The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Partnership & Philanthropy Content and Proposition Developer in London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.
Role Purpose:
Save the Children has agreed a new ambitious global Partnerships & Philanthropy (P&P) strategy for 2022-24, with an annual target of $500M USD. Global P&P has been identified as a priority area for Save the Children International (SCI), and is an increasingly strategic and important source of funding across the Save the Children movement.
To meet this ambition, we have identified that we lack the capacity to deliver the necessary fundraising content and proposals suitable for P&P audiences, enabling us to deliver against Save the Children’s Global Strategic Goals. The Global P&P Team at SCI is tasked with supporting Save the Children’s members to build their P&P capacity and further diversify our international member income base. P&P therefore needs a highly capable proposal writer who can engage directly with other teams across SCI to deliver timely and high quality content and fundraising propositions for P&P donors and partners. Engaging directly with other fundraising and technical teams across SCI, including the Global Goal and the Communications and Engagement Teams. The proposal writer will create strong, high quality fundraising content and proposals, tailored for P&P audiences, which fundraisers will use to deliver the income needed to realise our ambition.
The Proposal Writer will:
- Create bespoke content for P&P fundraisers so we can bring compelling propositions to P&P prospects rapidly and responsively
- Actively seek and identify fundraising collateral that aligns with Save the Children’s strategic priorities, adapt if necessary, and distribute to P&P fundraising communities
- Work closely with the P&P Project and Content Manager to manage content storage so it is easily accessible by fundraisers across the movement.
- Adapt and produce fundraising toolkits and talking points for fundraisers in quick response to sudden-onset humanitarian crises, in coordination with other teams
- Coordinate with other content producers across the movement, including SCI Centre, Save the Children UK and US, to collate and distribute the best content, and prevent duplication of effort
- Work with fundraising leads and programme teams to create bespoke, compelling propositions for very high level prospects at $1 million+ level.
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- A deep understanding of Corporate and Philanthropy fundraising, donor motivations for giving and the different content requirements from different donor audiences
- Excellent written and presentation skills and confident ability to deliver verbal and written proposals up to CEO level
- Track record of producing high quality fundraising proposals that have secured gifts at $100,000+ level
- Up to date knowledge of best practice and innovation in fundraising content for corporate and philanthropy audiences within the sector
- Experience of delivering high quality content within a large, complex organisation with multiple stakeholders, preferably in an international development charity or similar
- Acts without guidance on a frequent basis, limited oversight required
- A proven team player. Someone who is open and who is able and willing to deliver beyond his or her personal brief
- Proven ability to work collaboratively across departmental boundaries internally and externally to achieve shared organisational goals
- A strategic thinker who is able prioritise and balance a busy work load
- High fluency in written and spoken English essential and second language of Member country ideally.
We can offer circa £59,000 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.