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ROLE PURPOSE:

The International Market Development Lead (Planning and Strategic Investment) is a key role in the Global Fundraising and Marketing Hub and will have oversight across all markets and be responsible for planning to maximise net revenue from members through supporting rigorous data analysis and market insight as well as developing robust mechanisms (such as the Performance Fund) to deliver strategies for investment at Member and Global level. They will lead on selected priority cross cutting strategic projects as well as providing partnering support and engagement directly to selected priority markets. They will provide strategic advice, support and expertise to Fundraising Directors on strategic growth projects and investment planning in markets with high potential to increase their revenue from private sector sources.

The role will be a key leader within the team - working with other senior Hub managers, especially the Director and the other International Market Development Leads, to help determine how and where we deploy Hub global specialists and global investment resource in line with a strategic investment approach to develop and deliver the targets in our Global Funding Framework (through our Global Fundraising and Marketing Operating Frame). This role will also require a very strong working relationship with the Analytics team to ensure we are optimizing our market performance analysis and reporting to key stakeholders to make better decisions and ensure good investment stewardship, to identify opportunities in Members for growth or improvement and to demonstrate impact and value added of Hub resources.

As a senior staff member, both in the directorate tasked with leading on delivery of the Global Funding Framework (which includes Institutional Funding) and in the Global Fundraising and Marketing Hub, you would be called on to represent the team in cross-organisational working groups and work streams at the international level.

We are looking for a highly motivated self-starter who can work strategically and tactically as an effective leader in a complex federal organization internationally.

The key areas of the role can be summarized as:

• Helping develop FR and Marketing Directors as a global leadership community focussing strategically on areas of collective action and shared ownership – including through organizing twice-yearly planning meetings as well as Quarterly Global Reports.
• Managing Member partnering and accountability systems and developing new ways of Hub / Member and Member / Member support and accountability to ensure Hub resource is utilized effectively.
• Developing selected cross-cutting marketing strategic projects as agreed with the Director
• Developing financial investment planning best practice at both SCI and Member levels including developing and managing new investment funds, such as the Performance Fund, as well as critical reporting processes including a strong ROI focus.
• Leading the Hub’s work on measuring its impact and communicating that to key stakeholders
• Working with a small portfolio of markets to provide business partnering support and engagement.
• Deputizing for the Director in key meetings and through strategic project working

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Must have worked at the Fundraising Director / Senior Consultant level with experience in multiple countries as well as participating as a fundraising leader in a networked international organisation
• Strong background in individual giving is essential with an emphasis on regular monthly giving including multi-channel with digital as a critical enabler
• Experience across all areas of fundraising at a leadership level desirable (e.g. corporate, major donors, trusts and foundations and legacies/bequests)
• Track record as a leader of a high performing team delivering significant revenue growth
• Track record of delivering strategic and operational plans and target setting across a full fundraising portfolio with a focus on achieving growth
• Strong analytical skills and evidence of using market and consumer insight to drive decision-making as well as rigour in reviewing KPIs to drive actions to improve performance
• High level influencing skills including with CEOs, SLTs and boards of not-for-profit organisations
• Experience of fundraising from emergency appeals demonstrating the transformational impact of effective emergency marketing
• Ability to identify and coach talent in fundraising teams
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with the gravitas to inspire and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• An inclusive and confident senior player who is extremely adaptable to work in a fast moving environment and who is comfortable with dealing with constant change
• Whilst determined to achieve results on behalf of members, you need to have a collaborative approach
• Restless to seek improvements in cross-organisational ways of working
• Energy, drive, and belief in the values and mission of Save the Children, including a strong commitment to safeguard the wellbeing of children as set out in our Child Protection Policy
• Willingness to travel when necessary but strong remote working skills and approach will be the norm
• Willingness to work out of conventional office hours when an emergency strikes.

Closing Date : Oct 31, 2022

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ROLE PURPOSE

This role provides overall leadership and management of the Supply Chain department across the country and all field offices.

