Jobs Kenya

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  • Technical Lead Sponsorship Award Manager

    Technical Lead Sponsorship Award Manager

    The project aims to improve children’s holistic learning and wellbeing through strengthening of the quality and equity of the teacher professional development system in refugee hosting counties in Kenya, while also being responsive to learning environments, especially catering to teachers’ and children’s needs as shocks and stressors arise.
    Contract Duration: 5years
    Location: Nairobi 50% & Dadaab 50%
    Reports to: The Technical Steering Committee
    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
    Technical assistance and capacity building

    Provide overall technical leadership of the programme, setting priorities in designing and overseeing the implementation of the project’s activities in collaboration with the technical and operations team
    Facilitating the Technical Steering Group consisting of the technical staff that aims to ensure smooth coordination and technical coherence across the programme
    Working with the technical staff across the partners, ensuring shared, harmonised, and integrated technical learning approaches across the partners as well as capacity development for the local partners
    Review and analyze data for performance monitoring and utilize the data to take corrective actions.
    Ensure that adaptive learning is embedded in all technical aspects of the programme, and that programmes are able to adapt quickly to changes in context and build on continuous lessons learned.

    Oversight and Management Project Operations 
    Responsible for overall coordination, line management and support of the Project, and ensure that:

    Project teams receive appropriate and timely support from technical advisers and programme quality teams for program technical design and strategy, MEAL, and advocacy.
    Principles of child safeguarding and ‘do no harm’ are embedded in all project planning, implementation and reporting and that staff receive regular, up to date training on it.
    Inclusion and gender are adequately mainstreamed within the programme and staff receive regular training.
    Ensure transparency in targeting beneficiaries, delivery of services and participation of beneficiaries and partners in planning and monitoring of process is reflected in programme delivery

    Oversight of Grants and Finance Management:

    In close coordination with Award and Finance team, ensure that all project programmatic reporting requirements including donor reports have strong technical coherence and are completed within time, budget, and quality.

    Representation and advocacy

    Represent the project in relevant internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate)
    In coordination with the Project Director, support stakeholder engagement with communities, local partners, national and county Governments and foster strong relationships and collaboration of other key stakeholder groups
    Work with consortium members and relevant stakeholders to further the project’s vision.

    People management, mentoring and development

    Ensure and manage appropriate staffing within the project
    Manage the team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support, and evaluate direct reports regularly
    Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.  Establish result based system and follow up
    Manage the performance of  his direct line reports through:

    Effective use of the Performance Management System including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;
    Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;
    Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance;
    Effective and timely management of poor performance

    Ensure appropriate gender and ethnic diversity within the Project programme teams;

    Assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and documentation

    Ensure technical and administrative compliance with donor requirements
    Oversee technical narrative and financial reports for donor(s), ensuring these are of a high quality and submitted for review in a timely manner
    Monitor technical results and work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team to ensure that results are documented and reported accurately and in a timely manner
    Work with the monitoring, evaluation and research, and wider programme team to analyse programme data and identify and implement real-time iterations to programme design, including support to teachers and key stakeholders
    Facilitate appropriate documentation and dissemination of learnings, analyses, and good practices documentations in the project internally and externally to donors, governments, consortium partners and other key actors

    BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

    Ambition:

    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
    Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
    Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

    Collaboration:

    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
    Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.

    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

    Creativity:

    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
    Willing to take disciplined risks.

    Integrity:
    Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Bachelor’s / post graduate degree or PHD in education, public administration, development studies or any relevant qualification
    Recommend a minimum of 10 years of relevant technical experience in education, teacher professional development, refugee education, and primary/junior secondary education in Kenya including working with the Ministry of Education, Teacher Service Commission, and a strong understanding of Kenya’s Competency Based Curriculum, gender and inclusion, play based learning, WASH, humanitarian response, and MHPSS/SEL.
    Recommend a minimum of 10 years of expertise managing large and complex grants (ideally LEGO), managing multiple partners, and working in consortia
    Excellent experience in external representation with donors, local/national governments, communities, and partners
    Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, adapting and innovating where necessary, and defining a clear way forward and ensuring buy in, as well as working on agile programme management
    Ability to extensively travel for on-site technical support to field teams 
    Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
    Highly developed cultural and political awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
    Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
    Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required
    Commitment to Save the Children values
    Understanding of Save the Children’s vision and mission and a commitment to its objectives and values

