Fixed term 2 year contract

Internationally Mobile

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Then join us as a Nurse in our Emergency Health Unit, managing the daily nursing activities in our emergency health responses. This could involve either support to emergency primary health care, acute watery diarrhea or mass vaccination.

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.

As EHU Nurse, you will be regularly deployed to humanitarian emergencies and as such expected to support the set up and daily operations related to emergency health programmes. In addition you will work with the clinical lead to develop nursing standard operation procedures for the programme, supporting emergency preparedness activities in the East and Southern Africa region and on deployment take responsibility for nursing activities with the response. In addition you will:

· Become familiar with the overall content and function of module, primary health care, immunization and acute watery diarrhea management and its deployment

• Together with the clinical lead develop Standards Operations Procedures (SOPs) for required nursing activities and community outreach activities related to primary health care mobile services, immunization and management of acute watery diarrhea
• Assist in the recruitment and management of outreach health promotion teams with the WASH team
• Assist in providing weekly drug consumption and vaccination reports in time
• Review and facilitate all referrals of patients following agreed referral protocols and ensure all referrals are documented and reported and where possible followed up.

To be successful you will be registered Nurse, qualified from recognised centre with experience in primary health care, general practice and media nursing. As well as strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English you will also have experience working in insecure environments. In addition you will have:

• Experience in dispensing and vaccination
• Strong experience, of humanitarian healthcare with experience of setting up large scale emergency health programmes from scratch
• Experience of working in a district hospital overseas working on management and clinical care
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• The ability to work in and maintain a positive team dynamic in insecure environment.

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.

Closing date: 22nd December 2019

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 excited to be able to offer you an opportunity to join our team.

We’re looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead, inspire and empower those around them. Our successful candidate will be someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and attitude, with the energy to instil this in others. They will be able to work collaboratively with peers and colleagues, actively engaging with others and building strong working relationships. We also require someone with a business mind with the ability to make confident commercial decisions.

As a Shop Manager, we can offer you a challenging but enjoyable and hugely rewarding role with Save the Children. We will provide you with the right support and coaching you need in order to successfully manage and lead a team of volunteers in running one of our Mary’s Living & Giving shops.

The Mary’s Living & Giving philosophy is about bringing the local community to life, creating a welcoming environment for people to come together with energy, kindness and love.

Does this excite you? Is this something you can believe in?

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.

Closing date: 15th December 2019

Do you have experience of successfully leading a team? Are you passionate and creative? Are you flexible, adaptable and willing to learn? We’re excited to be able to offer you an opportunity to join our team.

We’re looking for someone who loves working with people and has the ability to lead, inspire and empower those around them. Our successful candidate will be someone who is friendly and positive in their approach and attitude, with the energy to instil this in others. They will be able to work collaboratively with peers and colleagues, actively engaging with others and building strong working relationships. We also require someone with a business mind with the ability to make confident commercial decisions (candidates without retail experience will be considered).

As a Shop Manager, we can offer you a challenging but enjoyable and hugely rewarding role with 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 the shop.

Save the Children shops are at the heart of the community, providing a welcoming and positive environment for people to come together to volunteer, donate and shop.

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.

Closing Date: 8 December 2019

10 month fixed term contract

We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as Senior Economist, working closely with the Director of Evidence and Learning, to provide strategic leadership to Save the Children in the field of programme value for money. This is a maternity cover contract. 

Our Global Programmes department delivers humanitarian and development programmes, builds partnerships with institutional donors – including governments, multi-laterals and trusts – and drives lasting change. Our Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns department uses programme and other evidence to drive impact mainly through policy change. Together, we save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.

As Senior Economist you will be expected to lead work within Save the Children UK and supporting the wider movement to apply rigorous and proportionate methods for the appraisal, assessment and management of value for money in our programmes and advocacy.  You will support the strengthening of our learning culture, providing thought leadership on value for money and supporting the development of wider capacity to generate and use VFM analysis in the organisation. You will work with a range of stakeholders in SCUK, SC member organisations and Save the Children International (SCI) across multiple programmes and countries. In addition you will:

• Keep relevant teams up to date with leading practices in the sector and donor expectations relating to Value for Money or economic assessments
• Contribute to the development of a Save the Children Evidence and Learning strategy, ensuring effective focus on VFM in our evidence and learning agenda, and articulating a distinct Save the Children ‘VFM offer’
• In collaboration with Economics advisors, lead the development and ongoing revisions of a capacity building approach to strengthen VFM practice across our SCUK teams and, in time, the wider movement
• Provide robust and authoritative support in the roll-out of the SCUK VFM approach across strategic interventions
• Engage with SCI to ensure basic costing data are embedded as standard in programme MEAL frameworks and data collection software.

