will provide effective assurance to the Director of Safeguarding over a wide range of initiatives and functions, including the process of donor reporting, internal safeguarding audit and review, and other measures to ensure Save the Children's compliance with its safeguarding obligations.

Our Safeguarding team works across Save the Children to ensure that safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do.

At Save the Children safeguarding children, our beneficiaries and staff is at the heart of everything we do, as Safeguarding Compliance Manager you will impact the delivery of our services by making sure all of our programmes are compliant ensuring that we are transparent and accountable to the people we serve. You will:  

• Lead and coordinate the process and practice of donor compliance reporting for all safeguarding matters
• Conduct regular assurance visits to programmes, partners and others working directly with children
• Work closely with the Risk Team to ensure that internal audits are well coordinated and actions are completed
• Provide analysis of safeguarding incidents reported to donors and report any emerging trends to allow mitigations to be developed
• Coordinate the organisational response to non-compliance with mandatory safeguarding training and other requirements

Passionate about Save the Children's values, you will have a background in compliance or internal auditing, ideally in the field of safeguarding. You will have experience supporting organisational risk mitigation, particularly across multiple functions or projects involving multiple stakeholders. Holding an audit qualification in a recognised methodology, or with proven equivalent experience, you will also have:

• Multi-disciplinary experience of working successfully with senior management and external stakeholders
• The ability to prioritise your own workload and work autonomously
• The ability to think strategically and respond to challenges
• Proven analytical skills to be able to analyse child safeguarding incident reporting
• Highly developed communication skills (both written and oral)
• Interest and knowledge in the NGO sector.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable people in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 29th February

We are looking for an experienced and committed individual to join us as Business Development Manager, playing a key role in our Business Development team and working closely with SC country office teams in West and Central Africa and Asia to identify, grow and manage our partnerships with major institutional donors and trusts.

Our Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Business Development Manager you will identify, develop and win bids from major institutional donors and trusts and foundations that act like institutions, which will enable Save the Children UK to resource its global strategies by securing programmes which deliver impact at scale for children. Working in close collaboration with the SCI country offices and SCUK technical teams, you will also:

• Help identify potential funding opportunities in priority countries which are in line with SCUK and country strategic plans and thematic priorities.
• Lead the identification of suitable consortium partners, negotiating business and management arrangements with them and drafting content for teaming agreements, and consortium agreements, in coordination with the SCUK Legal Team.
• Lead the production of high quality and fully complaint standard selection questionnaires/expressions of interest and technical and commercial proposals, ensuring they are submitted to donors on time.
• Carry out writing assignments on bids.
• On successful bids, lead and coordinate a contract mobilisation meeting with relevant staff.

To be successful you will have experience of coordinating, writing and securing large and/or complex tenders or grants, preferably for DFID, ECHO, EuropeAid or other major bilateral or multi-lateral donors. Experience of negotiating business and management arrangements for bids with partner organisations is also essential, as is excellent written and verbal communication skills, with French proficiency highly desirable. In addition, you will have:

• Experience in budget building and ensuring compliance with an organisation’s internal finance policies (£1m+) and client requirements.
• Knowledge of key technical areas, relevant to SC UK’s work such as health, education, child protection, gender, livelihoods or resilience.
• Familiarity with donor bidding and management processes.
• Awareness of the principles of value for money in programme planning.
• Impeccable organisational skills.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 25th February 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Social Protection Adviser and play a key role in helping children realise their right to access inclusive and effective social protection programmes. 

In our UK and Global Programmes department, we fight for children every single day. We deliver humanitarian and development programmes. We build partnerships with institutional donors, including governments, multi-laterals and trusts. We drive lasting change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Social Protection Adviser you will lead on the design and implementation of high-quality child sensitive social protection programmes, collaborating actively with cross-organizational teams to develop new social protection strategies. You will identify new opportunities for advancing child-sensitive social protection, providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SCUK social protection approaches. You will work with country office staff to ensure that proposal budgets adequately incorporate technical resource requirements, supporting the development of their policy and advocacy strategies. In addition you will:

• Analyse national social protection policies and systems in regard to child-sensitivity to identify areas of engagement for Save the Children
• Collaborate closely with Country Offices and our Programme Partnerships team to ensure high quality donor reporting
• Act as a champion for child-sensitive social protection across the organization, being able to clearly articulate its central importance for achieving our shared goals.

