Programme Funding Specialist
The Opportunity
We have an exciting internal secondment
opportunity for you to join the Resource Mobilisation, Communications &
Engagement team in the Centre as the Programme
Funding Specialist.
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 SCA 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 plus organisation, with institutional funding
constituting around 60% of this income. Growing, diversifying and optimising
our institutional income will be critical to achieving this ambition and
success in this area will be dependent on changes to our behaviours and ways of
working that mark and facilitate a shift to prioritise collaboration and embed
mutual accountability.
The Programme Funding Specialist role is part
of the Save the Children International (SCI) Centre office’s Programme Funding
and Institutional Partnerships (PFIP) team, which works across the global Save
the Children Movement to optimise and align our programme funding portfolio in
support of our ambition for children and to drive improvements to our ways of
working with institutional partners.
Over the past 3 years, the PFIP team has worked to establish quality foundations and drive continuous improvement in institutional partnership management practices and performance across the Movement. It has also led and piloted new initiatives – such as the Big Bets framework – to identify new and existing partnerships with high potential for quality growth and development and ensure collective support to realise their potential. This work has been carried out with the support and close collaboration of Save the Children Member offices who lead and manage the external relationships with partners as well as the internal account management.
This role is an exciting opportunity to join
the PFIP team to lead and collaborate on key projects supporting our Market and
Governance Development workstreams. The role will work closely with the Global
Head of Institutional Partnership Development & Growth and Global Lead for
Institutional Funding Governance & Risk Assurance to deliver strategic
inputs to support delivery of the Global Funding Framework. These may include
but will not be limited to leading a review of cross organisational donor due
diligence practices, overseeing the annual account allocation refresh, managing
PFIP inputs to the Quality Framework and ‘Good to Great Partnership Guide’ and
related content on OneNet page’, and coordination of reporting on our Big Bets
and Income engines, as well as other projects to enhance accountabilities and
performance and maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the PFIP team.
This work will include close collaboration
with the other parts of the PFIP team (Market Development, Insight Development;
Portfolio Development; People Development; Governance and Strategy Development)
and with other teams at SCI Centre. It will rely on strong and productive
relationships with key stakeholders across the movement, including
cross-functional teams within SCI, Regional Resource Mobilisation teams and
institutional funding teams across the members.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of general and
donor-specific good practices in institutional partnership management
(both internal and external)
- Excellent project management
skills, including stakeholder engagement and cross-functional project
delivery
- Attention to detail and the
ability to follow tasks and ideas through to completion
- Experience and knowledge of award
or institutional partnership management, or comparative experience.
- Experience of coordinating and
developing content and undertaking knowledge management in a complex
organisation
- Understanding of capacity
building approaches; experience and knowledge of developing specific tools
and guidance would be an advantage.
- Highly developed interpersonal
and communication skills
- Experience in complex stakeholder
management and collaborating with others across a matrixed environment,
including ability to influence and gain agreement for ideas and proposals
from a variety of stakeholders
- Commitment to Save the Children
values
- A high degree of flexibility and
adaptability in order to respond to changing needs
Desired:
- Experience of working with Save
the Children in an award management or institutional partnership
management-related role.
We can offer circa £49,000 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 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.
How to Apply
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover
letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.
Deadline: 23 Mar 2023 – 23:59 UTC
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.