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  • Project Coordinator (NextGen) Global Partnerships Communications Manager

    Project Coordinator (NextGen) Global Partnerships Communications Manager

    Role Purpose:
    The Next Generation Transformation Programme (Next Gen) is a series of initiatives aimed at leveraging key enablers to transform the Save the Children Movement and unlock greater reach, outcomes and impact for children, including:

    Digital – Embedding digital enablers to drive quality, efficiency and scale
    Data – Leveraging data to drive needs-based decision-making
    Localisation – Transform to deliver on locally-driven priorities

    This role will support the projects within the Next Generation Transformation Programme (Next Gen), with general project coordination and administration. This will be a key role to support delivery of these critical initiatives and will have the opportunity to learn and develop across a range of different project types working with Senior Level staff from across Transformation Delivery and beyond.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Previous experience in an office administration, Project Coordinator or similar role, preferably in an international environment
    Experience of planning and organising meetings and events, with a strong attention to detail
    Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
    Strong planning/anticipation skills. Experience of planning and organising meetings and events, with attention to detail
    Sound judgement and an ability to effectively prioritise multiple tasks in a constantly changing environment
    Ability to adopt a pro-active approach and offer solutions as appropriate
    Strong written and oral communication skills, fluent in English, with an eye for detail
    Ability to liaise and communicate effectively with a broad range of people at all levels, across different cultures and to act with credibility, discretion, tact and diplomacy both within and without the organisation
    Ability to work to tight deadlines with strong attention to detail
    Maintain a calm disposition and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure
    Self- motivated with ability to work autonomously
    Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children

    Closing: 23, Feb, 2023

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  • Project Director Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, & Learning (MEAL) Lead Finance Manager

    Project Director Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, & Learning (MEAL) Lead Finance Manager

    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
    Technical assistance and capacity building

    Provide programmatic and strategic leadership, setting priorities in designing and managing the implementation of the project’s activities in collaboration with the technical and operational staff
    Provide overall operational and technical guidance and leadership for implementation of activities
    Working with the operational and technical staff across the partners, ensuring shared, harmonised, and integrated technical learning approaches across the partners
    Review and analyse data for performance monitoring and utilize the data to take corrective actions.
    Provide leadership in ensuring the project is implemented on budget, on time and with quality, and runs in an agile manner

    Oversight and Management Project Operations
    Responsible for overall coordination, line management and support of the Project, and ensure that:

    Project has an up-to-date work plan, in line with the approved annual Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and phased budget.
    Project receives adequate support from Country office support functions (supply chain, HR, Admin, Awards and Finance) to deliver high quality programme. Also ensure gaps are identified, prioritized, and communicated to the stakeholders effectively.
    Project has standardized systems, policies and procedures in place, well understood by all staff and implemented accordingly in the project.
    Project teams receive appropriate and timely support from technical advisers and programme quality teams for program design and strategy, MEAL, advocacy and planning as well as the support functions (Finance, Supply Chain and Human Resources & Admin teams).
    Project holds monthly award progress review meetings and update actions /issues are addressed.
    Principles of child safeguarding and ‘do no harm’ and inclusivity are embedded in all project planning, implementation and reporting and that staff receive regular, up to date training on it.
    Ensure transparency in targeting beneficiaries, delivery of services and participation of beneficiaries and partners in planning and monitoring of process is reflected in programme delivery.