This role is in charge of strengthening systems and procedures of the Supply Chain function in Save the Children (SCI) Kenya and Madagascar also Shared Procurement Services Unit sitting in Nairobi. He/She is responsible for reinforcing the local capacity of staff and partners and ensuring an organised working system is in place aimed at achieving efficiency, effectiveness and quality in satisfying the programmatic needs for all project implementation. He/She will provide leadership to the supply chain team ensures support and performs controls over all aspects of the supply chain function across the whole country office. The role is in charge of the Supply chain team in Nairobi, and is technical referent for all Supply Chain Staff and functions at field locations including Madagascar. He/She is also responsible to coordinate with all relevant stakeholders and functions within the Country Office, ensuring that positive collaboration dynamics are in place, and that planning for ongoing critical activities performed together with all key colleagues involved in project implementation. Additionally, the role assists the Director of Programs Operations, International Procurement Unit and other members of the senior management team in ensuring the application of and adherence to all relevant SCI policies; provides technical lead in managing risks linked to supply chain management. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the post holder will work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

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 ACCOUNTABILITY

Strategic Management

• Provide leadership and oversight on all technical areas of the Supply Chain function, including Procurement Management, warehousing, asset/inventory management and fleet management,
• Support all projects design activities, ensuring that all risks linked to supply chain management are identified and mitigated.
• Ensures adequate resourcing for the supply chain functions including the needed human resources.
• Work with the regional procurement lead to support all international procurements through the shared procurement services.
• Ensure that SCI global, regional, local policies, best practices, minimum standards and donors requirements are effectively integrated into all supply chain systems.
• Provide information and training for key stakeholders to understand how best to collaborate with SCI Supply Chain function.
• Act as Country Focal point for any Supply Chain transformation initiative linked to processes and systems improvement.
• Escalate to Operations Director all critical issues, risks, and potential problems that might have impact on SCI operations, reputations and anything that could affect the ultimate goal of SCI Kenya.
• Ensure that supply chain data produced at country office are good quality, on time, and are suitable for analysis and decision-making. He/she also ensures a constant monitoring of relevant KPIs and develop action plan for improvements in all areas for which weaknesses, risks or inefficiencies are identified. He/she provides relevant information and data to Regional office and engage in discussions over improvement of performance.

Team / Department Management

• Oversee the development and reinforcement of SCI Supply Chain structure comprising of International Procurement, Capital (Nairobi) Procurement and Field Support Procurement desks; including review and improvement of job descriptions, lead recruitment & induction processes, ensure strong performance management, provides mentoring when required, and lead capacity-building activities at SCI Kenya level for any aspect of Supply Chain management.
• In collaboration with Director for Program Operations, ensures that the Supply Chain team is staffed and professionally equipped adequately to deliver, maximising the available resources.
• Improving accountability through the establishment of clear reporting lines and documentation systems, promoting transparency in Supply Chain activities and ensuring that inter-department processes are under a constant improvement cycle.

Procurement Management

• Ensure that SCI procurement policies and procedures are in place, applied consistently throughout all stages and maintain minimum standards of efficiency, quality, and timeliness, value for money.
• He/she sets performance targets for any Procurement function that are measurable and are tracked regularly to promote continuous improvement team dynamics, including targets on procurement Benefits to be documented and shared with SCI Centre.
• Ensure that Procurement Function consolidates and updates regularly all procurement plans, procurement needs, and that the function is having a strong sourcing capacity.
• Ensure that other departments are familiar with and follow the SCI procurement policies and procedures, with a special focus on Budget Holders.
• Ensure full adoption of SCI Procurement Operating Model to be business as usual in Kenya CO. This includes supporting the centralised procurement system including suppliers’ selection, negotiation, contracting and performance management.
• Promote transparency and fairness in all procurement processes, ensuring a strict control system is in place within the procurement function at capital and at field level, to minimise risks linked to fraud, delays, bad quality or poor suppliers’ performances.
• Ensure that SCI suppliers are aware and fully understand all SCI policies and comply.
• Maintain an effective international procurement system that is well coordinated with the Regional Procurement Lead.
• In line with SCI procurement guidelines, establishing Framework Agreements with suppliers for regularly procured goods and services

Warehousing and stock management

• Oversee stock management: develop and maintain effective warehouse management systems; link with projects to support quality distribution planning and ensure that the stock management system is transparent. Ensure that inventory data are reliable and updated.
• Set up reporting system for each project to ensure effective and efficient management of the programmatic stock, distribution and no stock on expired funds.
• Oversee maintenance of warehouses and stocks in line with program requirements and SCI policies.
• Lead all Stock Inventory activities, on top of ad hoc spot checks on warehouses to minimise risk of theft, frauds, and damaged goods.
• Ensure coordination with Finance over any stock-related financial management aspects.
• Ensure coordination with project managers in developing distribution plans to minimise the stock holding.
• Keep the Total Inventory Management system (TIM) up to date, with quality information, and support any issue identified with at country level until its resolution.
• Ensure appropriate management of in-kind donations with donor/SCI compliance.

