Save the Children International

Role Description Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for an Advocacy Manager to join our surge platform roster. This role profile is for inclusion in the Advocacy roster within Global Expertise and Humanitarian Surge Platform (GEHSP) which reflects the typical responsibilities associated with potential deployments and does not constitute a fixed-term position; assignments may be offered on an as-needed basis, subject to organisational requirements. The Global Expertise and Humanitarian Surge Platform (GEHSP) operates on behalf of the members and SCI, and is dedicated to identifying, developing and deploying skilled and experienced surge staff from across the movement to meet the needs of our domestic and international responses. This helps to improve our response quality, timeliness, and effectiveness; ultimately, this will save the lives of children and their families. The platform is responsible for: - Ensuring our humanitarian responses have access to suitably skilled and experienced staff they need to deliver a high quality and timely humanitarian response; - Managing the end to end deployment process for all surge deployments; - Identifying and developing future humanitarian surge staff to meet the needs of our responses; - Identifying new and innovative ways to meet the surge needs of our responses. Surge staff work alongside country, regional and member teams to support the scale up and management of international and domestic emergency responses, enabling positive change for children. The role of the surge staff varies depending on the needs of the response and could include: - Deploying in the first days or hours following a natural disaster or crisis to lead the first phase of a response to sudden onset emergency; - Supporting ongoing emergency response and recovery work through providing advice, guidance and expertise in a specific skill area; - Providing short term interim cover for country office staff; - Supporting delivery of capacity building initiatives. The Advocacy Manager will be rapidly deployed by the Global Expertise and Humanitarian Surge Platform (GEHSP) to support the response team in quickly developing and implementing a humanitarian-response advocacy work-stream. The Advocacy Manager will act as Save the Children’s global lead on humanitarian-response advocacy on behalf of the Humanitarian Advocacy Working Group (HAWG), the Country Office and the Response Team. The Advocacy Manager will manage all advocacy initiatives related to the response on behalf of Save the Children, including representing Save the Children externally in country and internationally. Qualifications - Prior experience working in an emergency response contexts or fragile states - Significant prior experience working in advocacy on humanitarian issues, child rights, human rights, or development issues, preferably in emergency response contexts or fragile states - Experience of influencing and advocacy work including lobbying, policy development and information provision in humanitarian issues at national, regional and/or international level - Excellent skills in advocating towards government officials, humanitarian actors and UN agencies in developing countries - Experience of and strong skills in developing and implementing humanitarian advocacy strategies - Good attention to detail - Extensive knowledge of child rights and international humanitarian law - Understanding of UN and donor operations at country level and humanitarian response-planning cycles - High-level analytical and strategic thinking skills and strong research skills - Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people - Patience, adaptability, flexibility, and ability to improvise and remain responsive and to communicate clearly and effectively under pressure - Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities - Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams - Strong leadership skills with an ability to seek people’s views while also taking responsibility to determine the most appropriate course of action and to act decisively - Experience in working with other NGOs and coordinating inter-agency advocacy activities, strategies and products Requirements - Lead on the rapid development and implementation of a short-term humanitarian advocacy strategy (3 to 6 months), which includes national, regional and international elements, and short-and longer-term objectives, using policies, tools and guidance from the Global Advocacy Teams and in close collaboration with Country Office and global advocacy counterparts, and relevant HAWGs and working groups. - Manage all advocacy initiatives in close coordination with the Country Director, / Team Leader, operations and technical emergency response staff, the Global Senior Humanitarian Advocacy Lead, and Head of Humanitarian Advocacy, media and campaigns staff, relevant HAWG and working groups as appropriate. - Ensure that all advocacy messages, documents and strategies are evidence-based, linked to programmes and response priorities, are of high quality, authorised by the Country Director / Team Leader and signed-off according to the Save the Children sign-off procedures. - Work with communications and media colleagues to ensure advocacy messaging and narratives are integrated and consistent across press releases, media outputs, and communications packs, and that these are shared fully across the membership. - Work with members to develop and implement advocacy workplans, and to monitor progress against agreed strategies. - Lead drafting or support the production of advocacy messaging, policy briefs, talking points, research reports, to be used at national, regional and international levels. - Work closely with programmes, MEAL teams, and data systems (including MRMs) to generate evidence on the impact of the crisis on children. - Carry out advocacy capacity-building with Country Office staff, as needed. - Support or lead the development of an advocacy risk assessment, as required. - Provide information and analysis to the HAWG and other interested parties via regular email updates and on weekly calls to support global advocacy. - Represent Save the Children at appropriate country-level working groups, NGO forums, advocacy working groups etc. Benefits - Meaningful and rewarding career - Collaborative and inclusive environment - Opportunities for professional development