    Oversight of Grants and Finance Management:

    In close coordination with Award and Finance team, ensure that all programs progress in accordance with grant agreements, are completed within time, budget, and quality.
    Ensure compliance with all grant provisions and timely fulfilment of all project programmatic reporting requirements including donor reports and internal reports such as pipeline analyses and monthly reports.
    Oversee the development and successful implementation of work plans linked to indicators and budget for the project; 
    Oversee timely expenditure of approved budgets, avoiding under both spending and overspending on grant line items, and implementing plans for expenditure modification.
    Coordinate activities and prepare results reports, resource request and pipeline analyses

    Representation and advocacy

    Serve as main focal person for all engagement with LEGO
    Chairs the Programme Steering Committee
    Represent the project in relevant internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate)
    Lead stakeholder engagement with national and county Governments and foster strong relationships and collaboration of other key stakeholder groups e.g ministries, regional bodies, humanitarian organizations, development agencies, teacher unions, the Teacher Service Commission, and local community-based groups.

    People management, mentoring and development

    To have overall management responsibility for the consortium team in the project, and manage and track all terms of sub agreements with consortium partners. 
    Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate; ensure availability of and support appropriate professional development opportunities for staff in the project
    Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.

    Assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and documentation

    Facilitate the annual work planning process in close collaboration the government teams and the project staff
    Ensure technical and administrative compliance with donor requirements
    Oversee narrative and financial reports for donor(s), ensuring these are of a high quality and submitted for review in a timely manner.
    Monitor program outputs and results and work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team to ensure that results are documented and reported accurately and in a timely manner
    Work closely with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research team and take a lead in ensuring that all the project’s components have robust monitoring plans, baselines, reviews and evaluations in line with the project design and donor guidelines
    Facilitate appropriate documentation and dissemination of learnings, analyses, and good practices documentations in the project internally and externally to donors, governments, consortium partners and other key actors.

    BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

    Ambition:

    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
    Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
    Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

    Collaboration:

    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
    Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.

    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

    Creativity:

    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
    Willing to take disciplined risks.

    Integrity:

    Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Bachelor’s / post graudate degree or Ph.D in education, public administration, development studies or any relevant qualification
    Recommend a minimum of 10 years of relevant technical experience in education, teacher professional development, refugee education, and primary/junior secondary education in Kenya including working with the Ministry of Education, Teacher Service Commission, and a strong understanding of Kenya’s Competency Based Curriculm, gender and inclusion, play based learning, WASH, humanitarian response, and MHPSS/SEL.
    Recommend a minimum of 10 years of expertise managing large and complex grants (ideally LEGO), managing multiple partners, and working in consortia
    Excellent experience in external representation with donors, local/national governments, communities, and partners
    Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, adapting and innovating where necessary, and defining a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
    Ability to extensively travel for project monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams 
    Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
    Highly developed cultural and political awareness and ability to work well in an international and matrix management environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets
    Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner
    Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required
    Understanding of Save the Children’s vision and mission and a commitment to its objectives and values

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  • Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Technical Specialist

    Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Technical Specialist

    ROLE PURPOSE:
    The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Technical Specialist will use their in-depth contextual understanding, technical and practical expertise, and relationship building skills to define and deliver our strategic ambition for advancing gender equality and social inclusion in Kenya and Madagascar.   The role will lead strategy development and the technical design, implementation and measurement of high-quality programmes that advance gender equality and social inclusion, and ensure that girls and boys can equitably access, participate within, benefit from and act as decision makers for both emergency and development programming. The role supports national advocacy and influencing, while driving strategic partnerships to advance gender equality. 
    It provides leadership to ensure our work is grounded on intersectional gender and power analysis and supports the design and implementation of gender transformative monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact, while sharing learning across our programmes, teams and partners.  The role will work closely with operations (programme implementation) colleagues and with partners, especially women’s/girls’ rights and gender equality-focused organizations, in Kenya, fostering the building of ownership and agency of local and national actors. It will provide leadership to design/adapt and deliver gender transformative content for capacity building and system strengthening of staff and partners. This role includes a focus on external representation on priority issues including child-centred gender and power analysis, girls’ empowerment, gender-based violence and other topics central to gender transformative child rights-based approaches across thematic areas. 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.
    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
    Strategy & Technical Leadership:

    Provide technical leadership for gender equality and social inclusion for the Country Office and set the strategic approach in relation to the wider global strategy, Country priorities, and supporting the organization to implement Save the Children’s Global Gender Equality Policy.
    Provide technical leadership to establish/support/monitor a Gender Equality Action Plan for the for-Country Offices, grounded in Save the Children’s Gender Equality Self-Assessment and other tools.
    Stay abreast of technical developments and trends in gender equality and social inclusion  disseminating information to Country Office technical experts to access, understand, utilize, and contextualise global guidance, evidence, materials and tools
    Build capacity of staff and partners across the Country  Office in key technical approaches related to advancing gender equality and social justice via developing and facilitating high quality training via workshops, webinars, etc., as well as providing ongoing high-quality technical assistance and coaching.

    Resource Mobilization & Programme Design:

    Work closely with New Business Development team at the Country Office to serve as the technical lead on key strategic gender equality and social inclusion  funding opportunities, including but not limited to scoping, capture planning, positioning, information gathering, partnership brokering etc
    Provide technical assistance to the Country Office on design to fashion a high quality, holistic gender-transformative and gender-equality focused programs grounded on intersectional gender and power analysis, upholding accountability for Save the Children’s global Gender Equality Marker (development or humanitarian), and incorporating best practices, evidence-based solutions and innovation for gender equality;
    Work with Child Rights Governance colleagues to ensure that a rights based approach is reflected in our programme design and implementation (in line with our child rights programming approach), with a strong focus on meaningful and equitable child participation
    Promote a Systems Strengthening approach as the overarching framework that supports working in collaboration and partnership with governments and local partners and working towards impact, scale and sustainability.

    Programme Quality during Implementation:

    Provide oversight and guidance to programme implementation teams to ensure that thematic programme components are technically sound and grounded on gender and power analysis, implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies, acknowledged good practice (e.g. Save the Children Common Approaches); and are likely to achieve scale, as well as equitable and sustainable results.
    Promote and monitor integrated programming in a way that increases overall impact of gender sensitive and transformative programmes at the community level. Contribute to strengthening the use of equality-focused programme principles and good practice across themes and sectors.
    Contribute to the development, dissemination, monitoring and evaluation of innovative program quality tools and resources focused on advancing gender equality
    Undertake field visits to project sites; work with implementation teams to understand impacts, operational challenges, and continuously identify opportunities for learning and improvement.
    Support Humanitarian colleagues (as needed) to develop gender sensitive and transformative emergency preparedness plans, and conduct intersectional, sectoral assessments (including gender and power analysis, using SC assessment processes and tools) and to design and deliver gender sensitive/transformative emergency response and recovery programmes. Build capacity on gender equality and gender-based violence among humanitarian teams involved in different sectors. Ensure synergies between humanitarian gender equality teams, disaggregated data and gender sensitive/transformative programme design.
    Monitor trends in humanitarian crises in order to ensure early, gender sensitive/transformative action; and lead technical design and implementation and technical coordination of humanitarian responses

    Research, Evidence & Learning:

    Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) teams to carry out gender and power analysis, and conduct quality monitoring against international standards through participatory methodologies that promote gender equality and social justice (including child-friendly and gender sensitive/transformative methodologies).
    Contribute towards the creation of an organisational learning culture that promotes the use of disaggregated data, evidence and analysis and understands its link to quality and accountable programming.
    Contribute to organisational learning on gender equality, ensuring that learning and evidence generated from our programmes is distilled into succinct and compelling programmatic guidance and thought leadership, and shared within Country Offices and with our partners, as well as with colleagues in the wider regional and global gender equality community within Save the Children via Technical Working/Leadership Groups and Communities of Practice and externally.
    Provide technical leadership and coordination to nurture a thriving Country Gender Equality Community of Practice, strengthening quality, cross-pollination of learning, alignment across the region, and creating links between local, regional and global work.
    Leverage and liaise with technical colleagues from across Save the Children, including technical working groups and centres of excellence, ensuring that learning from the Country is shared with others and global lessons brought back.