Fleet management

• Implement fleet management system in line with SCI policies and procedures, to ensure accountable and efficient use of the vehicles.
• Perform fleet assessment to make sure that at any time, the most updated information is available.
• Ensure that there is a planning system for movements, to avoid inefficiencies and to reduce as much as possible the usage of rental vehicles when applicable.
• Ensure staff are sensitized, trained and held accountable on the safe use of vehicles and drivers are fully supported to assume their responsibilities effectively.
• Ensure that there is a safe, efficient and effective fleet maintenance system and meets SCI Safety and Security requirements.
• Ensure that fuel management is safe, theft-proof and transparent, by monitoring consumptions.
• Implement an effective vehicle allocation system, balancing needs and available resources.
• Ensure that drivers are meeting SCI standards and respecting all rules, policies and regulations and no tolerance for breaking rules that can expose SCI or SCI staff to any risk.

Assets management

• Maintain an updated and complete asset register including all the critical information and that is backed-up by a physical archive including technical information of any asset. Additionally, ensures that all assets are tagged with unique asset numbers and are tracked.
• Work with IT colleagues to manage all IT assets and equipment and ensure that there is a strict protection of SCI data.
• Perform regular asset verification checks and inform management any variance and improvement
• Lead Asset disposal activities in coordination with asset disposal committee especially after every asset verification exercise. The disposal should be duly documented, transparent, fair and focusing on best value for money to recover for SCI.

Program and field teams support

• Support Risk management activities at proposal design and implementation, ensuring that any identified risk is raised and mitigation measures are proposed to leadership,
• Support for any new project proposal or grant the development of a quality procurement plan.
• Help coordinate distributions of humanitarian assistance, goods, and supplies as required.
• Liaise with program teams as required to ensure the audit trail from purchase through distribution meets SCI and donor standards.
• Ensure that all Supply Chain staff have a technical lead and ensure a strict control of the supply chain operations in field locations through an effective reporting and data management system, and with ad hoc visits and controls activities

 Relations / Matrix Management

• Implement effective communication systems between the International procurement, Capital and field offices support desks.
• Provide technical support and support accountability systems for all units (International, Capital and field offices.
• Liaise closely with the finance department to ensure accountability and donor compliance with respect to project implementation and operational support.
• Work with the Program managers, Budget Holders, Director of Program Operations and Regional Procurement lead to ensure that the operations structure is equipped to implement programs effectively, efficiently and accountably.
• Prepare quality reports for supply chain in a timely manner and shared with stakeholders.
• Link with Regional Supply Chain lead for regular updates and support.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least 7 years of experience in senior level supply chain management including both development and humanitarian contexts.  
• At least 5 years of experience in supply chain management in INGOs and/or complex /large scale programmes in humanitarian emergency response environments;
• Proven experience in all technical areas of logistics and supply chain, including procurement, transportation and distribution, warehousing and inventory management, fleet management, assets management, Experience in medical supply chain management etc.
• Experience in managing complex sub-contracting activities, especially for high-risk areas such as construction and Cash interventions.
• Experience in strategic thinking and planning with respect to strengthening existing logistical systems.
• Experience in managing supply chain teams especially centralised structure, including senior roles at managerial level.
• Experienced in team development and capacity building.
• Ability to synthesize and analyse complex information quickly and clearly and make informed decisions.
• Ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people, both internally and externally, and across departments and programmes.
• Excellent capacity for planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a high workload composed of diverse, complex tasks and responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English.
• Professional supply chain qualification from recognised institution and Membership of a professional body i.e. KISM and CIPS.
• Knowledge of computers, especially MS Word MS Excel, PowerPoint and MS Outlook software.
• Understanding and commitment to the goals, values ​​and principles of Save the Children.
• Cultural sensitivity, with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching. 
• Experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure. Excellent training, facilitation, and team building skills. Innovative and creative approach to problem solving.
• Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, in the event of emergencies
• Commitment to Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.

