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  • New Markets Digital Acquisition Manager Global Internal Communications Manager HRIS System Support Administrator Senior Economist

    New Markets Digital Acquisition Manager Global Internal Communications Manager HRIS System Support Administrator Senior Economist

    As the Digital Acquisition Manager, you will have an exciting role working with the Non-Member Markets Team, a digital fundraising program where Save the Children raise funds in countries where we don’t have a Member presence.
    You will be in charge of the design, execution and overseeing of a long term competent and innovating digital engagement and fundraising strategy, as well as an annual action plan for the online fundraising activities, ensuring that they are aligned with Save the Children fundraising strategy.
    This role sits within the Digital Public Engagement Team, an agile team, already working virtually before the pandemic, which provides strategic support and specialist technical guidance to our 27+ Members, most of them in Asia, Oceania, Europe and the Americas. This team also focuses on reaching out to new audiences and engaging with them in non-Member markets with a special focus on a list of key markets.
    The post holder works collaboratively with other roles within the Digital team, Content and Creative Unit as well as the Fundraising Hub.
    In order to be successful you will bring/have:
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Experience in digital fundraising or e-commerce designing and executing digital engagement and fundraising strategies. 
    Relevant experience developing digital engagement and awareness campaigns
    Deep knowledge of Search and Display Campaigns
    Deep knowledge of Paid Social
    Deep knowledge of lead generation and conversion programs
    Deep knowledge of email marketing and automations. 
    Working knowledge of web development and web analytics 
    Agency management experience. 
    Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities. 
    Experience in both profit and non-profit sector would be an asset. 
    Strong analytical solutions oriented skills
    Capacity to build and maintain excellent relations and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity
    Fluent in English, additional language skills would be an asset

    Desirable

    Experience with GA and Data Studio for reporting
    Experience using major web content management systems, especially Drupal.
    Experience working internationally with different markets
    Ideally, experience working in the INGO sector.
    Experience in cloud-based CRM solutions a plus (Salesforce, Hubspot, etc).
    Proven project management skills delivering complex projects on time and on budget with a strong knowledge of all the financial aspects of digital fundraising/marketing including analysis of costs/income, ROI, conversion and donor/client retention data and all other relevant KPIs.
    Strong personal, organisational and self-management skills; with an ability to lead and work in teams and motivate others
    A self-starter using initiative to see opportunities to achieve objectives in this role, working home-based
    Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
    Strong IT skills particularly in Microsoft products
    Ability to articulate the work of Save the Children with passion
    A willingness to travel for in-person events as required.

    Closing: 9 Jan 2023

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  • Global Goals Awards Manager (Safe Back to School and Learning) Global Head of Internal Communications Global Sponsorship Social Change Advisor

    Global Goals Awards Manager (Safe Back to School and Learning) Global Head of Internal Communications Global Sponsorship Social Change Advisor

    Role Purpose:
    The role holder will work closely with the International Programmes Award Management team and the SB2S strategic goal team within Save the Children International (SCI) Centre, providing administrative and compliance support to SB2S&L funding mechanisms. This role is key to supporting the establishment and implementation of the SB2S&L pooled fund, any other Centre-administered funds, as well as maintaining a light-touch oversight of other SB2S&L funds received through Members. In addition, s/he will work closely with goal team members and CO Fundraising Focal Points to identify suitable matches for SB2S&L funding and where needed, maintain extensive knowledge of the institutional and non-institutional donor landscape.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Minimum 4 years’ progressive experience in the NGO sector in international development; direct field experience is considered an asset
    Excellent writing and analytical skills are essential
    Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to draw out complex data from various different source
    Existing understanding of Save the Children’s federated structure, finance and award management systems and processes
    Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships resulting in securing significant new opportunities for the organisation
    Proven influencing skills with the ability to communicate compliance requirements to stakeholders in the most appropriate way
    Ability to explain complex issues to both staff and peers
    Ability to manage a varied workload quickly and efficiently, and work effectively under pressure to organise and prioritise work for yourself and others to ensure deadlines are met
    Detail-oriented
    Ability to propose solutions and work with others to overcome challenges
    A proven ability to conceptualise and ground abstract ideas in operational realities
    A sharp intellect and an ability to discern strategic opportunities to build the profile of the team’s work, as well as new opportunities
    Commitment to Save the Children values

    Desirable

    Experience in financial accounting
    Project management skills, particularly including planning
    Experience of working in a complex international organisation
    Experience working for Save the Children
    Language skills, in particular Spanish, French, or Arabic

    Closing: 6 Jan 2023

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  • Global Head of Reward and Mobility Global Reward Analyst

    Global Head of Reward and Mobility Global Reward Analyst

    Role Purpose:
    The job holder is responsible for developing and delivering a high quality reward service at both strategy and operational levels, specifically:

    To provide global leadership on reward strategy and best practices, including developing a new global reward framework with particular focus on international contracts and mobility, to take the organisation on to its next phase of evolution, driving improvement and innovation and ensuring regional and country offices are provided with the support and tools they need to appropriately reward their employees.
    To provide subject matter expertise/centre of excellence service for the approx. 400 UK based staff, 600 staff worldwide on international contracts, and 15,000 local staff in our 60 programming countries
    Define and drive our global mobility agenda establishing a process for the operations of the organisation and its workforce across international borders enabling employees to move from one location to another and enables the organization hire employees in different countries to work remotely.

