Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a Marketing Executive and ensure our marketing is engaging, accurate and inspires our supporters.

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 a Marketing Executive you will support the Marketing Managers to deliver great multi-channel campaigns, with a focus on audience, driving ambitious brand awareness, supporter action, income and loyalty targets. You will maintain accurate records of campaign activity, developing and running regular reports. Working across a range of engagement opportunities and propositions, you will aim to deepen supporter engagement and drive long term value. In addition, you will:

• Deliver key marketing materials as part of an overall campaign plan, across a range of marketing including email, display, paid social, direct mail, TV, radio and out of home
• Liaise with external suppliers to implement robust systems and customer care services to ensure smooth campaign delivery and optimum supporter experience
• Ensure customer supporter insight and data analysis play a pivotal role in our marketing.

To be successful you will be a team player with excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, and the ability to prioritise a varied workload.  You will need experience in the delivery of marketing across at least two media types (e.g. Paid social, Display, PPC, TV, VOD, Press, Radio, Direct Mail), as well as of working with external partners such as media and creative agencies. Additionally, you will have:

• Project management experience with a proven ability to plan and manage activity that delivers complex projects on time and to budget
• Experience of designing and delivering customer experiences either online or in person
• A passionate commitment to the cause and ability to convey this enthusiasm in an impassioned and clear way
• Willingness to carry out duties outside office hours.

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.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: Sunday 2nd May 2021

Please note - whilst this role is advertised as office based, Save The Children UK will remain a remote-working organisation until at least 30 June 2021.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK.

The job of a Save the Children's UK Media Manager is fast-paced and fulfilling.

• Do you have a successful track record of  driving media coverage with demonstrable results?
• Do you have proven knowledge of the UK media landscape covering news, consumer and PR?
• Are you passionate about influencing decision makers to achieve change?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

 

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

 

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Head of the News Team, the Media Manager is an active member of the Policy, Advocacy, and Campaigns department which is responsible for driving political agendas both nationally and globally.

The Media Manager will play a key role in increasing public awareness of Save the Children UK and promoting the work we do with a particular focus on amplifying our policy, research and campaigning work to improve the children we aim to protect.  

Key duties will involve collaborating with campaigners across the charity to identify newsworthy media opportunities, writing strong media pitches, press releases, statements which generate maximum impact and comment pieces and pitching stories.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Media Manager will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Media Manager will be a key focal point for media management at time of humanitarian disasters, large global international launches and influencing opportunities. Key duties will focus on:

• Providing input into the generation, writing and production of impactful content which influences policy makers and key stake holders

• Collaborating cross-organisationally, influencing teams and achieving good media outcomes for UK and International issues

• Responding quickly to breaking news both in the UK and internationally to project our programme issues into high profile media

• Building media partnerships to keep our work and issues in the news

• Helping to bring on board influential commentators to create debate around and champion our issues

• Leading on developing strategies to publicise fundraising appeals for slow onset crises or emergency responses

• Mapping, building and maintaining relationships with key journalists, editors, commentators, opinion formers, bloggers and documentary makers

• Protecting Save the Children's reputation, developing and implementing crisis management media strategies and rebuttal (when required)

• Acting as a spokesperson for Save the Children (when required)

• Travelling across the UK and overseas to provide effective media support to Save the Children initiatives and campaigns (when possible and required)

• Taking turns on the out of hours rota

Person Profile

Experience

• Degree in journalism, communications, international development or related field

• Significant experience in news journalist, press officer or other type of media handling role

• Experience writing key messages such as press releases, media briefings and opinion pieces which generate excellent coverage across different types of national and global media

• Experience of project managing complex media outcomes across different outlets and across different countries

Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate complex information quickly and concisely

• Ability to effectively project manage in scenarios of competing priorities and high pressure

• Ability to influence decision makers to achieve change

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Closing date: 18th April

Please note - whilst this role is advertised as office based, Save The Children UK will remain a remote-working organisation until at least 30 June 2021.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK.

The job of a Save the Children's UK Business Development Pricing Lead is interesting and fulfilling.

• Are you commercially minded with a passion for data and numbers?
• Do you enjoy analysing and interrogating data?
• Are you passionate about using data to influence business decisions?
• Do you have exceptional interpersonal, influencing and relationship-building skills?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Business Development Team Lead, the Business Development Pricing Lead is an active member of the Business Development Team that is responsible for demonstrating to our donors the benefits for them of working with Save the Children through the delivery compelling and mutually beneficial proposals which deliver real change for children.