Desirable

• Experience in specific areas of supply chain, system rollout out (ERP) or process automation.
•  Strong analytical skills, and capacity to make analysis and provide key data-based inputs to country office management team

Closing Date : Oct 28, 2022

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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

Closing Date : Oct 31, 2022

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The BAU Common Approaches Global Officer sits within the Program Quality and Impact (PQI) team. The PQI team coordinates efforts across Save the Children to drive high quality programmes and increase their impact towards our breakthroughs for the most marginalised and deprived children.

Common Approaches (CAs) are our best understanding of how to address a particular problem facing children. They are based on evidence, can be adapted to work in multiple contexts and also replicated in different countries.

The BAU Common Approaches Global Officer role will be responsible for supporting the continued improvement of the way CAs are developed and implemented across the Save the Children, championing them across the movement and actively seeking ways to embed CAs further. This role will provide global support to Regions and Country Offices on CA related activities and coordinate between thematic teams on related matters.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Demonstrated experience supporting the delivery of business processes within a large and complex international organisation.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to communicate with technical, non-technical, internal and external stakeholders across different seniority levels.

• Able to think strategically and identify opportunities for alignment while also working at a tactical and operational level.

• Ability to adopt a pro-active approach to problem-solving working closely with both the senior colleagues as required and offering solutions as appropriate.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work and communicate across cultures, as part of a geographically dispersed team and across organizations and stakeholders.
• A strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the business.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.

Desirable

• Experience with web-based platforms and using information systems e.g. intranet pages.
• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience.
• Technical/Thematic knowledge/experience.
• Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (Arabic, French or Spanish).

Closing Date : Oct 31, 2022

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ROLE PURPOSE:

The Common Approaches Global Manager sits within the Programme Quality and Impact team. The Program Quality and Impact (PQI) team coordinates efforts across Save the Children to drive high quality programmes and increase their impact towards our breakthroughs for the most marginalised and deprived children.

Common Approaches (CAs) are our best understanding of how to address a particular problem facing children. They are based on evidence, can be adapted to work in multiple contexts and also replicated in different countries. They raise the effectiveness and quality of Save the Children’s work, and allow us to amplify our impact for children.

The Common Approaches Global Manager role will be responsible for leading the continued improvement of the way CAs are developed and implemented across the Save the Children, championing them across the movement and actively seeking ways to embed CAs further. This role will provide global support to Regions and Country Offices on Common Approaches related activities and coordinate between thematic teams on related matters.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential :

• Demonstrated experience and capability leading the delivery of business processes within a large and complex international organisation.
• Exceptional project management skills with the ability to manage multiple streams of work simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to communicate with technical, non-technical, internal and external stakeholders across different seniority levels to ensure stakeholders requirements are well understood and stakeholders have accurate expectations on deliverables.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - experience of solving issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a culturally diverse matrix environment, and negotiate/mediate; to facilitate the resolution of conflicting business requirements.
• A strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work across a network of international stakeholders to advance evidence-based programming across the Save the Children movement, as well as externally.
• Understanding of programmatic best practice and experience with monitoring, evaluation and/or research preferred.
• Familiarity with principles of evidence based global programming mechanisms.
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Familiarity with Common Approaches and Save the Children governance structures.
• Experience working in at least one of the five global thematic areas (health & nutrition, education, child protection, child poverty and child rights governance).
• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience.
• Technical/Thematic knowledge/experience.
• Experience of leading and inspiring others, empowerment, capacity building and continuous improvement
• Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (French, Spanish or Arabic).

Closing Date : Oct 31, 2022

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ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Global Change Manager sits within the Project and Change Management Team that is part of the Transformation Delivery Department within Save the Children International (SCI). This team is responsible for managing the change management activities and deployment of projects into 60 Country and Regional offices and 29 Member organisations. We support different types of Transformation Projects and Programmes relating to Business Process, Organisation and System changes.

