Company Address: Address Save the Children U.S. Headquarters 501 Kings Hwy E – Suite 400, Fairfield, CT 06825 1.203.221.4000

  • Executive Assistant

    Executive Assistant

    Role Purpose:
    To develop and provide a proactive and comprehensive administration, information and support service to the Chief People Officer (CPO) and, as needed, other HR Leaders.
    The role holder will provide professional and expert administrative support, including complex diary management and the organisation of travel itineraries, and internal and external meeting coordination.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Demonstrable experience in a similar role, preferably within an international environment
    Understands the need for confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information and correspondence
    Strong skills in Microsoft Office with particular strengths in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
    Good time management and coordination skills. Ability to plan ahead, devise and manage work plans, anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles
    Sound judgement and an ability to effectively prioritise and juggle the requirements of multiple stakeholders in a constantly changing environment
    Highly developed organisational skills
    Maintain a calm disposition and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure
    Proven ability in adopting a pro-active approach and offering solutions as appropriate
    Experience of dealing with diary management and international travel arrangements
    Experience of planning and organising meetings, with a strong attention to detail
    Strong written and oral communication skills, fluent in English, with an eye for detail
    A positive, flexible and collaborative approach; ability to engage with a broad range of people at all levels, across different cultures and to act with confidence, credibility, discretion and diplomacy
    Self- motivated with ability to work autonomously.
    Ability to work effectively at senior level, gaining trust and confidence with stakeholders
    Thorough and trustworthy, takes pride in delivering high quality work and gives a high level of attention to detail
    Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.

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  • MEAL Assistant 

Finance and Awards Officer

    MEAL Assistant Finance and Awards Officer

    ROLE PURPOSE:  
    Under the general guidance and direction of the Research and MEAL Specialist; the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Assistant will work as part of the county M&E team responsible for program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning. S/he will be involved in day to day implementation of the M & E system sub-county level including data collection, colation, entry, analysis and use for decision-making. 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 RESPONSIBILITIES

    Manage information generated through MEAL activities, such as complaints databases, action tracker.
    Organize field visits to monitor program activities / interventions against Quality Benchmarks/Quality Checklists and produce & share reports with program team as well as management team based on quality and accountability findings.
    Support program staff to strengthen joint planning and monitoring with stakeholders.
    Contribute to the quality of program design – reviewing log-frames, results frameworks, project plan, strategic plans, MEAL Plan etc.
    Ensure that the agreed action plans are followed in timely manner by program team and that the feedback loop is closed.
    Share all information (monitoring reports, CFM databases, preliminary verification reports, case studies etc.) with the support of  Research and MEAL Specialist.
    Share MEAL findings & CFM issues in each monthly meeting
    Support in roll-out  of USAID Nawiri monitoring and evaluation strategy and tools at the Sub County level.
    Collect program routine monitoring data and follow-up with the program team on data collection and reporting.
     Support roll-out and supervision of data collection through Annual Surveys, Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and Quality Inquiry Surveys.
    Timely entry of  monitoring data into mobile and  computer-based data collection systems and working with MIS officers to resolve data quality issues observed.
    Support  Monitoring and Evaluation activities to ensure that program-based monitoring activities are being performed according to schedule.
    Support in conducting Quarterly data review meetings and Routine Data quality Assurance.
    Support and collaborate with the M&E Officer to provide timely reports and data summaries.
    Assist to maintaining a clear and transparent filing system at the Sub County level office.
    Support the process of testing and adopting relevant technologies for improving the efficiency of the program’s MEL function at the Sub-county level.
    Strengthen Sub-County government M&E and Data Use Platforms including Review Meeting, Data Quality Assurance, Mentoring and Supportive Supervision.
    Other duties as assigned from time to time by supervisor

    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.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Must hold at least a diploma in Social Sciences, Public Health, Development Studies, or Population Studies, or relevant field (with coursework in M&E, research and evaluation methodologies, statistical analysis or organizational development) or similar field of study. Undergraduate in similar faculty is an added advantage.
    At least 1-3 years of program monitoring and evaluation experience ( Entry Level  Fresh Graduate)
    Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation from UoN, AMREF or KIM will be an added advantage
    Proven experience of undertaking evaluations/research with outstanding skills in qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis using relevant software such as STATA or SPSS and ATLAS.ti
    Good communication skills in English and Kiswahili. Local language (Turkana or Samburu) preferred

    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Minimum of 3 years of experience working in INGO’s and or UN Agencies in developmental or in humanitarian programmes, with 2+ years in field postings, and 2+ years working for an international agency on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
    Experience working with USAID funded project and familiarity with USAID/FFP M&E guidance and requirement is an added advantage
    Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
    Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
    Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
    Technical expertise in various data analysis software and proven experience using mobile technology for data collection with experience of electronic data collection using tablets or other devices.
    Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and experience with statistical/graphical software or spatial software.
    Proven experience with current technologies, such as web-based data management and analysis tools, digital data collection, mapping, Google applications, data visualization, interactive dashboards, etc
    Ability to work independently and as part of a team
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience working in multicultural, multi -location, values driven teams.
    Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children International’s aims, values and principles.