As Business Development Pricing Lead, you will enable Save the Children to secure large-scale, multi-million-pound contract and grant funding from FCDO, The World Bank and other Institutional donors, working closely with Senior/Business Development Managers, Technical Leads, Finance Managers, and consortium partners in the UK and Country Offices, throughout the design process. You will also lead the pricing of proposals and support the development of winning commercial strategies using effective analysis to assess competitiveness of programme design and pricing.

Key duties will include leading the pricing and budgeting process for bids and ensuring proposal budgets and pricing are in line with technical design, operational planning and the commercial strategy. You will also play a lead role on undertaking analyses to support the development of pricing strategies, cashflow forecasts, financial risk assessments and payment-by-results contracting modalities.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Business Development Pricing Lead will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

• Play a lead role in the programme design process advising on the development of winning cost/price strategies, underpinned by robust assessment of funder ToRs and scoring criteria, market competition and programme need.
• Lead production of high quality, well-written narrative for commercial and financial proposals.
• Support Business Development Managers to agree and negotiate commercial arrangements with partners organisations. Serve as lead liaison point with consortium partners in relation to budgeting and pricing.
• Support Business Development Managers to undertake pricing and commercial negotiations with funders.

Tools, Templates and Capacity Building

• Create and maintain ready-to-use Excel-based pricing templates and tools for services/PBR contracts for key Institutional funders. Adapt templates as required for specific requirements of each opportunity.
• Troubleshoot and support end-users with application and use of templates and tools.
• Support COs and Regional Portfolio Teams to mobilise projects, post-win, for specific conditions of contracts and grants.
• Lead on commercial aspects of kick-off/mobilisation activities, supporting Country Teams to meet requirements of service contracts and other PBR funding modalities.
• Benchmark Save the Children UK’s costs and pricing in bids.
• Undertake on-the-job training and capacity building activities on commercial proposal development with country office operational and finance staff and HQ based staff, as appropriate. 

Person Profile

Technical Skills:

• Competent in the development of large budgets (£1m+) for institutional donors and presenting budget information to donors.
• Preference for experience of pricing contracts and/or grants involving payment-by-results.
• Preference for experience in consortium/partnership development or management, with a focus on commercial arrangements.
• Solid understanding of value for money (VfM) principles.
• Solid understanding of financial principles and systems. Experience of using financial systems.
• Confident in mathematics, an advanced user of Excel (advanced formulas and functions for example), with ability to translate qualitative information into logical budgeting/pricing.

Personal Skills:

• Excellent inter-personal skills and clear ability to build and maintain both internal and external relationships at a variety of levels.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to provide support to multiple bids.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills in relation to complex stakeholder networks/matrix relationships.
• Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Rigorous and methodical, with excellent attention to detail.
• Willingness and ability to travel overseas several times a year.

Education/Professional Skills:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in programmatic/financial/commercial discipline.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Please note applications will be considered on a rolling basis

The job of a Save the Children's UK Head of Brand is busy and varied.

• Are you a highly experienced brand marketeer with track record of leading and delivering successful brand campaigns?
• Do you have strong leadership skills?
• Do you have a real passion for translating brand positioning into action?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

 About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

The role of Head of Brand plays a critical role in our journey of becoming a more brand inspired organisation and help us to meet our objective of becoming a loved brand. We've made great progress in the last few years to develop a compelling new positioning with a distilled articulation to help everyone understand the role they can play in building our brand, and have seen some really positive shifts. We've also used our brand articulation to develop a new three-year integrated campaign platform, to ensure that everything we do is consistently and distinctively building our brand. This role comes at the critical delivery stage of our new direction.

As Head of Brand, you will lead and develop an outstanding team of brand specialists who are focused on successfully building the Save the Children brand in the UK. You will be expected to apply deep expertise on brands and branding to help shape the overall brand strategy and ensure successful implementation across the organisation. You will head up a team of 2 Senior Brand Managers and 1 Brand Manager and play an essential leadership role on the Brand and Creative SLT and F&M extended SLT (ESLT), making sure teams have knowledge and skills to become more brand inspired and helping them to achieve our brand objectives. You will also play an active role in the Global brand team, providing expert insight and helping to shape the direction for the Save the Children movement.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will visibly lead our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

 Main Accountabilities

• Lead the implementation of our brand proposition and strategy within the team and by internal stakeholders
• Prioritise and define brand-building activity to feed into the annual and quarterly planning process, working closely with the Head of Strategic Marketing Planning, and lead on the scoping and development of brand-led initiatives.
• Work closely with ESLT to ensure brand remains a key priority within their business areas and clear brand KPIs are set and monitored so that all activity is brand-inspired.
• Identify opportunities for our brand through trends, data, insight and market analysis, to scope and define new ways to achieve our objectives and provide a clear pipeline to feed into our planning process and refine our brand strategy.
• Lead and develop a team of highly skilled brand specialists, providing clear direction and all-round branding expertise. Ensure the team have a clear vision and manage their training and development programme, working with Squad leads to identify areas for development.

