UN Donor Partnerships Lead at Save the Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children has agreed an ambitious new global strategy for 2022-24, and has developed an accompanying Global Funding Framework to inform and shift how Save the Children can work together as a movement to drive greater funding impact for children. By 2024 our ambition is for Save the Children to be a +$3bn organisation, with institutional funding constituting more than 60% and, of which, humanitarian emergency response remains the largest focus of that funding.

In line with a number of complementary strategic shifts, responsibility for oversight and management of Save the Children’s relationship with two key humanitarian partners – the World Food Programme (WFP) and the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - is transitioning to Save the Children International. Similarly, responsibility for business development, compliance and award management will sit within the SCI structure. 

This new role will oversee our overall partnership and funding relationship with these key UN agencies. It will be responsible for driving forward our related partnership strategies, working with teams across the global organisation and with external networks to represent the global breadth and depth of our work. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring our work with WFP and UNHCR is both sustainable and affordable, and will influence a global network of internal and external stakeholders to optimise our engagement throughout our policy and advocacy, technical and programming work.

The role will be part of the Save the Children International’s (SCI) Programme Funding and Institutional Partnerships (PFIP) team and will work extensively with colleagues at centre, regional and country level responsible for securing and delivering SCI’s WFP and UNHCR programme of work. The role will actively collaborate with other members across the Save the Children Association (SCA) as relevant and for WFP opportunities specifically, will ensure active collaboration with SCUS' Commodities Operations Unit. The role will work closely with the Global Head of Institutional Humanitarian Funding and with colleagues across SCI’s Humanitarian Team and in relevant advocacy offices on global strategic priorities.

The post-holder will also work closely with colleagues from across the movement (and specifically with other UN account leads) as part of a broader community of institutional partnership managers; ensuring best practice and learning is prioritised and proactively shared.

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 :

• Experience in successful institutional partnership development, at scale and across a complex matrixed INGO (such as Save the Children or other).
• Experience of fundraising with WFP and UNHCR and of successful relationship building at country office, regional bureau and global levels.
• Knowledge and experience of UN related humanitarian funding advocacy issues.
• Proven and demonstrable experience of UN partnership building, brokering relationships with key UN partners and driving successful engagement at senior levels.
• Demonstrable experience of influencing and delivering significant results cross-organisationally within a large and complex organisation (such as the Save the Children or its equivalent).
• Excellent business partnering, communication and relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage productive relationships with related humanitarian agencies and senior staff.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Clear interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
• Team player, with a full appreciation of the value of collaboration.
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.
• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability in order to respond to changing needs.

Desirable:

• Experience of working with (and/or within) Save the Children in an institutional humanitarian partnership management-related role.
• 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.

Closing Date : Oct 14, 2022