To be successful you will have a postgraduate qualification in development economics or related quantitative/qualitative discipline, such as economics, development evaluation, operations research or research methodology. You should also have proven skills in impact evaluations, cost-benefit/effectiveness analysis and/or value for money studies with international development projects. In addition you will have:

• Outstanding influencing skills, with a proven ability to influence peers and senior colleagues through the building of cross-organisational relationships and mobilisation of support for key issues
• Curiosity, and a desire to use and promote evidence, feedback and learning to deliver improved outcomes
• Excellent leadership and collaborative skills
• Substantial practical experience in providing technical assistance and training
• The ability to communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence, including communicating complex technical issues to non-specialists
• The ability to travel and at times to remote and insecure locations for up to 6 weeks in total per year

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.

Closing Date: 23rd November 2019

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer and be responsible for maintaining and supporting the infrastructure platforms that our teams rely on.

In our Support Services department, we fight for children every single day. We provide leadership and direction in the business of running an efficient organisation. We ensure our resources are used to maximum effect. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Senior Infrastructure Engineer you will be the design authority for all physical and virtual infrastructures, enterprise storage and cloud technologies focussing on Office365 and Azure. You will assist in the development of the 1st/2nd line support function, working with the 3rd Line application and network teams to ensure that all systems and support are aligned with technical and business requirements. In addition you will:

• Be expected to liaise with all levels of computer users, support staff and outside vendors to quickly understand, evaluate and remedy server and network technical support issues as and when they occur
• Work with 2nd line and the Service Desk in incident resolution and problem management, also providing guidance and knowledge transfer for specific tasks
• Provide 3rd Line infrastructure support to Save the Children UK users within the defined SLA’s, prioritising workload where needed and managing conflict resolution
• Ensure that detailed documentation is in place for all infrastructure systems in the live production and test environments to enable existing and new team members to support Save the Children UK infrastructure.

To be successful you will be a self-starter with excellent interpersonal and analytical skills with an MCSE or equivalent. You will have a good understanding of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – 2016, Microsoft Hyper-V clustering and  proficiency in managing and configuring AD, DFS, DNS, Group Policy, ADFS, etc. In addition you will preferably have experience in:

• VMware ESXi clustering
• Microsoft Office 365: Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive for Business
• Backup/Disaster Recovery Products
• Anti-Virus Products
• Microsoft RDS/VDI Deployments
• Microsoft Azure technologies including Azure ADDS, VMs, Enterprise apps, Storage accounts, Virtual networks, B2B, etc.

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: 22nd November 2019

We’re excited to be able to offer you a new opportunity to join our team in as a Community Shop Manager at two of our Belfast shops.  

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 atmosphere in each shop to attract more volunteers, donors and supporters. As well as being someone who is driven and motivated by raising money for Save the Children, the right candidate will be able to motivate their teams to achieve goals and targets for the shop in a positive way. 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 dual-site Shop Manager, we can offer you a challenging but enjoyable and hugely rewarding role with 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 Belmont Road & Holywood shops.

Save the Children shops are at the heart of the community, providing a welcoming and positive environment for people to come together to volunteer, donate and shop.

Our shop in Holywood is in the heart of the high street in this busy and vibrant area. Surrounded by an eclectic mix of boutique shops, charity retailers, coffee houses and award-winning eateries. You’ll be aiming to catch the eye of the influx of day-trippers to the town as well as engaging with the local community to build a volunteer team and secure quality donations. Less than 4 miles away in East Belfast lies our Belmont Road shop. With a bustling city village feel this is a great location and you will be catering to a diverse mix of local residents, encouraging them to shop, donate and support our cause.

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.

Closing date: 25th November 2019

9 month fixed term contract

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as an Emergency Health Unit Primary Health Team Logistics Manager and provide logistics expertise and leadership to the deployment of one of the Primary Health Team modules.

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.