    In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder may be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Significant experience of developing reward strategies, frameworks, policies, processes and packages, much of which must have been applied in an international context
    Proven skills and experience in the development and application of reward approaches in a complex matrixed global organisation and ability to apply this within an international non-governmental organisation
    Highly developed communication skills both written and oral in order to establish effective relationships with internal and external audiences, including at a geographical distance
    A strong track record of influencing and presenting at senior executive level
    Significant experience in global mobility and expatriate management
    Knowledge and experience of tax, immigration and relocation practices and policies at a global level.
    The ability to think strategically, to identify the key people/reward practice implications of the organisation’s plans and to proactively create an integrated approach.
    The ability to work collaboratively with other HR and management colleagues across the Save the Children family including well developed influencing skills.
    Highly developed research and analytical skills
    Highly numerate with the ability to interpret statistical and financial data and to undertake detailed costings and recommendations
    Proven ability to identify, commission, interpret and utilise salary survey and other benchmarking tools
    An understanding of and commitment to the work and international context of Save the Children
    Experience of working with a high degree of autonomy on large projects working with significant levels of ambiguity around the process; ability to be self-supporting
    A good understanding of budget and financial processes and the ability to work in a cost effective way.

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  • Senior Regional Change & Deployment Analyst HLA ESA Research, Evidence and MEAL Adviser Senior Operations Coordinator (Nawiri) Oracle Product Owner

    Senior Regional Change & Deployment Analyst HLA ESA Research, Evidence and MEAL Adviser Senior Operations Coordinator (Nawiri) Oracle Product Owner

    Role Purpose:
    Engaging with the project team and all SCI country offices within the region, the Senior Change & Deployment Analyst enables country level deployment activities for designated HPO projects.
    Change & Deployment activities include: Conducting country office kick off meetings, conducting Change Impact Assessments and Stakeholder Analysis, Change planning, conducting comms and engagement activities, coordinating key project activities such as User Acceptance Testing and Training, completing Business Readiness Assessments, conducting Post Go-Live review and transitioning offices to business as usual. They will also be responsible for managing the French translation of all project and change deliverables.
    The Senior Change Analyst will regularly need to engage with senior stakeholders – both at the regional and country office level – in order to complete the required change activities.
    The Senior Change & Deployment Analyst is part of the Change and Deployment (C&D) Team that enables the timely implementation of new supporting systems and business processes, across the 55 SCI country offices, the 5 Regional Offices and the Centre.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Change Management delivery experience ideally supported by Change Management certification / training
    Strong stakeholder engagement skills including experience and expertise in engaging with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation including senior stakeholders
    Outstanding communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to different types of audiences with different levels of understanding of the subject matter
    Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
    Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate/mediate; to facilitate the resolution of conflicting business requirements
    Proven process/workflow analysis skills
    Understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies
    Proven experience in facilitating productive workshops, preferably in multi-cultural contexts
    Excellent follow-up skills
    Ability to manage and prioritise the workload across a number of different workstreams/projects
    Demonstrates a strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the business
    Cultural awareness
    Ability to challenge the user-friendliness of set up, requirements and design for implementation and regular usage
    Experience of solving issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
    Affinity, knowledge and experience of working within a standardised project methodology
    Experience of working in Feasibility and Design Phases of support systems and business processes projects
    Intellectual curiosity
    True passion for results, responsibility and proactivity
    Competent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
    Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 40%
    Full Professional Proficiency in both French and English

    Desirable

    Understanding of Fleet related processes (vehicle allocation, cost recovery mechanisms, mileages use recharges) is highly desirable
    A third language. Preferably Portuguese
    Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
    Experience in working with off-site project team members
    Experience of delivering solutions internationally
    Awareness of various software development methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall)

    Closing 20 DEC 2022

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  • Program Director, REAPER II