Person Profile

Essential Technical Skills:

• Deep expert knowledge of brands and branding with a strong track record of in working on brand development and a real passion for shaping brands. 
• Highly experienced brand marketeer with track record of leading and delivering successful brand campaigns.
• A strategic thinker with experience of successfully influencing and directing strategic brand development in a complex stakeholder environment. Ability to provide expert advice and shape strategies.
• Strong creative credentials with a real understanding of the importance of creative excellence, and the components of the brand’s visual and verbal identity.
• Ability to set clear direction, prioritize ruthlessly and manage expectations of multiple stakeholders.

• Strong leadership skills with experience in leading a high performing communications team.

Personal Skills:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to build rapport and credibility across multiple stakeholders, internally and externally at all levels.
• Energy, drive and initiative; will push self and others to achieve; a positive and proactive team player.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s mission, values, and brand behaviours.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Fixed term contract for 12 months

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as our Head of Child Poverty (maternity cover) and help us to change outcomes for children experiencing the injustice of poverty in the UK.

Every child has the right to have their basic needs met, and to receive the support to ensure they can reach their full potential. The greatest barrier to this in the UK is poverty and inequality. 

Our UK mission is to make a sustainable reduction in the number of children growing up in poverty, and to narrow the learning gap between those children and their better-off peers.

We believe this future is possible. It requires more money to be put back into the pockets of parents and carers, decent jobs, more opportunities for young children to play and learn, and policies and services which centre children and families' needs, reduce discrimination, and that are designed to help children to flourish by preventing difficulties at the earliest possible stage: in pregnancy, at birth, in the crucial first 1,001 days of life and throughout childhood.

We work closely with the communities we aim to support. We recognise their diversity and strengths as well as the challenges they face, and we aim to reflect their diversity and experiences in our UK staff team.

This role is situated in the UK Impact Department within our Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Division. We integrate lobbying government, research, policy, media and campaigning and organising into one agile, powerful engine for change. It's fundamental to how we do things that we alongside families who know what poverty feels like.

As Head of Child Poverty, you will lead Save the Children's child poverty work to influence the UK government. You will work with minimal supervision, leading a multi-disciplinary team to drive change for children in poverty, alongside families on low incomes and other organisations. You'll also line manage the child poverty policy team, consisting of a senior policy adviser and adviser. You'll be able to hit the ground running quickly, spot how we can respond quickly to new opportunities in a fast moving environment, while keeping focused on how we can maximise impact for the long term.  You'll have significant experience of leading teams and enabling staff to be their best, developing high impact partnerships and collaborations, and applying your strategic thinking to develop campaign approaches that build public and political support. Understanding of the child poverty policy landscape is also desirable.

You will:

• Further develop and drive Save the Children's UK child poverty strategy 2021 - 2024, reporting to the Director of UK Impact and working with colleagues across the 4 nations
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of policy, campaigns, media and public affairs specialists, including two direct line reports and matrix management of the rest of the team
• Oversee the development our stakeholder engagement and management strategy for our child poverty work, and for leading on relationships with key external stakeholders in line with this strategy, ensuring that we always keep a focus on how our work can support and amplify that of others for greatest impact
• Accountable for the delivery of our UK child poverty strategy and using learning to continue to develop and refine it
• Contribute to the strategic leadership of all of our work to help children and families in the UK as a member of our UK Leadership team

To be successful you will have / be:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the child poverty policy context, or expertise in a similar field
• Demonstrable strategic thinking skills and political nous, which enables you to develop effective plans for change, working with others
• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams to achieve significant public policy changes and engage the public, as well as some line management experience
• Experience of ensuring that children and families from low incomes are meaningfully involved in policy and strategy development, and in advocacy and campaigning
• Experience of working with external stakeholders from a variety of sectors to maximise impact, based on establishing a shared vision and values
• Experience of creating a learning culture to develop and improve strategies and campaigns, and to enable all members of the team to learn and develop their skills and knowledge
• Solutions-focused with a creative problem-solving approach
• Comfortable taking risks, in order to learn, grow and develop
• A strong team player with an empowering and collaborative working style, and excellent interpersonal skills
• Positive, resilient, and committed to improving the lives of families on low incomes across the UK, demonstrating positive leadership behaviours to others

Diversity & Inclusion 

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

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 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.