    Networking & External Engagement:

    In alignment with Country Office strategy, engage in strategic positioning with donors, partners and governments, and ensure that Save the Children is a partner of choice in gender equality programming.
    Foster partnership with feminist organisations focused on women’s and girls’ rights, engaging men and boys, equal rights and advancing gender equality. 
    Ensure that Save the Children is influencing and learning from others to advance gender equality through Country technical coordination and networking bodies such as clusters and working groups focused on gender equality and gender-based violence or focused on specific thematic areas and requiring a strong gender equality lens (education, child protection, sexual and reproductive health and rights, etc.).
    Strengthen civil society engagement in national dialogues and policy processes for advancing gender equality and eliminating gender-based violence, including ending child marriage, through working closely with advocacy and child rights governance colleagues. Ensure that the diverse voices of children, girls and boys are equitably heard and represented across thematic advocacy work.
    Ensure the quality, clarity and consistency of technical components of internal and external reports, prioritizing and embedding gender equality across framing and content, working closely with awards, programme implementation and communications colleagues as needed.

    BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
    Accountability:

    holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
    holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

    Ambition:

    sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
    future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

    Collaboration:

    builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
    values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
    approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

    Creativity:

    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
    willing to take disciplined risks.

    Integrity:

    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

    The post holder must commit to work in an international agency that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion and fights racism, gender inequality and discrimination in all forms, including based on sexual orientation; and to model positive behaviours that demonstrate a commitment to equality and respect to all colleagues, partners and communities.
    QUALIFICATIONS 

    Master’s degree in Women and Gender Studies or related degree with focus on gender equality in international development, social work, public health, sociology, anthropology or related area, or equivalent experience

    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    At least 7 years’ experience (including field experience) providing technical leadership for the design and implementation of humanitarian and development programmes focused on advancing gender equality.
    At least 5 years’ experience of leading the design and implementation of humanitarian and development Disability Inclusive programmes will be an added advantage.
    Strong understanding of gender equality principles and practices, the gender equality sector, policy priorities and key gender inequalities impacting children in Kenya.  
    Proven senior level experience leading diverse, complex initiatives and virtual teams to achieve agreed objectives; including demonstrated experience designing, implementing and reporting upon thematic/cross-cutting strategies and/or policies
    Significant experience in gender equality training, capacity building and mentoring, and a demonstrated ability to make complex concepts compelling and accessible
    Demonstrated knowledge and skills related to intersectional gender and power analysis, and to the design, piloting, implementation and evaluation of innovative technical tools and resource to advance gender equality 
    Track record in successful business development/fundraising, designing and pitching gender transformative approaches, models and programs
    Demonstrated strong knowledge and skills related to gender sensitive and transformative program design, monitoring and evaluation, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.  
    Experience of strategy development and planning to advance gender equality and social justice
    Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, grounded on intersectional gender and power analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level in order to hold duty bearers to account to advance gender equality and realise children’s rights.
    Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources. 
    Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn’t work for transforming the root causes of harmful gender norms and promoting gender equality for and with children
    Demonstrated thought leadership expertise such as contributions to academic journals, books, articles; speaking engagements, workshop facilitation, leading conference presentations and panels
    Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: resilience and climate change; adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement.
    Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery

    Additional job responsibilities
    The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

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  • Global Multimedia and Digital Content Manager

    Global Multimedia and Digital Content Manager

    Role Purpose:
    The role of the Global Digital and Multimedia Content Manager is to obtain digital and broadcast media coverage for Save the Children across the world to ensure visibility of issues affecting children as well as Save the Children’s work. The role will act as producer for content (film and photography), develop and lead across digital production for the Global Media Unit, working in a high-paced news environment to produce world-class content for international media, members, and social media channels across the organisation. You will also find new ways to improve media engagement with Save the Children’s digital platforms.
    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.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Essential Excellent and proven multimedia skills, including photography, filming, editing, audio production
    Excellent relationship building skills in order to build and maintain a strong network of contacts with international journalists as well as identify and build key international partnerships
    Strong knowledge and strategic use of social media
    An initiative-taking, proactive, inspiring attitude with the ability to prioritise an unpredictable workload, spot good news angles, and solve problems quickly with limited support
    Ability to manage several products at once, manage consultants and working across divisions working under tight deadlines and under pressure
    Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
    A commitment to Save the Children’s vision, mission, values and approach and commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with our Child Safeguarding Policy 

