Safeguarding Communications & Engagement Lead
The Opportunity
Save the Children
International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Safeguarding
Communications & Engagement Lead in London, UK orany existing Save the
Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.
Role Purpose:
Context – Save the Children is a leading global Child Rights organisation.Making Save the Children safe for children and adults is a global strategic objective for the entire organisation. This role is based in Save the Children International (“SCI”), which is the international implementing arm of Save the Children. SCI reaches 40+ million children across five regional offices (“RO”) and 56 Country Offices (“CO”) through the collective effort of 17.000 staff, ca. 30.000 volunteers and +1.000 partners.
Our mission is to serve
the most marginalised communities in the world. The safeguarding team exists to
ensure that the organisation has effective prevention and response systems to
ensure that no child or adult is harmed by action or in-action by the
organisation or its representatives. Safe Programming depends on a robust,
dynamic and accountable safeguarding culture, and to build this culture we need
to build engagement with Safeguarding issues and drive behaviour change among
our staff, volunteers and partners to strengthen protections for children and
communities.
This recently created role
will be instrumental in creating a step-change in how we manage our internal
and external communication, awareness raising and engagement on safeguarding.
An exciting opportunity to have global impact where it truly matters.
The objectives of this Role – The Communications &
Engagement Lead will use her/his communication and/or behaviour change
expertise to develop and execute a communication and engagement strategy for
safeguarding globally. This includes identifying the various audiences (both
internal and external – from children and their families and communities to
staff, volunteers, partners and our donors), messages, touchpoints and
channels. This includes developing awareness materials in plain language,
inclusive and accessible formats that can be adapted to different contexts and
audiences. The goal is to transition from a static awareness raising approach
based primarily on one-off training/induction and decentralized awareness
materials to an integrated, targeted and dynamic communication approach that
drives behaviour change and lays the foundation of a safeguarding culture. The
role will have close interaction with the centre and regional safeguarding
specialists, and in particular the safeguarding behavioural change specialist,
and Save the Children members worldwide and will be the business partner of SCI
departments that have a strong communication component.
The role can be based
anywhere in the world as long as it is in a country where Save the Children
operates, and can be home based.
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.
Essential
- Commitment
to SCI values and child rights
- Knowledge
and competencies in applying social behaviour communication and change
techniques and methodology.
- Experience
in external and internal, commercial or corporate communications
- Excellent
communication skills, both written and verbal, and track record in
developing comms and capacity building materials
- Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills in order to deal tactfully and
sensitively with a wide range of people in a large organisation, very
often at a distance, with plain, inclusive and non-discriminatory language.
- Strong
interpersonal, negotiation and diplomacy skills and ability to bring
people from different cultures onboard
- Excellent
facilitation skills
- Ability
to organise own work efficiently, prioritise, and deliver multiple tasks
to tight deadlines
- Strong
organizational skills
- Fluency
in English
- Excellent
networking / relationship building and influencing capabilities
- Basic
Excel skills to capture, organise and consolidate data
- Ability
to quickly learn and adapt
Desirable
- Marketing
experience
- Social
media / online comms. experience
- Deep
understanding and commitment to child rights, human rights, SGBV ,
inclusion issues and practice in development sector
- Good
understanding of safeguarding
- Knowledge
of Save the Children’s key sectors
- Knowledge
of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors.
- Experience
in analysing and presenting data
- Spanish,
French or Arabic language capabilities
- Working
knowledge of MS Office; Photo and video editing software /communication /
visualisation software such as PowerBI, Tableau etc.
We can offer circa £44,700 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.
Where we Work –Where We Work |
Save the Children International
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.
Application closes on 8 December 2022.
How to Apply