Closing date: 25th April

Interviews will take place w/c 3rd May

For more information and to apply please visit our website. 

Please note - whilst this role is advertised as office based, Save The Children UK will remain a remote-working organisation until at least 30 June 2021.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK.

Fixed term contract for 9 months

Part time, 21 hours per week

The job of a Save the Children's Global Donation Acceptance Senior Manager is busy and varied.

• Do you have experience of reviewing or developing new processes and embedding them across an organisation?

• Are you looking for a part time role, working 21 hours or 3 days per week?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Global Donation Acceptance Senior Manager, working 3 days or 21 hours per week. This is a critical role in ensuring that Save the Children is consistent in its approach to working in partnership with the private sector globally, and that we accept donations that are in line with our mission and values. This role sits within Save the Children UK (SCUK) but its remit is to support our offices globally.  

You will be responsible for developing our new Global Donation Acceptance function which will enable us to improve consistency of corporate due diligence and partnership decision-making across  Save the Children globally,  and as a result will reduce the likelihood of operational and/or reputational risks arising.

You will be expected to review and embed Global Corporate Donation Acceptance processes across the global movement. You will also provide high quality corporate due diligence and share best practice through various channels across Save the Children Members, so we can ensure that all potential risks such as risks to our brand, reputation, direct programming including our advocacy work as well as our staff security is considered when accepting donations and entering into partnerships with the private sector.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively oppose systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will visibly lead our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

• Lead and embed Save the Children’s Global Donation Acceptance process for multi-national corporate partnerships: Work with the Head of High Value Supporter Operations to develop the process, conduct in-depth corporate research identifying risks to Save the Children, engage with key stakeholders globally and ensure decisions are made in a timely manner.
• Oversee the Global Donation Acceptance process, including assessing and reviewing all global corporate partnerships, managing  the Global Donation Acceptance Committee and ensuring the proposed risk mitigations are communicated to Members. 
• Ensure information on our global and multi-national partnerships is disseminated in a concise and timely manner to relevant stakeholders to ensure risks are continually managed.
• Work with Head of High Value Supporter Operations and the Global Corporate Partnerships Group (GCPG) to:
  • Review the current Global Donation Acceptance Guidance to ensure it is fit for purpose and supports our organizational and fundraising strategies: Achieve sign off from across the Movement at the highest level and embed the Guidance across the Movement.
  • Increase the visibility of the Guidance across the Movement and educate Members and Country Offices on the process to increase confidence in our approach to partnerships and the private sector.

• Provide high quality due diligence on high-risk corporate donations for new and transitioning Members whilst building due diligence capacity within the Member to enable them to become self-sufficient.
• Share best practice and provide guidance to Save the Children Members on donation acceptance and corporate risk assessment issues in particular through standardized templates, webinars, training sessions and responding to requests and inquiries.
• Lead the develop of a global database of decisions to ensure consistency of decision making which includes collating, storing and sharing information on high risk donation outcomes.

• Deliver regular reporting against agreed KPIs to demonstrate the impact of the role
• Successfully integrate external best practice within existing initiatives
• As this is a new role, take on other duties as directed by Head of High Value Supporter Operations.

Person Profile

Essential Technical Skills:

• Extensive experience of managing multiple and complex pieces of work and delivering results on time.
• Experience of reviewing or developing new processes and embedding them across an organization.
• Excellent analytical and research skills; strong track record of producing high quality due diligence on individuals, trusts and companies and identifying associated risks; retrieving information quickly and accurately using a variety of sources.
• Extensive experience of condensing large quantities of information into concise and readable formats for a variety of internal and external stakeholders up to Executive Director level, identifying the key information and risks to inform decision-making.
• Highly computer literate and confident with MS Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel & with internet-based resources & databases.

Desirable Technical Skills:

• Previous knowledge of donor compliance or experience in managing risks on behalf of an organisation

Personal Skills:

• Assertive, determined and persistent with the ability to work on own initiative with little supervision and the ability to drive performance of others.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to develop relationships at all levels of the organisation
• Experience of developing strong working relationships with colleagues in other countries, including working across boundaries to ensure delivery of objectives.
• The ability to work collaboratively and influence effectively across organisational boundaries to achieve goals.
• Able to deliver and perform well under pressure with strong problem solving and negotiation skills

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

The job of a Save the Children's Senior Data Planner is busy and varied.

• Do you have experience working in a Fundraising or Marketing Environment?