As the Global Change Manager for Fleet Transformation, you will be responsible for developing and delivering change and deployment related deliverables to ensure the successful implementation of a new Fleet management system called ProFleet and a Fleet Service Charge (FSC) process across all of SCI’s Country Offices. As these implementations impact Country Offices, Regional Offices, Centre as well as Save the Children’s Member offices frequent virtual engagement over Teams with staff in those offices is required. Despite this being a Fleet project, the role holder does not require any Fleet experience.

The role holder will also need to engage across the wider Project and Change Team to share best practice and take on board guidance and lessons learned based on experience from other projects.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Demonstrated experience and capability in change management
• Experience in implementation of system and process changes
• Ability to communicate and engage with senior managers
• Experience of working on projects at various phases of the project lifecycle
• Experience of solving issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Experience working across multiple functions or locations
• True passion for results, responsibility and proactivity
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in English
• Competent in Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to travel

Desirable

• Affinity, knowledge and experience of working within a standardised project/change methodology
• Experience working with colleagues from different countries and cultures
• INGO experience
• A second language. Preferably French, Spanish or Arabic.

Closing Date : Oct 27, 2022

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Role Purpose:

Save the Children has launched its ambitious 2022-2024 strategic plan with the aim of significantly increasing unrestricted funds. Engaging, inspiring, and retaining our supporters and increasing their value over time has been identified as one of our pillars of growth. Therefore, it is a priority for our Members to recruit an experienced and passionate individual to the Save the Children International Fundraising team.

The Global Marketing and Fundraising Hub (GMFH) supports members in Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. A number of the team members work remotely and the location of this job is flexible. The role will involve virtual work with member teams and, on occasion, travel to support donor development in new markets as well as more established fundraising markets, subject to covid travel restrictions.

The purpose of this role is to drive our existing plans in supporter retention and development across the Save the Children movement in order to increase long-term unrestricted income.

The International Donor Development Specialist will:

• Lead on developing a strong network across Members to drive a significant increase in sustainable unrestricted income through improvements and optimisation in retention programs across all channels, with a particular focus on regular giving income
• Take responsibility for identifying the critical insights and then influence Members to maximise opportunities to increase the value over a supporter’s lifetime
• Create collaborative ways of working and initiatives with the SCI fundraising team to ensure that effective retention strategies are developed, embedded and integrated across our digital and acquisition channels.
• Play a critical role on our humanitarian fundraising work, specifically contributing to the Individual Giving and Humanitarian cluster working groups to develop conversion and second gift strategies from this donor cohort.
• Develop a global mid-value strategy and work closely with members to ensure they are implementing these programs to drive donor revenue and value.

As part of the GMFH team within Save the Children International you will be motivated by influencing, training and working alongside our colleagues around the world.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal job description and be able to vary work hours accordingly.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Experience in leading on the development of strategies for effective donor development and value maximization in complex international organisations with multiple stakeholders
• Experience of representing an international team and organisation to senior staff at national/international levels to influence their fundraising programmes and priorities
• Substantial proven experience influencing supporter retention and development activities with a demonstrable record of success in reducing attrition and growing value. Experience in doing this in multiple markets is an advantage
• Experience developing and implementing supporter journeys across multiple channels
• Experience in developing organisational strategies and plans and measuring effectiveness
• Excellent skills across mail, telephone and digital essential
• Demonstrable understanding or experience of working within a team with knowledge management and skill sharing responsibilities equivalent in scale and focus to this role in multiple countries including more mature as well as start-ups in emerging markets
• Capacity to build and maintain excellent relations and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity
• Experience of working in a support role to a diverse range of fundraising markets
• Strong personal organisational and self-management skills with an ability to lead and work in teams and motivate others
• Ability to think critically, objectively, analytically and strategically, solve problems quickly and show initiative
• An assertive and persuasive negotiator
• Ability to articulate the work of Save the Children with passion
• A self-starter using initiative to see opportunities to achieve objectives in this role
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
• Strong IT skills particularly in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook
• Fluent in English with excellent writing and speaking mandatory, additional language skills such as Spanish would be an asset
• Willing and able to travel to support members directly or to relevant events as required.

Closing Date : Oct 31, 2022