    Program Director, REAPER II

    Role Purpose:
    Save the Children is seeking a highly qualified Program Director for the anticipated USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (RFS) Evidence Aggregation for Programmatic Approaches 2 (REAPER 2) Activity. They will lead the REAPER 2 program, focusing on broad evidence aggregation and synthesis activities for existing evidence aggregation work and the identification and application of innovative tools to improve the speed and quality of evidence review. These activities will inform creation of knowledge products and learning opportunities.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Required Qualifications

    Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
    At least ten (10) years of experience in management, particularly in managing research efforts, such as evaluations and large-scale, mixed-method surveys;
    At least 5 years of experience in designing, managing, leading, and coordinating food security and resilience programs and evaluations.
    Demonstrated experience in providing strategic direction, technical assistance and thought leadership related to resilience to a wide variety of stakeholders
    Experience in building collaborative relationships with key stakeholders, fostering engagement and learning across USAID Bureaus and learning mechanisms and serves as a main point of contact for the portfolio and maintain regular communication with donors and partners to ensure transparency and efficiency of plans, reports and actions.
    Technical expertise in agriculture, food security, nutrition, resilience, or related fields in the context of international development;
    Familiarity with a range of evidence generation approaches and their associated levels of rigor, including evidence gap maps, systematic evidence review and synthesis, and dissemination formats to facilitate knowledge utilization;
    Experience with program evaluation designs and methods (experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluations, non-experimental designs, qualitative methods, etc.)
    Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
    Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
    Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
    Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Master’s degree or PhD in international development, resilience, evaluation, statistics or other related fields
    Experience with USAID’s Bureau for Resilience and Food Security
    Experience working on large USAID contracts
    Experience working for an international NGO and/or other global development firm

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    kenya.savethechildren.net

  • Humanitarian Fund Portfolio Manager Humanitarian Fund Data & Reporting Manager

    Humanitarian Fund Portfolio Manager Humanitarian Fund Data & Reporting Manager

    S/he will directly manage two Humanitarian Fund Support Officers, who are the first point of contact and provide support for Regional, Country and National Offices for the management of applications from submission to monitoring (use of funds/ tracking of operational feedback) stages. The role will work closely with the HF Data & Reporting Manager to ensure the Humanitarian Fund systematically collects quality data enabling analysis at different levels.
    The HF enables Save the Children’s movement and specially country offices to plan, prepare for and deliver high quality humanitarian action for children when it is needed most and increase the visibility and transparency around decision-making. The HF managed $54 million in 2021, significantly increasing to a $200 million portfolio in 2022.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
    Essential

    Higher level education degree, Masters or above, in a relevant field
    Excellent financial literacy
    Experience with monitoring systems, ideally at set-up and implementation
    Management or monitoring experience of budget portfolios of +5M
    Understanding of the financial aspects of award management, and understanding of operations and programming
    Experience with award management policies, procedures and systems and Save the Children’s award management system (AMS)
    Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities
    Very strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to analyse trends
    Computer literate (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems)
    Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
    Patient, adaptable, able to improvise, and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
    Strong communication (written and spoken) in English, and strong interpersonal skills, with experience in managing multicultural teams
    Think creatively and strategically to overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress

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  • Executive Assistant to the Chief Transformation Officer and Transformation Delivery and IT Engagement Officer

    Executive Assistant to the Chief Transformation Officer and Transformation Delivery and IT Engagement Officer

    Role Purpose:
    To support the Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) and Transformation Delivery and Information Technology (TDIT) Department’s directors to develop and provide a proactive and comprehensive administration, information and support service including providing structure and organisation to the wider Transformation Delivery and IT Teams. This will include diary management, travel support, internal and external meeting coordination and general administration. For the wider teams this includes being a point of contact for general enquiries and providing guidance on correct practice and procedures.
    In addition this role will play a key role in the team engagement initiatives, supporting the Engagement and Information Lead with the delivery of activities and associated materials that seek to ensure a positive employee experience for TDIT staff as well as engage the wider organisation with the aims and objectives of the department.
    EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

    Proven experience in a similar role, preferably in an international environment
    Experience of dealing with complex diary and international travel arrangements
    Strong planning/anticipation and organisational skills; experience of planning and organising meetings and events, with a strong attention to detail.
    Strong coordination and time management skills. Ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles, juggle competing priorities successfully, and work effectively and calmly under pressure to tight deadlines.
    Sound judgement and an ability to effectively prioritise multiple tasks in a constantly changing environment
    Sound knowledge of office practices, procedures and administrative systems including filing systems. Competent in use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
    Ability to adopt a pro-active approach to problem solving working closely with the Directors and other colleagues as required
    Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; fluent in English
    A flexible and collaborative approach; ability to liaise with a broad range of people at all levels, across different cultures and to act with credibility, discretion, tact and diplomacy.
    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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  • Head of Innovation for Strategy Goals

