Global Sponsorship Social Change Advisor

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Global Sponsorship Social Change Advisor in London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.

Role Purpose:

Save the Children’s global Sponsorship program is shifting to focus on addressing inequality and discrimination so that ALL children experience their full rights. To do this, our country programs are designing 10-year programs with a vision of social transformation in which discrimination against a group of children is no longer tolerated. We are working together with children and agents of change at every level – family, community, institutional and policy – to ensure that sustainable change happens to achieve impact at scale. Our programs will also achieve outcomes that ensure all children survive, learn and are protected.

The Global Sponsorship Social Change Advisor will provide technical assistance and capacity building to Sponsorship country offices while maintaining aommunity of practice and stimulating innovation in the area of social change. They will be part of our global think space on what it takes for social transformation to happen, and will have insights into models, thinkers and measurement of social change. The Advisor will contribute to the design and delivery of programs in line with the global Sponsorship Theory of Change and the development of evidence-based (or testing innovative) approaches to deliver positive impact for children in 20 countries. By participating as a member of the global Sponsorship team, she/he supports cross-learning, together with experts from child rights, equality, social justice and behaviour change teams, and will manage an external panel of relationships that keep Save the Children on the cutting edge of knowledge and practice around social change. The Advisor will be responsible for assisting with technical design, testing strategies and documenting best practices and successes. They will remain in close contact with other Technical Experts and implementers to maintain current knowledge of evidence based approaches, and collaborate in providing technical support to Sponsorship Offices. They play a key role in catalysing innovation and research, especially in testing the measurement of change and impact for children. In case of a major humanitarian emergency, they may be called upon to support programming and response.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 5 years of experience working with large scale social change movements and/or projects, preferably in an international context.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance (TA); may include TA to government counterparts, UN agencies, NGO/INGOs, and/or teachers in the formal and non-formal sectors.
• Experience working with children and communities in a participatory and respectful manner, with a safeguarding and gender transformative lens.
• Experience designing technical projects of 5 years, or more, and with an annual budget of at least $500,000.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver training, facilitate cross-learning activities and develop technical instruction materials.
• Knowledge of current best practices, indicators and innovations in social change and child rights.
• Commitment to the organization’s values of gender equality and inclusion.
• Familiarity with, and commitment to, a child rights approach to programming.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• We value the lived experience of members of equity-seeking groups.

We can offer circa £47,100 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in London or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

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The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.