As Logistics Manager you will provide expertise on the appropriate preparedness and prioritisation of the supply chain and set-up for one of the Emergency Health Unit Primary Health Teams. These consist of the primary health clinic, a diarrheal disease module and a mass vaccination module. You will provide guidance and support to the MedLog on the medical and pharmaceutical supply chain, identifying, training and supervising relevant local and national staff.  You will be prepared for an urgent deployment within 72 hours for up to 120 days to provide logistic leadership. In addition you will:

• Facilitate a shared logistics/supply chain work-plan for the team with clear ways of working and communication beyond the team
• Manage and support logistics staff including ensuring strong unit structure, clear division of responsibilities, clear objectives, and management of performance – both on and off deployment
• Contribute to the strategic development of the Emergency Health Unit supply chain and preparedness
• Monitor supply chain expenditure, contributing to the budget development for future grant proposals in support of the strategic development of the EHU when requested
• Be very familiar with the entire existing EHU supply chain capacity and range of options and resources available to support an EHU deployment.

To be successful you will have excellent planning, management and coordination skills with experience in all technical areas of supply chain operations. You will have significant in large disaster responses and medical supply chain management, with a good understanding of best practices of managing a health facility. In addition you will have:

• Experience of developing and implementing a complex domestic, regional and international supply chain to support large emergency programmes, and coordinating resources to meet the programme objectives
• Proficient numerical skills with the ability to manage an operational logistics budget
• Experience of advising and supporting others at all levels with logistics aspects of a programme, with the ability to build relationships quickly
• Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure and resources.

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: 9th December 2019

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Programme Manager in the Humanitarian Capacity Building team and be responsible for the development and delivery of the Mid-Level FIELD Managers Programme and other specialist humanitarian programmes.

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.

As Programme Manager – Humanitarian Capacity Building, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of the Mid-Level FIELD Managers Programme and giving advisory support to the broader Humanitarian Capacity Building portfolio of specialist humanitarian programmes.  You will deliver training and facilitation for national and international staff from a range of different NGOs and INGOs, as well as overseeing the delivery of quality learning programmes; including event management, managing mixed facilitation teams, running scenario exercises and coaching participants. In addition you will:

• Manage complex projects within the Learning and Development NGO sector
• Act as faculty on accredited programmes including the assessment, marking and provision of feedback to learners
• Support the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of learning, feeding into the improvement and development of programmes
• Strategically ensure that Save the Children is an effective, collaborative and influential partner, influencing high-level external working groups where possible
• Support other members to build their capacity building infrastructure and programme management methodology.

To be successful you will be an excellent communicator with good networking skills and experience of designing and delivering high quality and impactful learning, including overseeing writing of content. Experienced in providing advice on the conception, design, development and evaluation of learning and development solutions, you will have direct experience of people development approaches as well as good facilitation and training skills. In addition you will have:

• Experience of designing and creating high quality blended learning programmes in a global context
• A good understanding of the Humanitarian sector with experience of working in a humanitarian context or in emergency response
• Excellent project management, problem-solving and organisational skills, gained through managing complex cross-organisational projects with multiple stakeholders
• Extensive experience of designing and delivering trainings and workshops to mixed ability and mixed language groups.

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: 24th November 2019

18 month fixed term contract

Do you want to be part of an organisation that fights for children every single day? Then join us as Learning Technologist, supporting the planned expansion of our online and mobile learning offer, targeting humanitarians working on the frontlines of emergency response.

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.

As Learning Technologist you will be responsible for the development and delivery of quality, engaging online digital learning resources across the portfolio of specialist humanitarian training programmes, and giving advisory support to the broader Humanitarian Capacity Building team. You will also champion and apply emerging innovations in e-learning, and design, develop and measure the effectiveness of our online learning and development initiatives. In addition you will:

• Work with programme staff to define their content requirements and identify/develop appropriate and innovative digital solutions in line with adult learning principles and online learning pedagogie
• Implement new approaches to digital humanitarian learning, rooted in the principles of flexibility, open access, innovation, collaboration and participatory design
• Engage in research into, and develop an evidence-base for, innovative and effective technology enhanced learning in humanitarian contexts
• Build in-house skills that aim to embrace and exploit more fully the use of technology for capacity building.

To be successful you will have experience in an e-learning or learning technologist role with knowledge of current trends and practices in instructional design and technology-enhanced learning. You will bring experience, and innovative and creative ideas to the development and design of online and blended learning experiences. Adaptable, with a ‘can do’ attitude, you will have clear enthusiasm for online learning evidenced by an awareness of advances and key issues in the industry. In addition you will have:

• Expertise relating to pedagogical concepts, lesson/curriculum planning and instructional design
• Demonstrable experience of creating high quality, engaging and effective multimedia, interactive learning content
• A creative approach to learning design, with strong interest in innovation
• Demonstrated experience working with online learning standards SCORM, AICC, LTI and xAPI
• Experience of video creation and sound editing with strong visual design 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.

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: 30th November 2019