    Head of Innovation for Strategy Goals

    The role holder will be required to oversee the identification and development of innovative approaches across the 4 Strategic Goals and manage the piloting and scaling of approaches as they pass the relevant stage gates. The role holder will be responsible for master budgeting, on-boarding of new countries, creation of communities of practice, and monitoring of spending and results. With solid operational experience at country level, s/he will need to be flexible, creative and able to troubleshoot challenges promptly and effectively. They will need to be organised, entrepreneurial and passionate about working with countries and global teams to develop, test and scale new types of programming.
    In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
    Essential

     8+ years of experience working in operational roles at country office level.
    Entrepreneurial attitude with an ability to turn abstract ideas into tangible projects.
    Confidence in convening a wide range of stakeholders from across the movement.
    Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, steering and coaching.
    High levels of organisation; an ability to juggle different priorities.
    Solid experience in management of finance and budget monitoring and risk management.
    Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in.
    Experience in fundraising, including pitching, proposal development and donor scoping.
    Experience working on innovative programming in development and humanitarian contexts
    Positive “can do” attitude!
    Commitment to Save the Children values.

    DESIRED

    Experience delivering multi-office initiatives.
    Previous experience with similar focus on innovation.

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    stcuk.taleo.net

  • Solutions Developer (BI)

    Solutions Developer (BI)

    KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

    Provide the organisation with accurate and timely BI solutions based on requirements gathered through business partnering activities
    Maintain and support existing BI solutions
    Proactively source new and innovative solutions that provide clear business value and construct ‘proof of concepts’ to demonstrate the new solutions
    Proactively identify any technical project risks/issues related to BI
    Estimate and deliver BI project tasks to agreed prioritisation and timeframes
    Support the IT Service Delivery team with the BI reporting environment
    Assist product owners in designing, agreeing, implementing and managing changes to the BI environment
    Maintain accurate technical documentation
    Communicate data and insights

    QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
    Essential

    Experience of working with SQL Server databases, including creating & modifying T-SQL scripts, stored procedures, functions, triggers, writing ad-hoc queries and dynamic SQL
    Proven understanding of Data Modelling and Analytics
    Experience of working with Microsoft’s BI technology stack SSIS, SSRS, SSAS (tabular model), Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Excel.
    Experience of working closely with non-technical staff, demonstrating an ability to translate and negotiate non-technical requirements into a detailed technical specification
    Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex technical ideas and problems clearly to non-experts
    Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and strong problem solving skills
    Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally
    Experience maintaining source control in Git
    Strong experience with various Software Development Life cycles (SDLC) methodologies: Agile or Standard waterfall initiatives
    Proven experience working with various Project Management practices and disciplines
    Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills to augment a close working relationship with cross functional teams
    A history of designing and implementing reporting solutions that are both functional and engaging
    Meticulous attention to detail
    Commitment to Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

    Desirable

    Experience building data analytics solutions using Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, HD Insight.
    Proficiency in Python/Scala/Spark SQL
    CRM/ERP knowledge
    Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
    Experience of working within an agile project delivery environment and with offshore project team members
    Stream Analytics
    Event Hubs
    Cosmos DB
    Machine Learning

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  • Math Catch-Up Club Consultant Global Goal Team Evidence Uptake Advisor

    Math Catch-Up Club Consultant Global Goal Team Evidence Uptake Advisor

    REQUIREMENT:
    Save the Children is looking for a consultant to develop a suite of training and guidance materials for the math component of its Catch-Up Clubs program. Catch-Up Clubs are mainly community-based extra-curricular learning opportunities that provide revision in foundational skills for children in the upper primary grades. They take place over a compressed time period and build on the learning methodologies of Pratham’s Teach at the Right Level (TaRL) approach and elements of Save the Children’s Literacy and Numeracy Boost programs.

    Under the guidance of the Catch-Up Club technical group, and the Safe Back to School Task Team, the consultant will undertake the following:
    Review existing materials for the reading component of Catch-Up Clubs, and information on the ASER / Pratham TaRL approach for Math, generally, as needed.
    Consult with Save the Children staff with experience designing, training and delivering reading Catch-Up Clubs, including experts in community case management and cash and voucher assistance.
    Consult with Save the Children staff and review design notes on incorporating Math apps into the math version of Catch-Up Clubs.
    Create a manual for math Catch-Up Clubs that provides guidance for designing two versions of the math Catch-Up Club program: a paper-based club; a math app-based club.
    Create a facilitator training manual with guidance on facilitating both versions of the Math Catch-Up Clubs.
    If needed, create a supplement to the facilitator coaching guidance regarding coaching math clubs that are using a math app.
    Design and lead a comment and review process to receive and integrate feedback from technical advisors into the final versions of the materials.

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