The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting internal opportunity for you to join the Resource Mobilisation, Communications & Engagement team in the Centre as the TE Transformation Programme Funding Specialist. Open to internal Save the Children International employees and Save the Children member office employees only.
Role Purpose:
Save the Children has agreed an ambitious new global strategy for 2022-24 and has developed an accompanying Global Funding Framework to inform and shift how SCA can work together as a movement to drive greater funding impact for children. By 2024, our ambition is for Save the Children to be a $3bn plus organisation, with institutional funding constituting around 60% of this income. Growing, diversifying and optimising our institutional income will be critical to achieving this ambition and success in this area will be dependent on changes to our behaviours and ways of working that mark and facilitate a shift to prioritise collaboration and embed mutual accountability.
Within this context, Save the Children is also evolving its organisational structure in order to stay true to its mission, vision and values, whilst being able to withstand external pressures – be those geo-political demands; increasing stakeholder expectations; challenging funding environments; or declining trust in large INGOs. This is driven through our ambitious transformation agenda.
This new role will be part of the Save the Children International (SCI) Programme Funding and Institutional Partnerships (PFIP) team, and will work on Save the Children’s Technical Expertise (TE) Transformation Project, one of Save the Children’s top strategic priorities.
For Save the Children to achieve our Ambition for Children 2030, we need to have the right level of technical expertise in the right place doing the right things. TE is critical for designing and delivering the movement’s programmes, to supporting the movement’s resource mobilisation and business development efforts, for building capacity, advocating for change, influencing policy and practice, building our evidence, and disseminating our learning on what works for children.
This role will be the project subject matter expert on the role of TE in programme funding, and will lead on all related work into the TE Transformation Project, including overseeing the development and implementation of clear roles and responsibilities, ways of working and accountabilities of TEs in relation to programme funding and business development activity across the movement, and capacity building of Country Office TE. This work will include close collaboration with the other parts of the PFIP team and the wider TE community, as well as with other key functional teams across SCI (including region and country offices). It will rely on strong and productive relationships with donor partnership development and programme funding specialist teams across the movement, as well as with the Programme Development and Quality function and TEs.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder may be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Significant understanding of SCI Country Office structures and STC Programme Funding processes
- Demonstrable subject matter expertise across relevant international development issues, combined with experience in developing / managing strategic partnerships with the key institutional donor organisations relevant to STC
- The proven ability to manage and influence a complex group of stakeholders, ensuring buy in to a shared vision and project.
- Change management experience.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively in the delivery of a project plan.
- Excellent collaboration, coordination, and communication skills (written and spoken).
- Ability to represent self, project and team effectively.
- Good attention to detail, able to work independently and use initiative.
- Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience of the international development/humanitarian sector within the countries that Save the Children works.
- Knowledge of localisation and decolonisation as concepts.
- Multilingual proficiency relevant to STCs operations (e.g. French, Spanish, Arabic, other)
- Strong data analysis and knowledge management experience.
- Experience of financial analysis or budget management, and proven ability to understand/utilise financial and programme management systems.
We can offer circa £49,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.
This role can be based in London or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.
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The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.