    Desirables:

    Languages an advantage

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  • Localisation Initiative Director Global New Business Development (NBD) Lead for Private Partnerships Global CMS Product Owner

    Localisation Initiative Director Global New Business Development (NBD) Lead for Private Partnerships Global CMS Product Owner

    Role Purpose:
    In order to achieve our global breakthroughs for children by 2030, the Save the Children movement has committed to significantly changing the way we work – a core component of which is to shift power to local and national actors. Our Localisation ambition – ‘Local to Global for Impact’ – is an ambitious, multi-year, transformational journey that will see us – and the wider sector – deliver more, better, and fairer impact through context-responsive, locally-designed, locally-led and locally–owned programs for children. We will achieve this by addressing fundamental challenges in the way current aid is delivered to enable and facilitate local actors’ own access to global resources for maximum impact – and we will overcome blockers within our own organization that currently prevents this from happening.
    The Localisation Initiative was originally formed to define the strategic approach to Localisation and the high level roadmap for its realization. We are now entering the next phase of the transformation – with the team being given a mandate to accelerate the pace at which we will be able to meet the movement’s Localisation ambition. It consists of a small number of dedicated resources tasked with overcoming a number of blockers to Localisation that currently exist across the movement.
    The Localisation Initiative Lead will be accountable for ensuring the timely and quality delivery of key outcomes across prioritised workstreams, as well as to ensure meaningful engagement and buy-in from key stakeholders across the movement. The 3 priority areas of focus in 2023 will be – Culture and Organisation, Funding and Compliance. This role requires both high-level engagement with Member CEOs and Senior Leadership Teams at country, regional and global levels to generate strategic buy-in, as well as hands-on project management skills to ensure the delivery of tangible results in terms of removing the current blockers to Save the Children meeting our Localisation ambition.
    The immediate focus will be to establish and mobilise the initiative team and setup the required governance to deliver the priorities. The Localisation Initiative Lead will ensure that identified key stakeholders at all levels understand requirements and expectations on them to fully engage in delivering 2023 localisation work packages. S/he will ensure leadership alignment and understanding on the global ambition, strategic direction, and roadmap to mobilise organisational-wide resources and support for this multi-year transformation. S/he will be responsible for project management by ensuring resources are well-planned and managed; initiative plan is regularly reviewed; initiative team members are well supported to deliver their tasks; risks and issues are identified and addressed; and key outputs and outcomes are delivered according to plan.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Experience leading a project focused on making changes to operating structures and procedures for an organisation across multiple geographic locations including those with complex labour laws. It is essential this includes experience managing the associated legal, staffing and system requirements
    Experience leading the rollout of a global standardised process and solution in Save the Children or equivalent type of organisation
    A track record of successfully managing projects in terms of core Project Management activities as well as managing the associated change
    Demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of programme and project practices and standards
    A proven ability to deliver projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
    Proven experience of using and leading change management activities including change impact
    A proven ability to apply excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and to work collaboratively to deliver of effective solutions to project related issues. This will include taking on hands on analysis activities to support the wider (small) team as required
    Highly developed organisational awareness and ability to understand sensitivities within a complex multi-stakeholder structure; and think creatively and strategically to overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress
    Team leadership capabilities to support and guide team members and ensure they are clear on their responsibilities and are held to account for their delivery
    Strong business requirements collection, and process/workflow analysis skills
    Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation
    Able to demonstrate instances of initiative that have delivered organisational benefits
    Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally 

    Desirables:

    Experience of working on Organisation Design projects
    Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
    Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic)

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  • Interim Global Lead – Disability Inclusion