    Desirable

    Experience working in arid and semi-arid land (ASAL) settings preferred.
    Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    Experience working with complex/large USAID funded project and familiarity with USAID/FFP M&E guidance and requirement is an added advantage
    Experience of managing private and international donor funded projects
    Experience of training and capacity building
    Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.

    Closing: 7 Feb 2023 

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  • Sponsorship Communications and Marketing Manager

    Sponsorship Communications and Marketing Manager

    The primary objective of the Sponsorship Communications and Marketing Manager is to develop a communications and marketing strategy for internal and external audiences that will help ensure a clear understanding of the new Sponsorship model and its importance in delivering on our strategy.
    The role will also oversee the production of consistent, audience-friendly messaging and communications materials that reflect the impact that children, communities and staff experience with Sponsorship in the 21 countries where the program is implemented.
    Success will be a regular stream of communication from those who participate in our programs, and clear communications materials to facilitate staff and Members in promoting, growing and evolving our Sponsorship programs.
    In order to be successful you will bring/have:
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Passion and experience in international development work
    Fundraising / Marketing copywriter with strong English skills 
    Knowledge of mass audiences, medium/high value donors and corporates 
    Understanding of programming and ability to translate complex programmatic information into external / donor facing language 
    Research skills to search, identify and interrogate existing information to improve for future use. 
    Ability to brief and manage a freelance graphic designer to create infographics and designed templates and documents / reports
    Ability to liaise with external translators to manage the translation of all documents into key global languages. 
    Ability to brief and manage a freelance web page designer to create home for sponsorship on external site 
    Demonstrated ability to cultivate, build, influence and maintain strong working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives including programmatic, policy and advocacy technical experts that may have low capacity in business and finance acumen.
    Track record of storytelling, visualization & prototyping of ideas successfully & efficiently
    High level of fluency in English, both verbal and written.
    Proven ability to build strong collaborative networks and influence, externally and internally
    Strong remote-working abilities with global teams based in different time zones.

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    kenya.savethechildren.net

  • PMO Analyst

    PMO Analyst

    Role Purpose:
    The PMO Analyst is a key member of the Portfolio Management Office team. This team is responsible for defining and maintaining the standards for portfolio management within the organisation, across 60 Country and Regional offices and 29 Member organisations. 
    The PMO Analyst will be the PMO business partner for a sub-set of the projects within the Transformation Portfolio and is responsible for:

    Driving development and adoption of good practice 
    Coaching Project Managers and Project Leads in the application Transformation Delivery Lifecycle and PMO controls to their projects, including stage gate preparation
    Oversight of projects’ delivery status, risks and issues and plans, ensuring effective management of interdependencies, and escalation and intervention to senior leadership as required.

    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Knowledge of project, programme, and portfolio management practices, standards, and methodologies.
    Significant prior experience in a PMO role, ideally in a programme or portfolio management office.
    Experience in the use of project and portfolio management tools such as Project Online.
    Experience of supporting tools and good practice adoption.
    A proactive and solutions-orientated approach; excellent problem solving skills, and the ability to identify and implement solutions.
    Able to build strong relationships within the organisation and influence others.
    Flexible and pragmatic attitude to work, happy to support others to achieve team goals.
    Ability to work at pace while maintaining high quality standards.
    Excellent communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English.
    Confident user of standard Microsoft applications, including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
    A commitment to Save the Children values.

    Desirable:

    INGO experience.
    A second language. Preferably French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic.