• Do you have a passion for using data to optimise marketing and fundraising?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

As Senior Data Planner, you will lead on the use of data mining techniques to create sophisticated marketing campaign workflows and select our target supporters for fundraising and marketing communications based on their segment, behaviour or external events. You will also establish and drive best practice use of supporter data through data mining and data interrogation tools to enable exceptional Fundraising and Advocacy campaigns by internal client teams, and assist in the delivery of new data technologies and strategies that will help the organisation to achieve its longer-term ambitions for children.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will visibly lead our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

• Take a leading role in the use of Adobe Campaign Manager to create relevant, timely and accurate data selection workflows based on the needs of the marketing squads, for communications to our supporters.
• Proactively work with the squad to ensure that they are making the best use of the data available.
• Proactively recommend new approaches to the use of data to drive improved campaign performance.
• Proactively support the planning processes within the organisation in order to better manage the delivery of key strategic initiatives and campaigns throughout the year.
• Develop close working practices with the Analysis team to ensure that data driven recommendations are carried through to campaign data selections.
• Keep up to date with changes in our regulatory and compliance context and ensure the types of workflows being built meet these requirements.
• Lead on the drive for efficiency in the creation of campaign workflows, seeking to remove duplication of effort and build templated campaigns. Where possible ensure that these improvements are reflected in the work of your wider team.
• Drawing on your own research and external network, identify opportunities to use the capability of Adobe Campaign Manager to drive improved marketing performance

Person Profile

Essential Technical Skills:

• Experience of a campaign management and marketing automation tool
• Experience creating logical queries to select audiences for marketing communications
• Experience of working in a Fundraising or Marketing environment
• Experience building reports and providing commentary to inform marketing strategy and data selections
• Superb attention to detail and a commitment to developing highest levels of data quality and integrity
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience using Adobe Campaign Manager (desirable)
• Experience working with Data Virtualisation technology (desirable)
• Experience using Oracle SQL build data selections for marketing campaigns and reports (desirable)
• Experience using FastStats (desirable)

Personal Skills:

• Ability to manage competing workloads alongside excellent stakeholder management skills
• Strong communication and influencing skills, both written and oral
• Logical approach to solving technical and complex problems
• Proactive approach to work and an enthusiasm to learn
• A passion for using data to optimise marketing and fundraising
• Superb work-ethic with a ‘can-do’ attitude at all time

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

We're excited to be able to offer you a new opportunity to join our team in managing our Sheffield 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 instill 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 community shop. We are looking for someone to lead, inspire and bring together the already large volunteering team and ensure it is a welcoming space for everyone. As shop manager you will have a resilient, ‘can do' attitude, and can lead by example, being hands on when necessary but ultimately drive productivity through empowering the volunteer team. Our lovely shop in Sheffield is in a busy location and is well established with a strong volunteering team. You will be engaging with the local community to grow and develop the volunteer team and build on the large level of donations and gift aid. This is an exciting opportunity to create and deliver something special in a beautiful location.

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: Sunday 25th April 2021

London with international travel

The Programme Partnerships department is looking for a Programme Manager (PM), who will act as the focal point in the interaction between Country Offices and Save the Children UK (SCUK), supporting the delivery and quality of in-country programmes.

As Programme Manager, you will oversee the implementation of SCUK-funded programming, in coordination with the Country Offices, acting as a donor liaison for key SCUK donors - institutional and/ or non-institutional including strategic corporate partnerships. You will be responsible for monitoring, ensuring donor compliance and providing quality assurance for projects and grants/contracts within specific assigned countries, as well as managing related risks. You will lead on the delivery of institutional and non-institutional proposals and reports, as well as evaluations and audits.

Your remit will either be region-based or programme-based, and it will vary over time, in line with changes and demands in SCUK's overall international programmes funding portfolio. This role involves the direct management of programmes and related awards implemented in specific Country Offices or in support of strategic corporate donor(s). In addition, you will:

• Build strong and effective relationships with key staff and counterparts in Country Offices and coordinate the provision of appropriate support for the effective delivery of quality programmes.
• Contribute to the development of the overall portfolio, in support of Country Strategic Plans and donor partnership strategies.
• Develop a strong knowledge of donors/ partners priorities and interests in the country(ies) under your responsibility. Develop and maintain relevant donor relationships, serving as the focal point for HQ-level donor staff, for the countries, programmes or partnerships under your portfolio.

To be successful you will have extensive experience in project and grant/contract management, particularly while working in a country office, and you will be knowledgeable of institutional and non-institutional donor requirements. You will have significant experience of working in the international aid sector, with significant financial and reporting skills. You will also have:

• Strong relationship development skills, particularly at a distance and with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures.
• Extensive experience working with institutional donors such as FCDO, UNICEF, OCHA, ECHO/EuropeAid, including proposal development and report writing, and / or experience working with non-institutional donors (corporate, trust & foundations, etc.)
• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs and effectively address issues
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

Please make sure your cover letter explains how you meet these essential requirements.

