Above: Lourdes, a communications officer, visits a temporary school that doubles as a Child Friendly space after class time in Myanmar.
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Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. Our vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. With national organisations in 29 countries, programmes in over 120, and income of over US$1 billion, Save the Children works to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
The Save the Children Secretariat co-ordinates and supports Members' efforts in achieving these goals.
Save the Children Member organisations advertise their job vacancies nationally, so please contact the relevant Save the Children national organisation directly.
Current Vacancies
Web and Social Media Officer
Location: Save the Children International, Hammersmith London
Terms: Full-time, fixed term contract, funded until 31st December 2010 (possibility of extension)
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 pa depending on experience
Start Date: September 2010 (as soon as possible)
Application deadline: Monday 30th August
Save the Children International is recruiting for a confident and dynamic Web and Social Media Officer to support our online presence as well as taking responsibility for Save the Children International websites.
We are looking for someone with passion for social media who can creatively find new ways of communicating Save the Children’s story to internal and external audiences, focusing on our global EVERY ONE campaign as well as our other key thematic areas: emergencies, education and protection. The role also involves maintaining high editorial standards across both our internal and external websites as well as proactively contributing to the development of new content areas.
This position sits within the Communications team which is tasked with promoting the work of Save the Children both internally and externally and in facilitating communications collaboration across our thematic areas as well as between our colleagues across Save the Children International.
Please see the Job Description [Word Doc] for more details about the role, and the skills, experience and attributes we require.
Further information and full application details can be downloaded here [Word Doc].
Media Officer
Location: Save the Children International, Hammersmith London
Terms: Full-time / Part-time (expected: 3 days/week or equivalent), fixed term contract until 31st December 2010 (with possibility of extension)
Salary: £27,000 – £30,000 (pro-rata for a three-day week), depending on experience
Start Date: September 2010 (as soon as possible)
Application deadline: Monday 30th August
Save the Children is looking for a proactive and experienced Media Officer to support our global media work coordinate and facilitate messaging around our EVERY ONE campaign and Save the Children’s key thematic areas: emergencies, education and protection.
Save the Children is currently restructuring its communications unit and you will be joining us during a moment of exciting change. You will have the opportunity to influence this new structure. You will work with colleagues across Save the Children International to deliver powerful and wide-reaching media; working with colleagues motivating and supporting them to create big media moments, reacting fast to opportunities to get Save the Children’s messages and issues out there and coming up with creative and high impact ideas to keep our issues in the news once the media spotlight has turned away.
Underlying all your work will be to help us push for change for children around the world, identifying hard news and feature stories and successfully working with media colleagues across Save the Children International so that they can pitch to major media outlets, across print, broadcast and online, in their respective markets.
Please see the Job Description [Word Doc] for more details about the role, and the skills, experience and attributes we require.
Further information and full application details can be downloaded here [Word Doc].
International Change Manager
Location: Save the Children International, Hammersmith London
Terms: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £50,000 pa
Start Date: September 2010
Application deadline: 6th September 2010
Our 2010 – 2015 Strategy is ambitious in terms of achieving results at scale for children, involving doubling our income growth. A key enabler to realising our strategic goals is the creation of a single international programme delivery organisation, in both the development and humanitarian contexts.
International Programming Unit is an ambitious change programme which will have far-reaching implications for the future of Save the Children. Success will create a strong cohesive organisation through which we will deliver our international programmes and advocacy for children. This, in turn, will enable us to achieve greater impact for children, raise our credibility with governments and donors, increase our efficiency, and give us a greater capacity to respond urgently to emergencies.
Change Management is essential for the creation of a viable International Programming Unit. Using a structured organisational change methodology, we will enable the creation of scalable, empowered Country Offices where we operate internationally. These Country Offices will be supported by Regional Offices and a Headquarters (based in London ). Key to success will be embedding our new culture, based on our vision, mission and values, to strengthen and develop our staff towards achieving our ambitious strategy for children.
Please see the Job Description [Word Doc] for more details about the role, and the skills, experience and attributes we require.
Further information and full application details can be downloaded here [Word Doc].
IPU Transition Communications Manager
Location: Save the Children International, Hammersmith London
Terms: Full-time, 1yr fixed term contract
Salary: £34,000 to £38,000
Start Date: September 2010 (as soon as possible)
Application deadline: 6th September 2010
Our 2010 – 2015 Strategy is ambitious in terms of achieving results at scale for children, involving doubling our income growth. A key enabler for achieving our ambitious strategy for children is the development of a single International Programming organisation to deliver programmes and advocacy for children across the globe. Planning for this significant change is already underway and has given rise to an exciting opportunity for an experienced Communications Manager to manage the transition communications strategy which underpins the related change management and project management aspects of the building this new organisation.
How we handle our communications will be critical to the success of the overall transition. We are looking for extensive communications experience gained within a large and complex organisation. A self-motivated individual who is sensitive to the needs of a range of stakeholders, with a track record in successfully translating strategy into action. Change management communications experience would be a strong advantage.
Please see the Job Description [Word Doc] for more details about the role, and the skills, experience and attributes we require.
Further information and full application details can be downloaded here [Word Doc].
Application
To apply for the roles listed please send your CV and a brief cover letter explaining how you fit the specification to recruitment@save-children-alliance.org, with your name and the position you have applied for in the title.
Due to the anticipated response, we are unable to respond personally to all applicants. If you have not received a response by two weeks after the closing date please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicants should have the right to work in the UK.
Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunities employer.