To be successful you will be an excellent communicator, with good influencing and advisory skills, as well as the ability to think and plan strategically. You will demonstrate understanding and experience of key issues in social protection, and how they relate to child-sensitive programmes. Capable of analysing complex data in relation to social protection and poverty, you will have a good understanding of analysis on national social protection systems and some understanding of recent debates and advances relating to shock-responsive social protection. Additionally, you will have:

• A proven track record of institutional funding success, either for research or programming
• Experience of working overseas in an international development or humanitarian capacity
• An ability to work independently with minimal administrative support and to effectively manage competing priorities
• A willingness and ability to travel up to 30% of work time, including at short notice and occasionally to remote and insecure locations
• An academic/professional qualification at post-graduate level or equivalent in economics, social policy or a related field.

A working knowledge of French is desirable.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 23rd February 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? As Philanthropy and Trusts Manager you will manage a portfolio of relationships with an aspiration to secure five and six figure gifts from Trusts and Foundations.

In our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don't rest until the work is done.

You will be a key member of our growing Trusts team, working as part of the larger Major Giving & Trusts team. This role will help drive and implement an ambitious strategy to grow Trusts and Foundation income, to help achieve the Partnerships & Philanthropy Department's ambition to raise £250m by 2020. You will cultivate, grow and steward relationships Trusts and Foundations, ensuring a tailored, inspiring and personalised journey with Save the Children.

• Manage a diverse portfolio of trusts and foundations
• Actively drive new business by working with our prospect research team, and seeking opportunities to network and attending internal and external events
• Develop and implement strategic, creative and bespoke donor plans
• Produce high quality written proposals, making verbal presentations tailored specifically to inspire and captivate donors.

To be successful you will have outstanding interpersonal skills and a passion for the international development sector.  You will need to have experience in navigating complex organisations, as well as of building and managing relationships with high-level stakeholders. As someone with a strong understanding of the principles of major gift fundraising you will also have:

• Experience of working in a trust fundraising environment or similar experience of working with potential high-level funders and supporters.
• Proven experience of producing high quality written communication material.
• Proven track record of delivering against agreed targets, timescales and objectives.
• Computer literacy: ability to undertake word processing and to access and update databases.
• Exceptional influencing skills with the ability to be credible and persuasive at all levels internally and externally.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Jobs are positioned within the salary structure on the basis of evaluation. New employees would normally be appointed at the bottom of the grade, however the appointed salary may also take into account the relevant experience a candidate brings to a role. Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 27th February

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Head of Business Development and be responsible for leading all business development and associated strategic engagement on behalf of the Humanitarian Learning Academy.

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy is a team within Save the Children UK’s Humanitarian Department whose mission is to enable people around the world to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries.  

As Head of Business Development you will lead on the implementation of the Academy’s Funding Strategy, overseeing all elements of resource income generation across the Network. You will oversee the account management of all donors, exploring innovative methods of fundraising and leading on the implementation of a go to market strategy. Additionally, you will lead a team of experienced high-performing individuals to support with the delivery of the Academy Funding Strategy, establishing a coordinating function to:

• Meet our ambitious targets
• Implement funding processes and systems to continuously improve efficiency 
• Create a central bank of intelligence on all leads and potential prospects
• Ensure that all funding opportunities are shared and appropriately assessed by the relevant stakeholders before they are progressed 
• Ensure that relationships are transitioned to the relevant team/individual for delivery once secured.