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. 

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 18th April 2021

Fixed term for 10 months

The job of a Save the Children's UK Resourcing Project Support Officer is busy and varied.

• Are you an experience recruiter who doesn't want to do a hands-on delivery role?
• Does the idea of working on recruitment transformation projects excite you?
• Are you motivated by looking beyond how things are currently done and offering recommendations to deliver an improved recruitment process ?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Resourcing Strategy Manager, the Resourcing Project Support Officer will be responsible for providing hands-on delivery support which contributes to the overarching recruitment transformation strategy and our goal of delivering an improved hiring process which results in a more diverse and representative workspace.

The Resourcing Project Support Officer will fulfil a key administrative role within the Resourcing team by ensuring all projects are delivered in accordance with our HR roadmap and to the expected quality and time deliverables.

The role holder will assist the Resourcing Team in the day to day running of all projects. This will include implementing recruitment automation and diversity hiring tools, researching and implementing recruitment modernising solutions and monitoring project progress against forecasted timelines.

This role is an excellent opportunity for a Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Resourcing professional with a passion for driving change and improvement whilst developing their project management skills.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will visibly lead our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Resourcing Project Support Officer will play a key role in supporting the delivery of our recruitment transformation. Key duties include:

Project Coordination

• Hands-on coordination and delivery of multiple resourcing project tasks
• Monitor project milestones across multiple resourcing projects and document progress in the Resourcing Project Plans
• Identify and manage project-related conflicts, risks and dependencies and recommend mitigation strategies

Implement Process & System Improvements

• Assist in the evaluation of resourcing process improvements of processes, guides, policies and data management practices
• Optimise the recruitment software system and adapt recruitment software workflows from candidate sourcing through to interviews and offer
• Proactively identify new trends and technologies for possible implementation. Make recommendations on replacing or improving existing ineffective systems or resourcing processes
• Discuss proposed changes, refine solutions, develop, test and implement

Drive Adoption of Resourcing Transformation Activities

• Develop and deliver training of new policies and recruitment system functionalities to the Resourcing team, HR and Hiring Managers
• Define and document success metrics and monitor change progress against the adoption plan
• Help to ensure a high level of awareness of resourcing projects through the communication of key vital information and resourcing best practice

Provide Data & Reports

• Assist in the creation of a data-driven resourcing function
• Support, advice and assist in the implementation of a regular reporting schedule on hiring data and metrics (e.g. time-to-hire and diversity ratios) which monitor performance and outlines progress against forecasted timeframes
• Perform hiring data analysis and prepare narrative which will help to determine appropriate are

Person Profile

Experience

• Comprehensive understanding of recruitment best practice and systems
• Hands-on experience working in a recruitment, talent acquisition, or recruiting operations role
• Experience working with recruitment software systems
• Data-driven with demonstrated experience building and maintaining reports

Abilities

• Ability to challenge the status-quo and find new innovative ways to bring about improvement
• Ability to remain solution focused and confident in rapidly changing and time-pressured environments
• Ability to establish professional credibility quickly with colleagues, and to interact effectively with staff at all levels and across all departments
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects and their competing demands

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Lead BI Developer is busy and complex.

• Are you passionate about providing high quality data solutions?
• Are you driven to help organisations understand the value good quality data?
• Do you have strong stakeholder management and communication skills?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the BI & Data Manager, the Lead BI Developer will be responsible for developing robust, reliable reports, dashboards and analytics solutions that helps us to understand opportunities, threats, risks and demand so we are able to make informed decisions that will positively impact children’s lives.

The Lead BI Developer will lead on the design, build and delivery of reporting, dashboards and analytics solutions to better enable the Save the Children UK to gain visibility of key management information and insights.

The role holder will be the primary owner of the data warehouse used by the BI & Data Team and take a leading role in ensuring our organisation’s data infrastructure is optimised for enabling data-driven decision making. The data managed will drive depth analysis, data visualisation and daily / weekly reporting across the organisation.

Key duties will include partnering with multiple departments to help drive data driven ways of working, using query tools to transform data into useful insights as well as creating data visualisations and interactive dashboards to service requests from across the organisation.

