Sponsorship Award Manager at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

The role holder will belong to the Award Management team and work in close collaboration with the Strategic Portfolio, and the Global Sponsorship Operations (GSO) unit in the International Programs Operations teams within Save the Children International (SCI) Centre. He/she will provide administrative and compliance support with a focus on sponsorship funding mechanisms. The role holder will also provide award management support to other centrally pooled funding, such as humanitarian funds and SCI directly received.

The role holder will be responsible for ensuring that these funds are processed efficiently and correctly through the Award Management System (AMS) and are compliant with the policies for each type of funding. The role holder will also provide support to the SCI country offices, regional offices and Save the Children members in monitoring and reporting on sponsorship funding.

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

• Previous NGO experience with a good understanding of the grant (award) management cycle
• Ability to understand grant budgets and analyse financial reports
• Proven influencing skills with the ability to communicate compliance requirements to stakeholders in the most appropriate way
• Proven planning, setting objectives and determining courses of action
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to draw out complex data from various different sources
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 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
• An energetic, flexible and proactive approach with the ability to work both independently and cooperatively within a team setting
• Strong team skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels both within and outside the team
• Demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities and an awareness of what constitutes good practice
• Ability to travel, up to 5% of the time to Save the Children International regional and country offices
• Understanding of human rights and children’s rights.

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
• Experience working in across departments and in business process
• Language skills, alongside English, particular in Spanish or French