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    kenya.savethechildren.net

  • Regional Humanitarian Policy Advocacy Manager 

Humanitarian WASH Advisor

    Regional Humanitarian Policy Advocacy Manager Humanitarian WASH Advisor

    As a key and senior role in the Advocacy, Campaign, Communications and Media as well as  Humanitarian Team, the regional Humanitarian Advocacy and Policy Manager role is responsible for leading on humanitarian, advocacy and policy work, as well as for developing and producing key trends and situation analysis’ products, reports and updates, aimed at enabling and supporting our overall humanitarian advocacy and the Humanitarian programming and emergency response delivery  across the ESA region.
    The role holder will collaborate effectively with support and program functions in ensuring that up-to-date information is communicated, shared and used at all segments of the humanitarian programming cycle in the region and work closely with the regional Humanitarian Info Comms Manager. S/he is responsible for monitoring key trends and context analyses as well as transforming large sets of data and information so that they can be coherently summarized written pieces, dashboards, and other various forms of visualization that will feed better-informed response strategies and programming with key advocacy outcomes. In addition, the role will support response-related special projects, which include media visits, report publications, milestone celebrations, partner liaisons and representation, as needed.
    The post-holder will work as part of the ACCM team in the regional office, where and when needed will be seconded to and/or will work closely with the Emergency Response team(s) in any Country Office to produce high-quality analyses, advocacy and policy products, summaries, reports, dashboards, and other related materials. The post holder will also lead on managing inputs and outputs for the humanitarian information and communication manager and media managers both at the regional and country office levels as appropriate. 
    The role holder will keep up to date with developments on humanitarian issues in the region and beyond and the sector, conduct policy analysis, develop recommendations and articulate Save the Children’s positions. S/he will identify key issues, policy trends, report on key developments and analyse ramifications of policy changes to scope priorities for our advocacy work and develop advocacy strategies and actions.
    This role requires significant knowledge of disaster risk management issues and experience working in advocacy and policy positions dealing with complex humanitarian and/or emergency settings, knowledge of the key donors for emergency responses, and the key international standards.
    In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
    QUALIFICATIONS

    Degree required in a relevant subject; Masters or equivalent is desirable.
    At least eight years’ post-qualification experience within, but not exhaustive to communications, media, advocacy, policy, information management, qualitative data analysis and report synthesis, humanitarian and development sectors in governmental or non-governmental institutions. 
    At least five years’ first-hand experience working on humanitarian responses, either at the global, institutional, donor or recipient country level is highly desirable.

    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Experience in explaining complex data findings simply and accessibly to diverse audiences, including through intelligent use of graphics and visualisations.
    First-rate written skills evidenced in published work, with the ability to present complex issues concisely and clearly to a wide audience.
    Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of different audiences including donors, journalists and the ‘general public’.
    Proven training skills, with ability to build data analysis capacity of technical specialists and policy generalists alike. Experience of delivering training, presentations and other capacity building activities to varied audiences, ideally within a country programme. 
    Experience of leading communication activities (including information management) in a challenging environment.
    Familiarity with humanitarian issues, systems and actors, understanding of a range of crisis, risk and vulnerability indexes and indicators.
    Experience of using the various international humanitarian financing data sources particularly OECD, UN OCHA FTS and World Bank, and/or experience of working with geo-coded data is highly desirable.
    Excellent understanding of SC/SCA Member communication and information needs across fundraising, media and campaigning activities.

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  • Global Director of Programme Funding & Institutional Partnership

    Global Director of Programme Funding & Institutional Partnership

    The Global Director of Programme Funding and Institutional Partnerships provides the strategic leadership and direction to a core, globally-disbursed team at Save the Children International (SCI), which is working across the Save the Children Association (SCA) to optimise and align the movement’s global-to-country programme funding portfolio and to drive improvements to our institutional fundraising practices and partnerships in order to help deliver our global breakthroughs.
    The role holder also leads on the team’s extensive collaboration across multiple functions in SCI centre, regional and country teams, as well as with key stakeholders in SCA member organisations to ensure appropriate senior-level engagement and support for all SCA/SCI programme funding initiatives. This includes working in close partnership with key member Global Program Directors (GPDs), with all member Global Institutional Partnerships leads (GIPG), as well as with a newly established network of Regional Resource Mobilisation Directors/leads (RRM) based in SCI’s 5x Regional Offices (ROs).
    Additionally, this role informs, shapes and connects key strategic initiatives in pursuit of Save the Children Global Strategy and represents institutional programme funding perspective into such initiatives. The post holder is an active member of the Senior Management Teams of both the Resource Mobilisation, Communication & Engagement (RMCE), and International Programme (IP) Departments, is part of the broader SCI/SCA Extended Senior Leadership Team, and is an active participant representing global institutional funding interests in the SCA Funding Taskforce, into multiple Governance and Management Groups (MRGs), while also providing specific updates to the SCI/SCA CEO and the global board(s) as needed.
    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

    Significant experience of leading an equivalent strategic programme and/or institutional resource mobilisation function in a major international organisation
    Extensive experience of influencing and delivering results cross-organisationally within a large, complex global organisation and ability to manage the tension between global strategic decisions and the operational reality at country and regional level
    Substantial institutional fundraising and/or award management experience, including working within a complex matrixed organisation (including the Save the Children movement).
    Demonstrable subject matter expertise across relevant international development issues, combined with significant experience in developing / managing strategic partnerships with the key institutional donor organisations relevant to SCA
    Exceptional leadership behaviours, including external orientation, situational agility and partner focus, with strong negotiation and influencing skills in relation to multiple stakeholder contexts and matrices
    Exceptional team & interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively and with impact
    Experience of leading and managing people, including providing guidance and oversight and empowering team members to deliver
    Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, including defining a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in
    Attention to detail and the ability to follow tasks and ideas through to completion
    A high degree of flexibility and adaptability in order to respond to changing needs
    Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.