Sitting in the BI & Data Team, the Lead BI Developer’s role is to support the team’s ambition to connect organisation systems and data silos to deliver a joined-up view of our organisation’s data. This enables the holistic business analysis and reporting of vital KPIs which is critical to our success.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Senior Media Manager will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Lead BI Developer will have responsibility for leading technical assurance for data and associated system solutions within an agile environment. Key duties will focus on:

• Working with BI & Data Manager, the Data Architect and other scrum and operations members to agree, deliver and document technical solutions

• Being responsible for data definitions, source system identification and connectivity. Performing data validation while working with end users to define business requirements and needs

• Reading and interpreting business needs to proactively identify potential issues and problems

• Creating Dimensional Data models from the new requirement and developing Tabular cube using SSAS where needed

• Developing, building and maintaining all aspects of the BI and Data platform, which include Tibco Data Virtualisation platform and MSBI stack including Power BI Reporting

• With the rest of the team, considering how to increase connectivity between our systems. Building automated workflows and data checks to constantly improve the smooth running of the processes, data integrity and accurate reporting

• Reviewing code and data model of other Developers to ensure the overall code quality and to encourage a collaborative development environment

• Ensuring a globally robust and highly scalable approach to development to support our growing number of global users and services

• Clearly conveying the key insights or "story" the data reveals in a visual format that is grouped, summarised, or formatted to be easily understood and actionable

• Keeping up to date with the latest technologies and methodologies to ensure Save the Children UK stays ahead of the game and can provide suitable solution for the business requirement

• Taking a strategic view on suggesting and delivering new services and service improvement

• Acting as an enthusiastic and effective champion for our organisation’s data

Person Profile

Experience

• Significant experience with MS SQL 2012

• Experience in database management

• Significant MS SSAS Tabular experience with the ability to create cubes from scratch

• Data Modelling – Dimensional / Kimball/Star Schema

• OLTP database development

• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in

• Experience of at least one BI reporting or Visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, SSRS, Tableau or any other similar tools)

• Experience creating Logical and Conceptual Data Models

• Experience working with version control like TFS, Git or any other similar tools

Abilities

• Ability to understand, interpret and challenge organisation requirements and translate these into a developed solution

• Ability to understand customer requirements and deliver applicable solutions

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

The job of Save the Children’s UK CRM Business Analyst is stretching and fulfilling.

• Do you have experience in developing and improving CRM systems?
• Do you have experience working in an agile environment?
• Do you have experience of designing customer journeys?
• Do you have strong relationship and stakeholder management experience? 
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose
Reporting directly to the Head of Business Architecture and Analysis and the Scrum Product Owner, the Business Analyst is responsible for creating a clear strategic direction that will deliver capabilities on our CRM system.

The Business Analyst will be tasked with driving process changes as well as collaborating with stakeholders and other groups to deliver solutions. Key duties will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, and performing some user acceptance testing.

This role will mainly be working within a scrum focusing on improving CRM (Customer Relationship Management) capability but may be asked to work on other projects. The Business Analyst will work alongside key stakeholders to understand and prioritise their requirements and be able to translate these to technical teams.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Supply Chain Manager will support commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Business Analyst will play a key role in delivering the Save the Children UK by:
 

• Investigating operational requirements, problems, and opportunities. Seeking effective business solutions to improve the way the CRM is currently being used to manage client relationships and improve the capability
• Defining user requirements using appropriate elicitation and documentation methodologies, work with the business to prioritise these requirements and ensure they are managed appropriately
• Working with developers, the product owner and the scrum master to provide input into, daily scrum calls, sprint planning and retrospective meetings
• Working with business users and testers to define acceptance criteria, providing appropriate guidance
• Preparing business cases which define potential benefits and associated business risks. Ensuring that the business and organisational implications of the solution are properly modelled and thought through
• Occasionally managing small to medium-scale projects which do not require a full-time project manager

Person Profile

Experience

• Experience in the production of formal technical documentation (e.g. user requirements, functional specifications, process workflows, project initiation documents, feasibility studies and business cases)
• Experience modelling business processes using a variety of tools or techniques
• Demonstrable experience in development and improvement of CRM systems
• Agile Project Management, Agile Business Analyst qualification, or considerable experience working in an agile environment
• Demonstrable experience of Agile development and delivery approaches

Abilities

• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at a variety of levels
• Ability to foster confidence in proposals through demonstrable knowledge of own subject area and business-related technology
• Ability to work in a collaborative and participative to achieve and maintain customer satisfaction
• Ability to flex and adapt to changing environments, and to work effectively and efficiently whilst remaining focussed on delivery
• Ability to work under own initiative, taking responsibility for making decisions as required, and managing own workload to consistently deliver high quality results
• Ability to think laterally, and with strong analytical and numerate skills

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A resilient, clear and decisive decision-making approach which is allied to a consultative and collaborative management style
• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Change Project Manager is fast-paced and complex.

