This is the most senior Climate Change, Child Poverty and Urban role in Save the Children. This role has overall accountability for the quality and impact of our Child Rights Programming (Service delivery, system building/policy/Advocacy, and civil society/partnerships) in Child Poverty, Climate Change, and Urban programmes and advocacy across Save the Children. The role holder will promote programme innovation and draw on and contribute to the best global evidence on what works to guarantee children’s rights, and particularly their right to an adequate standard of living, and their right to a healthy environment.
As part of Save the Children’s 2030 Ambition, the organization has chosen to inspire three Breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, so that every child, and especially those suffering from inequality and discrimination can Survive, Learn and be Protected.
This role will lead organizational efforts to achieve our 2022-24 strategy for children, particularly the 4th goal, working to ensure that:
Children have a healthy start in life
Children go safely back to school and learn
Children live free from violence
Children benefit from safety nets and resilient families
Although leading on the fourth goal, our work on climate change, child poverty and urban issues cut across all Breakthroughs and Goals. We are looking for a leader who can work collaboratively and in integrated ways across the full spectrum of contexts.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will 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:
Global Leader in climate change and development and/ or child poverty work with strong external global network. Ideally with knowledge of programming in urban as well as rural contexts.
Educated to Master’s level or equivalent in Climate Change and Development, International Development Studies, Development Economics, Food Security and Livelihoods, Social Studies or similar
Technical familiarity with Climate Change and Child Poverty – to an ‘accomplished’ level within our Competency Frameworks, with leading edge expertise in at least one sub-thematic area.
Inspirational leader with ability to communicate the vision for the Safety Nets and Resilient Families Goal.
Strong leadership skills, including demonstrated experience in motivating large direct and indirect teams
Significant international development and humanitarian contexts experience designing, implementing and evaluating programmes relating to Child Poverty, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban Poverty, and other relevant child rights programming.
Thorough knowledge and track record of influencing Climate Change and/or Climate Change public and programme policy, and other relevant child rights programming, in development and humanitarian context. This should ideally include work on some or all of the following areas: universal/categorical social protection (such as Child Benefits), shock-responsive social protection, cash and voucher programming, resilient livelihoods and food security programming, youth skills development, Disaster Risk Reduction, Anticipatory Action etc.
Demonstrable ability to engage effectively across internal/external stakeholders and communities
Knowledge of policy, research and evidence-based methodologies with regards to Child Poverty, Climate and Urban programming, and other relevant child-focused programming.
A clear understanding of and commitment to inequality and anti-discriminatory practice eg gender and disability analysis in informing programmes and policy.
A combination of technical, research, public advocacy and, local experience.
Understands that work of development and humanitarian action can be complex and volatile.
Country level experience in international development, preferably through long-term assignments.
Proven experience delivering results and outputs
Energy and drive to create change in a large complex organisation
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching – ability to work with people of all levels from CEO to junior staff and across all functions,
Experience creating and managing high-performing teams including building shared objectives, quality control, evaluation, motivation, performance management, staff development and training.
Commitment to building and supporting a diverse and inclusive technical leadership team
Ability to make technical expertise relevant and available to inform programs
Engaging with donors and public finance stakeholders across humanitarian, development and developed contexts.
An understanding of and commitment to Save the Children’s mission, values and programme approaches.
Fluent spoken and written English
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% of time.
Desirable:
Additional languages, particularly French, Spanish and/or Arabic
Economic and quantitative skills
A publications record
Apply via :
kenya.savethechildren.net