    Desirable

    Experience of working in / across other areas of SC’s operations and / or functions
    Experience of being involved in the implementation of a new / changed business processes and ways of working or transformation processes.
    Multilingual proficiency relevant to SCAs operations (eg French, Spanish, Arabic, other)

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    kenya.savethechildren.net

  • Regional Head of Programme Operations

    Regional Head of Programme Operations

    ROLE PURPOSE:

    As a member of the East and Southern Africa regional office operations team, the Head of Programme Operations acts as a coordinating focal point for operational issues, providing support to designated Country Offices (CO) operational delivery across the full spectrum of Save the Children programmes in both development and humanitarian response activities, ensuring effective information flows and assistance in adherence to SCI operations procedures/standards.
    The Head of Programme Operations will support CO operations staff in managing development & humanitarian operations. The post holder will provide direction advice to the country programme in concurrence with the Country Directors/ DPOs/ Head of Operations and ESARO team.
    The post-holder will effectively and efficiently support operations systems, processes and activities so that Country Offices can deliver programme on time according to organisational strategy, donor requirements and within allocated budgets.
    S/he will support the country office leadership on aspects related to staffing structure, operational management, awards, supply chain and systems. He/she will play a strategic role in the effective scale up and management of Save the Children development & humanitarian programmes to increase impact and enable positive change so children in the East Africa region so they survive, learn and be protected.

    In order to be successful, you will bring/have:

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

    Extensive program and operations management experience (10 years) in international development and humanitarian programs, including
    Demonstrated ability to set up operational management systems in a large complex programme
    Direct experience of delivery of humanitarian programs, in a technical or operational role, in at least 3 different contexts
    Senior management role within a complex country programme and/or in a large-scale emergency response
    Previous experience of managing technical/programme/operations/support teams in large-scale first phase emergency response is essential
    Experience in managing, rollout, troubleshooting business systems across various structures and countries
    Knowledge of international humanitarian and development systems, institutions and donors (including ECHO, DFID and OFDA), and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices
    Demonstrated ability to thrive in a complex, matrix management environment. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
    In depth knowledge and experience of logistics systems and requirements in a multi field office, multi programme setting
    Security management experience across a large programme
    Substantial training and capacity building experience
    Culturally sensitive, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
    Experience of supporting and developing programmatic staff with different backgrounds and expertise
    Commitment to Save the Children values.
    Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies.
    Willingness to travel in developing countries (varying, but expected to be at least 40% of time).
    A master’s degree in a relevant field either in relation to development, disaster management, management

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  • Finance Assistant Partnerships, Regional Programs Re-Advertisement

    Finance Assistant Partnerships, Regional Programs Re-Advertisement

    ROLE PURPOSE
    You will be part of the ESARO/Kenya Accounts Payable (AP) Shared Services Team specifically working for the AP team, and you will support the effective management of supplier payments and financial accounting roles. This position will work closely with AP Finance Officer and the larger Kenya Finance Team
    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
    MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

    Prepares monthly Cash Forecasts, liaising with all departments on their cash needs within the set deadlines.
    Process all bank payments vouchers including statutory deductions and ensure these are paid before deadlines
    Perform balance sheet reconciliation for assigned accounts.
    Supporting in archiving of payment vouchers and retrieving support documents for Audits
    Support in management of office petty cash and petty cash reconciliation
    Maintain updated programme advance tracker & Process petty cash vouchers and data entry.
    Performs recharges as directed by finance officer
    Prepares General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheet for posting in the financial system.
    Assists in Preparing and posting adjustments and reallocation Journals.
    Records data on the General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheets (GLACOS) for AP Finance transactions
    Ensures accurate budget code are entered in the GLACOS and validation is complete
    Posts data to Agresso after necessary reviews and approvals
    Any other duties/roles assigned by line manager.