• Are you a commercially-minded project manager?
• Do you have experience of successfully driving business and people focused change?
• Are you willing and able to have challenging conversations and influence change for the greater good?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose
Reporting directly to the Head of Change and Delivery, the Change Project Manager will be responsible for driving the delivery of long lasting organisational change which supports our ambitious transformation agenda.

The Change Project Manager will ensure each business function is accountable for the delivery of their change initiatives by challenging and supporting in equal measure. They will across all departments within Save the Children UK and will seek to enable closer working relationships, removal of waste, and streamlining of processes and procedures.

The role holder will also play a key role in maintaining transparent and accurate monitoring of project performance across expenditure, efficiency savings, and productivity measures.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The Change Project Manager will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities
The Change Project Manager will have responsibility for ensuring project delivery by coordinating, managing and aligning delivery of organisational change. Key duties will focus on:

Project Management

• Working to ensure projects within the change portfolio are delivered on-time, within scope and to budget
• Creating, managing and delivering against project work plans through the active management of milestones, budgets and resources
• Setting-up and running an effective project governance which allows for sufficient accountability and transparency to facilitate robust decision making
• Working with colleagues to understand the interdependencies across the change portfolio to allow for alignment, logical sequencing and prioritization of activity
• Preparing and publishing accurate and timely project status reports to stakeholders

Performance Monitoring and Benefits Realisation

• Measuring project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques to track progress, benefits realization, adoption and proficiency
• Ensuring all project plans consider engagement and communication, training and development, processes and transition which will maximize adoption with staff at all levels

Risk Management

• Identifying and managing project risks and issues, ensuring appropriate levels of ownership, thorough mitigation plans and a proportionate escalation process
• Ensuring that project risk management is fully aligned with the Save the Children UK’s wider risk management strategy and framework

Person Profile

Experience

• Successful track record of managing projects which span people, culture and large-scale organisational change
• A good understanding of a broad range of project management practices, tools and methodologies
• Excellent knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
• Experience facilitating Steering Committees or Subcommittees
• A recognised project or programme management qualification

Abilities

• Ability to have challenging conversations and influence the organisation to change for the greater good while building strong working relationships and fostering a team environment
• Ability to identify waste and process inefficiencies and devise and facilitate solutions that can be implemented and owned by relevant departments

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

The job of a Save the Children Humanitarian Operations Officer is wide-ranging and rewarding.

• Are you looking to provide operational and strategic support to new and ongoing emergency responses around the world?
• Are you looking for a role that enables you to get involved with Fundraising activities, Award Management and Donor Relations?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose
The primary focus of the Humanitarian Operations Officer will be to managing SCUK operational support to new and ongoing emergency responses through effective information and communication management. You will also be responsible for ensuring that sufficient resourcing is available for the responses; and funds are managed in an effective and donor compliant manner. In addition, you will:

• Provide account management support to the wider SC movement by coordinating and regulating applications to Entities funding (Elrha). This will involve networking with a variety of different stakeholders and providing timely and accurate support and advise on the donor requirements.
• Work with a wide range of stakeholders, including other SCUK teams, other members of the Save the Children movement, Save the Children International (SCI) headquarter country offices, regional offices, donors and other humanitarian agencies.

• Provide Awards/grant management support to Save the Children's Humanitarian Entities projects such as Elrha and the Start Network.
• Support on the analysis and write up of a research project into entities support within SCUK. This will require reviewing and breaking down large amounts of qualitative data, summarising and writing up conclusions, with support from subject matter experts.

Person Profile:

To be successful you will have experience of working in a coordinator/support role in a complex country programme, emergency response or fragile state setting. Up-to-date knowledge on current humanitarian issues, such as application of humanitarian core principles and humanitarian quality frameworks (e.g. Sphere, CHS) is essential.  You must have experience in award (grant/contract) management and experience of working with major institutional donors (such as DFID, ECHO, DEC etc).

In addition, you will have:

• Knowledge of project design and management, including logical frameworks, M&E concepts and budget monitoring.
• Excellent IT skills including use of spreadsheets, databases and the ability to develop and maintain office and information management systems and proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong team skills, with the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and collaborate both within and outside the team.
• Ability to work within a network of working groups and teams, and through a matrix management structure, both of which require very strong coordination and cooperation skills and behaviour.
• Ability to manage a complex and varied workload, in order to organise and prioritise multiple tasks efficiently, manage reactive and proactive work, and deliver tasks to tight deadlines
• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability in order to respond to changing needs and priorities

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.