Role Description The role is to provide context-specific strategic analysis to support humanitarian decision-makers at all levels of the organization (country, regional, and global), in particular at times of significant contextual change. To do so, the Humanitarian Strategic Analyst monitors geopolitical events, identifies strategic issues critical to the organization’s operations and position, and engages with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to gather, curate and convey strategic insights. The role holder is involved in key processes where building a shared understanding of the complexity of Save the Children’s operating environment is critical, from risk assessments to informing preparedness and business continuity plans, humanitarian advocacy strategies, and humanitarian policy-making. Finally, the role delivers conflict-sensitive insights on major crises, with a view to notably anticipate potential escalation, to ensure effective and principled responses in humanitarian contexts. Qualifications - Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative data analysis to extract actionable insights. - Strong ability to question, synthesize, and present complex information clearly and concisely. - Sound understanding of geopolitical dynamics (at international, national, and sub-national levels) and their interplay with humanitarian needs and practices. - Expertise in supporting risk assessments and providing foresight analysis for strategic decision-making, particularly in areas of conflict. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey strategic insights to diverse audiences (internal teams and external stakeholders), with fluency in English and French. - Ability to craft strategic recommendations covering a range of operational scenarios to support preparedness efforts and anticipatory strategies within a humanitarian framework. - Excellent skills in collaboration, networking, and relationship-building with diverse stakeholders (including I/LNGOS, UN agencies, academia). - Experience in delivering analytical products with short turnaround and supporting the development of strategies with timely contextual insights on major or emerging crises. - Significant professional experience of working in the humanitarian sector with a focus on crisis contexts and conflict-sensitive programming. - Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, with adherence to organizational values and humanitarian principles. Requirements - A degree in Political Science, International Relations, Conflict Studies, or a related field. - Additional language of Arabic or Spanish preferred. Benefits - Meaningful and rewarding career. - Collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. - Opportunity to work with talented, like-minded individuals. Application Information Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found via the job listing. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates who are successfully shortlisted should expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of the advert deadline. Our recruitment process includes: - Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter. - Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team. - Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview. - If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks. We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities. Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Humanitarian Fund Communications and Reporting Specialist to join our Global Emergency Response team. Team and Role Purpose Team purpose The Emergency Response Operations Team own and manage key procedures that support our organizational approach to preparedness and response, ensuring seamless coordination of functional support to country offices in anticipation of and in response to crises. To facilitate rapid deployment of high-quality surge capacity and flexible funding tailored to the specific needs and capacities of our responses, thereby maximizing impact. To build the capacity of humanitarian responders, empowering them with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively address humanitarian challenges. Role purpose To write and design the Humanitarian Fund's quarterly and annual reports, ensuring they are compelling and informative, to support advocacy, communication, and fundraising efforts around flexible humanitarian funding. This role also develops new reports and enhances information materials by maintaining current data on the intranet and external website, enabling better decision-making and raising visibility for humanitarian initiatives. The purpose is to drive continuous improvement in the presentation and understanding of humanitarian work, ensuring alignment with our organisational mission to support equitable and inclusive outcomes. Job Title: Humanitarian Fund Communications and Reporting Specialist Reports To: Humanitarian Fund Data & Reporting Manager Work Pattern: Remote Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: SCI Careers Required Time Zone: Any Contract Length: Fixed Term Contract (6-7 months, until November 2026) Grade: P3 Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment Language Requirements: English International Travel: up to 20% Remit: Global Principal Accountabilities: - Manage the creation and design of the Humanitarian Fund’s quarterly and annual reports, ensuring comprehensive and accurate documentation in collaboration with the HF Data Officer. - Develop compelling communication and information materials to support advocacy, communications, and fundraising initiatives related to flexible humanitarian funding, ensuring alignment with organisational values. - Implement continuous improvements to humanitarian information products by designing new reports and publications using appropriate software and methodologies. - Maintain and update the Humanitarian Fund’s intranet page, ensuring relevant information and resources are current, while also contributing to the development and upkeep of the Fund’s external-facing website. - Provide general support for humanitarian data visualisation efforts to enhance decision-making and increase the visibility of humanitarian activities across the global portfolio. - Foster an inclusive and diverse work environment by ensuring adherence to SCI's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies and promoting cultural competency within all reporting and communication materials. Experience and Skills Essential - Exceptional Writing Skills: Proven ability to draft clear, concise, and compelling reports and information materials for different audiences. - Engaging Storytelling: Ability to translate complex data and humanitarian themes into engaging and accessible narratives for varied stakeholders. - Advocacy and Communications: Skilled in creating impactful communication strategies and materials to support advocacy and fundraising. - Organisation and Planning: Exceptional ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meet deadlines, and work methodically. - Collaboration: Builds and maintains effective relationships with team members, colleagues, partners, and supporters. Communication and Content Development: - Proficient experience in writing and developing a variety of documents (e.g., reports, briefs, articles) tailored for different audiences, particularly in an advocacy or fundraising context. - Demonstrated success in setting up new processes and ways of working to deliver high-quality information products or tools targeting diverse audiences. Analytical and Visualisation Skills: - Strong analytical skills with substantial experience in visualising data to inform decision-making and enhance the visibility of humanitarian work. - Sector Knowledge: In-depth understanding of the global humanitarian system, funding mechanisms, and the importance of flexible funding. - Sensitivity and Empathy: Demonstrates commitment to SCI’s values of integrity, empathy, and respect for people’s dignity. Desirable Additional language of French, Spanish or Arabic preferred Education and Qualifications Essential A Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Humanitarian Affairs, Communications, or a related field. Equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of formal education. Competencies/Values in Practice Cluster: Leading Competency: Leading and inspiring others Level: Accomplished Behavioural Indicator: Takes a flexible and positive leadership style adapting to a given situation or to the needs of the team. Cluster: Leading Competency: Delivering results Level: Accomplished Behavioural Indicator: Establishes clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance. Cluster: Thinking Competency: Problem solving and decision making Level: Accomplished Behavioural Indicator: Makes informed strategic decisions based on full evaluation of the opportunities and risks of each idea and solution. Cluster: Thinking Competency: Innovating and adapting Level: Accomplished Behavioural Indicator: Generates learning for the organisation and evidence of the impact and quality of our work. Cluster: Engaging Competency: Communicating with impact Level: Accomplished Behavioural Indicator: Conveys complex issues with clarity, brevity, and confidence. Cluster: Engaging Competency: Working effectively with others Level: Accomplished Behavioural Indicator: Breaks down silo working and challenges behaviours that are not collaborative. Working at Save the Children International Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first. We know that great people make a great organisation, 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. The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply. Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this. Application Information Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found at SCI Careers. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates who are successfully shortlisted should expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of the advert deadline. For this specific role, we will will be priortizing internal candidates. Our Recruitment Process Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-Harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities. Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. It is a dual mandate organization and focuses on development and emergency response. We are currently working in 120 countries around the world touching the lives of 125 million children. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We are currently inviting motivated and talented individuals to apply for Planning, Reporting and Communications Advisor (Consultancy) position based remotely. Please see the following detailed information. TITLE: Planning, Reporting & Communications Advisor (Consultancy) TEAM/PROGRAMME: SCI Project Office Thailand, Education Consortium LOCATION: Remote, home-based within the Asia region GRADE: Consultancy Agreement CONTRACT LENGTH: Six-month contract (expected working days up to sixty days) CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one) Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people. ROLE PURPOSE: As a multi-donor funded programme, the consortium partners with selected education providers to strengthen their capacity to deliver and sustain access and education opportunities for children who face barriers to learning. The post holder will provide advisory services in ensuring quality and strategic planning, reporting and communications products are prepared for submission to donors for the programme. S/he will support the team through strategic and technical inputs and quality assurance for annual operating plans, regular donor progress reports, and key communication products such as success stories are generated. S/he will play a key role in communicating our work, its successes and impact, through the development of reports and implementation of a strategic communications workstream that produces ready-to-use communications products. S/he will provide training, coaching and mentorship in line with team requirements. Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party – Programme Operations Staff reporting to this post: 0 KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: Planning, Reporting & Strategic Communications • Provide technical input and quality assurance to produce regular annual and semi-annual reports, including writing and editing context and progress narrative sections based on information shared by internal and external stakeholders throughout the year and harvested across teams at key junctures to ensure high-quality reports are delivered that document the programme’s implementation progress and achievements. • Support the production of a high-quality Annual Operating Plan narrative and annexes, ensuring strategic alignment with planned targets and achievements and editing sections provided by teams and partners. • Develop a repository of high-quality communications and learning products that are responsive to the priorities and interests of specific audiences across the stakeholder base. These will be a set of user-friendly and appealing products (case-studies, one-pagers, success stories, fact sheets, etc). • Provide technical training on report writing and strategic communications for respective staff, as required. SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice) Accountability: • holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values • holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. Ambition: • sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same • widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others • future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale. Collaboration: • builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters • values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength • approachable, good listener, easy to talk to. Creativity: • develops and encourages new and innovative solutions • willing to take disciplined risks. Integrity: • honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity • always acts in the best interests of children QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in an area such as International Development Studies, Education, Communications or Media, International Relations or another relevant field or equivalent qualifications through work experience. • More than 5 years’ experience in a relevant technical role (education, communications and media, research and learning, MEAL, advocacy) with demonstrated successes • Excellent proficiency in spoken and written English. • Experience in education programming with a sound understanding of issues in education in development, across conflict- or crisis-affected contexts • Experience working with major donors / development partners in report writing and producing communication materials. • Experience working in Myanmar preferred Equal Opportunities The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. Child Safeguarding: 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. Safeguarding our Staff: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy Health and Safety The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures. Application Process • Interested and qualified individuals are requested to send, by 22 May 2026 at 17:00 hrs, their Curriculum Vitae and proposed daily rate to recruitment.asiasubregionaloffice@savethechildren.org • The subject of the email should be “Consultancy for Planning, Reporting & Communications”.