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
    Essential

    Undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting Finance or a related field
    Two-years work experience working in a finance office in an NGO or commercial sector
    Proven ability to prioritise in order to meet deadlines.
    Financial accounting and AP experience
    Interpersonal skills and ability to interact with all departments
    Ability to conduct coaching and training 
    Competent in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and accounting systems
    Good communication skills
    Commitment to Save the Children values.
    Commitment to SCI Values
    Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

    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.

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    kenya.savethechildren.net

  • Global Goal Team Evidence Uptake Advisor 

Content Curation Officer 

Regional Gender Equality Technical Advisor – East and Southern Africa Regional Office

    Global Goal Team Evidence Uptake Advisor Content Curation Officer Regional Gender Equality Technical Advisor – East and Southern Africa Regional Office

    Role Purpose:
    The Global Goal Evidence Uptake Advisor plays a key role in enabling and promoting the use of internal and external evidence by all staff involved in the delivery of Save the Children’s 2022-2024 strategy. Working within the Evidence and Learning team and with a new “Global Goal Team” structure, the Evidence Uptake Advisor will lead on synthesising, summarising, packaging and sharing or signposting data and evidence on one of more global goal to aid programme delivery, inform our influencing and support our fundraising and communications.
    The Evidence Uptake Advisor will take a hand on approach to understanding and servicing different user groups’ needs for evidence and data. Others will generate the primary data and evidence, and the Evidence Uptake Advisor will blend signposting and communication – or ‘brokerage’ – to drive and enable increased use of that evidence, with repackaging through syntheses, summaries and visualisations to make it easier for user groups to find and understand key findings.
    With a solid grounding in understanding evidence, and a strong track record of communications, networking and user-orientation, the post-holder will inspire and facilitate a culture of amplifying our impact through evidence use. This role will work closely with thematic and MEAL/ Research technical specialists to source our best data and evidence, and with a range of user groups from frontline staff in Country Offices to business development staff to senior leaders to ensure that their evidence needs are serviced with appropriate, high quality products.
    In order to be successful you will bring/have:
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Applied experience of synthesising data and evidence in technically sound ways (e.g. literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis)
    Proven track record in applying good practice in research/ evidence/ data uptake and usage
    Proven track record of user/ client focus in evidence generation or uptake
    An entrepreneurial and “can-do” attitude, with willingness to make things happen
    Strong analytical skills and an ability to assimilate and process large amounts of information into a coherent and compelling narrative
    Skills and experience in data and evidence communication
    Proficiency in relevant IT solutions for data visualisation (e.g. PowerBI) and for visually appealing products (e.g. Canva, Adobe Indesign)
    Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with demonstrated ability to communicate technical evidence and data clearly and convincingly to a variety of audiences
    Proven experience of building personal networks, resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation;
    Experience of working for an international humanitarian organisation, including developing-country experience
    Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work collaboratively in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
    The ability to manage and juggle a complex and varied workload, at times working independently, at others working to tight deadlines under time pressure
    Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of emergencies
    Commitment to Save the Children values

    Desirable

    Experience with Save the Children Country Office operations
    Experience in the coordination of various stakeholders

    Closing: 23 Jan 2023 

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  • Evidence Communications Officer

    Evidence Communications Officer

    The Evidence Communications Officer will be responsible for supporting, packaging and promoting evidence generated from our projects and interventions on internal and external channels and platforms. This role will play a critical role in shaping how we tell the story of our evidence and impact journey.
    Reporting into the Head of Knowledge Management, this role will have a dotted line into the Global Head of Corporate Communications and will actively collaborate with the Global Goals Evidence Uptake Advisors, Global Creative Content Unit, Digital Communications Unit and Global Media Unit. This role will help to ensure that a steady stream of content is produced from our evidence providing insights on the outcomes and impact of our programmes to external stakeholders and audiences.
    In order to be successful you will bring/have:
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Excellent written and verbal communication skills to motivate, influence and negotiate both internally and externally
    Experience in communications, with interest in external stakeholder engagement and a focus on external digital channels
    Demonstrated success in delivering high-quality communications, products or tools targeting a diverse range of audiences.
    Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation.
    Experience in developing and managing communications content and tools and making best use of content. 
    Written communication skills in English, with a proven ability to distil large amounts of information for diverse audiences; skills in other languages would be an advantage
    Exceptional planning and organisational skills, with an ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple demands and competing priorities, while maintaining high quality standards.
    Innovative thinker, enjoys developing and testing new ideas and ways of addressing issues or driving engagement.
    Great ability to work as part of a team within a networked structure, and to maintain good working relationships with colleagues across functional and geographical boundaries.
    Significant ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly depending on external opportunities.
    Demonstrated commitment to Save the Children’s mission and values.

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    kenya.savethechildren.net