To be successful you will be highly output orientated with excellent leadership skills and a proven track record of setting, delivering and tracking strategic direction that supports financial decision making. Experienced at leading a fundraising and/or social enterprise function, you will have demonstrable success and expertise in managing relationships with a variety of stakeholders. As someone with excellent communication and networking skills, you will demonstrate a proven ability to produce high-quality, engaging communications. In addition, you will have:

• Previous experience producing high value fundraising proposals and securing significant donations (£500K +) from major donors, charitable trusts and foundations and/or corporates 
• The ability to manage financial information relating to project budgets, query inaccuracies and present this information in an understandable and appropriate way. 
• Experience of team management, motivating and developing others in a leadership position 
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to review complex and potentially conflicting information sets, and make a clear recommendation.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 19th February 2020

Please note - initial phone interviews will be held on 20th/21st February and face to face interviews will take place on week commencing 24th February

12 month contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? As Senior Partnerships Manager you will be responsible for leading one of our largest and most transformational corporate partnerships, securing vital income and wider non financial support to deliver long term impact and change, aligned with Save the Children's ambitions for children.

At Save the Children we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our mission for change. We go the extra mile - and we don't rest until the work is done.

As Senior Partnerships Manager you will lead and deliver the partnerships' strategy and objectives, including exceeding income targets and securing wider strategic value and support through ground breaking programming, influencing and delivering against advocacy goals. You will devise and implement creative and innovative fundraising initiatives, , monitoring performance, income, expenditure through use of targets and KPIs.  You will manage global commercial activities, ensuring a clear and effective marketing and PR plan is deployed. Additionally, you will:

• Build and steward strong external relationships  with senior business leaders and corporate contacts  at all levels
• Work effectively across teams in the UK and globally  to develop and deliver partnership programmes and objectives
• Lead  the development and delivery of strategic  marketing initiatives Take a proactive senior role in feeding into the corporate partnerships strategy, generating ideas, bringing external insight and taking a lead in agreed areas of delivery
• Prepare and deliver presentations, proposals, and reports leading on regular partnership reviews

To be successful you will be a confident communicator, a collaborative team player with excellent networking and influencing skills. You will bring  solid experience in corporate fundraising and working on multi-layered and global NGO-corporate partnerships. You should  have a commercial outlook based on a career of experience in managing long-term partnerships, as well as excellent project management and planning skills. Diplomatic and persuasive, you will have a proven track record of delivering creative solutions to overcome obstacles. In addition, you will have: 

• Confidence in networking with, and influencing, senior people both internally and externally in order to achieve agreed outcomes
• The ability to think creatively and to develop tailor made propositions  
• The ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload in a pressured environment
• Knowledge and understanding of international development and programming.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 23rd February 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Operations Advisor for the Start Network and provide operational advice and support to colleagues in the successful planning, implementation and ongoing delivery of the Anticipation and Risk Financing and portfolio. 

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

The Start Network is made up of more than 40 aid agencies, and it aims to deliver more effective emergency aid, harnessing the power and knowledge of the network to make faster and better decisions to help people affected by crises. It advocates for radical change to the system so that the world can better deal with the humanitarian challenges of today and in the future.

As Operations Advisor you will contribute to the development of the Anticipation and Risk Financing portfolio of work, cooperating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of identified pilot projects.  You will support the Operations Lead in the establishment of effective and agile ways of working within the team, helping to recruit the talent needed to deliver on team objectives. You will contribute to the mobilisation of funds for Start Network initiatives by building strong relationships with relevant donor counterparts, as well as developing proposals and budgets to submit to donor targets for funding. In addition you will:

• Support the Operations Lead with financial management of the Anticipation and Risk Finance portfolio, ensuring compliance with donor and SCUK protocols
• Manage the operational requirements of current and future initiatives to identify, source and manage external advice as required (legal, risk, compliance)
• Support the development of a strong team identity and culture, developing effective ways of working with colleagues in other teams (Start Programmes and Start Network)
• Support the development and implementation of a strategy for nationally and regionally led network growth relating to crisis anticipation, early warning and risk financing.

To be successful you will be a strong analytical thinker and creative problem-solver with substantial experience in setting up and managing operational projects. This will include demonstrating capacity to design, plan, manage and report on multi-donor, multi-country projects.  You will need excellent interpersonal skills and a good ability to manage and build effective partnerships, with significant experience in procurement in financial management. You will ideally have worked in disaster-prone countries and be familiar with the operational challenges involved. Additionally, you will have:

• Substantial experience in humanitarian context, knowledge of the sector and current approaches to financing
• Experience in partnership development and/or networks, with a track record of brokering and/or cultivating successful relationships.
• Competency in a second language (specifically French, Spanish or Arabic)
• A good knowledge of the humanitarian financing policy arena and/or business development (desirable).