    Interim Global Lead – Disability Inclusion

    The Global Lead for Disability Inclusion leads on the implementation of Disability Inclusion policy and sets the technical direction across the global organisation in alignment with our organisational strategy. This includes leading the global Disability Inclusion Technical Working Group, managing a small team of Disability Inclusion technical advisors and collaborating with technical staff in Disability Inclusion across country, regional, centre and member offices. Additionally, this position collaborates closely with teams across thematic/cross-cutting areas in humanitarian and development contexts, as well as across different functional teams, to ensure Disability Inclusion is effectively mainstreamed and truly cross-cutting in what we know and do.
    The post holder stays abreast of and engages in industry developments and identifies, develops and maintains relationships and coalitions with key players in the Disability Inclusion space, including with representative organisations of persons with disabilities, other expert disability organisations, donors and the global disability movement. They represent Save the Children at global, regional and country level fora as relevant, showcasing Save the Children’s Disability Inclusion work. This will involve working across a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including children and young people with disabilities themselves, as well as external stakeholders including INGOs, UNICEF, global partnerships and other agencies.
    This is a leadership position which requires superior technical knowledge, management expertise, and programme development. It sits within the Child Rights, Equality and Social Justice team which includes Global Leads in other equality seeking areas.
    In order to be successful you will bring/have:
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential:

    Significant prior experience within development and/or humanitarian work, with a rights based approach, including experience within a country programme or equivalent.
    Demonstrable experience of a focus on people/children with disabilities in development and/or humanitarian context, including across multiple thematic areas (health and nutrition, education, child protection, child poverty and/or child rights governance).
    Conceptual and theoretical understanding of the UNCRPD, the UNCRC and the application of the Washington Group Questions and UNICEF Child functioning Modules, accompanied by the ability to inspire, motivate, and build capacity and confidence in this in others.
    Demonstrable ability to co-ordinate and work across an organisation to change behaviours and deliver results.
    Experience of training and capacity building with a track record of building in-country understanding and skills for Disability Inclusive programming
    Proven senior level experience leading diverse, complex initiatives and virtual teams to achieve agreed objectives.
    Good theoretical understanding and practical experience with planning, monitoring and evaluation tools commonly used in the development and humanitarian sector and disability inclusive programming (e.g. the logical framework approach and results based management)
    Excellent writing, communication, and networking skills in English
    Strong ability to build internal and external partnerships, guide and motivate people towards the achievement of agreed goals
    An ability to provide high-level external representation.
    Ability to prioritize when working under pressure, along with strong problem-solving skills.
    Self- motivated, collaborative, can share capacity, innovative, adaptable to complex situations and able to work with high degree of autonomy.
    Willingness and ability to travel up to 15% of time.

    Desirable

    Additional languages, particularly French, Spanish and/or Arabic.
    Experience with project and/or process management
    Robust analytic skills and demonstrated knowledge in MEAL, including indicator development, preferably related to children with disabilities and disability disaggregated data.
    Experience in fundraising, new business development (NBD), finance management and IT.
    Experience working within a complex and matrix organisation structure.
    Lived disability experience

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  • Senior Project Manager – The SCI Website Redevelopment New Business Development Manager – Humanitarian Surge Team Nutrition Adviser – Humanitarian Surge Team

    Senior Project Manager – The SCI Website Redevelopment New Business Development Manager – Humanitarian Surge Team Nutrition Adviser – Humanitarian Surge Team

