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The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
ROLE PURPOSE:
Within Save the Children, the Head of the Civ/Mil Engagement Unit will establish and drive the global Relations with Armed Actors, Access and Negotiations Initiative (RAANI) strategy by fostering cross-functional collaboration across the Humanitarian Team and the wider Save the Children movement.
The Head of the Civ/Mil Engagement Unit will lead the strategic development and embedding of the global policy, approaches, tools and processes related to relations with armed actors, humanitarian access, and humanitarian negotiations. The role will provide strategic leadership in the design, business development, quality implementation and management of related activities and programmes, influencing change and management of relations at all levels. S/he will leverage ongoing learning and activities across global humanitarian and all context teams, while mobilizing resources and supporting advocacy, ultimately to position Save the Children as a thought leader and response actor. The Head of the Civ/Mil Engagement Unit will be expected to resolve, adapt, develop solutions and recommend changes and/or to introduce new procedures and practices with longterm impact across the intersection of Relations with Armed Actors, access negotiations, and these related functions.
The role holder will have a significant level of internal and external representation and communications responsibilities, requiring strong negotiation and influencing skills, vis a vis decision makers, donors, and senior representatives of the global humanitarian community.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to contribute to additional Humanitarian Team priorities including work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
Desirable
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