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 1st March 2020

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as the Senior PR Manager in our new Aware Squad, playing a key role in raising the profile of Save the Children UK amongst key target audiences by developing and delivering projects that command media attention and coverage.

In our Marketing, Fundraising and Communications department, we fight for children every single day. We inspire millions of people, from individuals to large corporates, to support our quest for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior PR Manager you will project manage PR support for Save the Children’s Aware Squad, working with the right PR team members to develop and execute creative ways to deliver on the Supporter Engagement plan. You will ensure that PR output champions Save the Children’s brand, maximizing parternships, celebrity involvement and creative ideas. This role will involve managing PR plans to ensure effective prioritization, delivering popular media coverage on key strategic campaigns, and writing and coordinating media releases and briefings. In addition you will:

• Develop and maintain close working relationships with journalists (especially those on features, women’s, lifestyle, showbiz outlets) across print, digital and broadcast media
• Leverage social media and new technologies to develop digital-first PR campaigns, including influencer activations.
• Represent the PR & Digital Media team within the multi-disciplinary Aware squad, liaising between the two teams to deliver on develop PR strategies and provide PR consultancy for new Save the Children’s marketing initiatives. 

To be successful you will be an excellent communicator, with a comprehensive knowledge of the external media environment and a minimum of 5 years’ experience of mass-market PR. You will need sound strategic thinking, planning and organisational skills, with experience developing and executing PR strategies across multiple media platforms and a track record of success in obtaining strong media coverage for a variety of outlets. You will also have excellent personal contacts in relevant journalists, PR and Marketing professionals. Additionally, you will have:

• Experience working in a busy, high-pressure Press Office, Marketing/Public Relations agency or similar environment.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and make decisions on what to prioritise when working under pressure on a number of projects.
• Excellent writing skills – including writing compelling press releases, features and comment pieces.
• Strong journalistic skills of identifying and shaping key media lines
• Ability to travel at short notice

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 23rd February 2020

11 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Senior Nutrition Policy and Advocacy Adviser and lead on the development and delivery of Save the Children UK's nutrition global nutrition financing advocacy strategy.

In our Advocacy and Policy department, we fight for children every single day. We drive political agendas at national and global levels. We integrate lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. We go the extra mile - and we don't rest until the work is done.

As Senior Nutrition Policy and Advocacy Adviser you will support the development and implementation of the organisation's hunger and nutrition strategy You will work with new and existing partners to ensure strong accountability for political and financial nutrition commitments, as well as working with colleagues from across the organisation to ensure that Save the Children country offices are aligned with national level efforts. You will strive to ensure that nutrition remains high on the global agenda, monitoring trends in the external environment and identifying opportunities to promote our advocacy objectives. In addition you will:

• Develop and lead the organisation's policy and advocacy positions in key strategic areas of the nutrition advocacy strategy, including influencing the UK government
• Develop a network of key contacts in the international policy community and to build relationships with key contacts in governments, international bodies, corporates, the International Save the Children Alliance and NGO's
• Support the Head of Hunger and Nutrition with, or directly hold, relationships with stakeholders amongst a variety of NGOs, think tanks, and governments
• Be a confident and knowledgeable representative of Save the Children externally, including engaging government and multi-lateral representatives at high level meetings, roundtables and conferences.

To be successful you will have extensive advocacy experience and a track record of influencing successfully, ideally within an NGO context, alongside proven experience of policy research and reporting. You will have an excellent knowledge of development finance and a proven ability to assess trends and developments likely to affect advocacy. You will have significant experience of interacting with and influencing governments, as well as of working effectively with civil society organisations. Additionally, you will have:

• An understanding of human/child rights and development, international relations and trends in donor policy
• Experience in effective team work, leadership, and outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel to developing countries – up to 6 weeks each year
• An academic qualification at post graduate level or equivalent on issues directly related to food security, livelihoods and nutrition or international development policy.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 20th February 2020