    Role Purpose:
    Transformation Delivery is responsible for the delivery of projects across Save the Children with a focus on providing Project and Change resources with the oversight of a Portfolio Management team.
    The SCI Website is a very important digital platform for Save the Children to engage and communicate information with the public to drive campaign support and fundraising. The platform of Save the Children International’s website is currently on an older version of Drupal which is reaching its end of life and so needs to be moved onto a newer version. The functionality and content within the website also needs to be upgraded to it better enables Save the Children’s Global Digital Engagement function to meet its strategic objectives. The redevelopment of the SCI Website will ultimately drive an increased number of people to it, which will lead to increased numbers of donations, greater levels of brand awareness, and improved campaigns support.
    To be successful, the Senior Project Manager should be open to rolling up their sleeves to really understand the SCI Website and what the key requirements are of the Global Digital Engagement function to redevelop it.
    The role of the Senior Project Manager of the SCI Website Redevelopment project will be to initiate and deliver on our priorities for this initiative, to include ensuring we have a clear strategy and plan to reach our defined outcomes whilst also prioritising delivering the required redevelopment in the timeline that has been defined. The Senior Project Manager will be accountable for defining the start-up approach, which will include setting up the governance, ensuring the required team / reference groups are in place, working with a BA to complete the current and future state analysis, leading vendor selection, identifying and proposing mitigations for project risks and issues, define the costs and benefits and coordinate the required governance to move the project through the stage gate process.
    The role holder will be responsible for establishing project management practices utilising SCA’s Project Lifecycle, managing relationships with key stakeholders and driving continuous improvements. This role also requires the holder to work closely with the Global Digital Engagement function within SCI.
    Prior experience in delivery of global transformation initiatives is therefore essential for candidates applying for this role, in either the INGO sector or the private sector.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential:

    An extensive track record of successfully managing large and complex projects, including CMS redevelopment projects, and programmes that include strategy development, design, systems, processes and operating model changes.
    Demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of content management and e-commerce platforms and standards.
    Ability to work in a diverse and international environment.
    A proven ability to deliver projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance
    A proven ability to apply excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and to work collaboratively to deliver of effective solutions to project related issues. This will include taking on hands on analysis activities to support the wider team as required
    Highly developed organisational awareness and ability to understand any sensitivities within a complex multi-stakeholder structure; and think creatively and strategically to overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress
    Strong team leadership abilities with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line
    Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation
    Able to demonstrate instances of initiative that have delivered organisational benefits

    Desirable:

    Advance experience /knowledge using Drupal technology
    Remote working experience

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  • Global Talent Acquisition Business Partner (Maternity Cover) Global Communications Officer Global Digital Trends and Insights Manager

    Global Talent Acquisition Business Partner (Maternity Cover) Global Communications Officer Global Digital Trends and Insights Manager

    Role Purpose:
    The role holder will partner with the business to ensure best practice recruitment and the sourcing and selection of high calibre talent that supports the delivery of our organisational strategy.  The Global Talent Acquisition Business Partner will manage both UK and international recruitment campaigns for a variety of business functions, including interim and permanent, and up to mid-senior level; ensuring recruitments highlight alignment to our mission and values, follow Talent Acquisition best practice (policy and process adherence), and our Reward principles.
    This role will also support / lead on projects linked to continuous improvement initiatives and the building of tools, templates, trainings etc. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    In order to be successful you will bring/have:
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essentials

    Significant experience of recruiting across a range of functions at all levels and including interim staff, ideally in an international and complex environment
    A demonstrable track record of sourcing, attracting, and recruiting staff across different geographies
    A demonstrable ability to add value and influence hiring managers to ensure appropriate JD’s, recruitment strategies, best practice, process and policy adherence
    A demonstrable passion and drive to connect with and secure high calibre talent
    Proven experience of, and commitment to, ensuring an excellent candidate experience
    A flexible and adaptable approach, able to work autonomously in a fast paced environment, and effectively manage a busy workload and conflicting priorities
    Excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to communicate fluently in English (both verbal and written) and work across cultures respecting diversity and inclusion
    Quality focussed, with strong attention to detail
    A collaborative and solution orientated approach
    Previous experience managing external vendors
    A commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children

    Desirable

    Knowledge and experience of Oracle Recruitment Cloud (ORC) e-recruitment system
    Training and capacity building experience
    Strong project management skills

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  • Research and Evaluation Specialist Research and Evaluation Officer

    Research and Evaluation Specialist Research and Evaluation Officer

    Job Description
    Save the Children’s growing Research and Evaluation Unit is now seeking applications from Research and Evaluation Specialists (Principal Investigators / Leads)

    Work from home with this rare opportunity to conduct research, assessments and evaluations across the globe in the fields of climate & resilience, child poverty, protection, education, health, nutrition and rights! Apply now and be considered for current and future opportunities.

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