Change and Engagement Manager, Localisation Initiative

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Change and Engagement Manager, Localisation Initiative in Centre -London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide

ROLE PURPOSE: 

In order to achieve our global breakthroughs for children by 2030, the Save the Children movement has committed to significantly changing the way we work – a core component of which is to shift power to local and national actors. Our Localisation ambition – ‘Local to Global for Impact’ - is an ambitious, multi-year, transformational journey that will see us – and the wider sector - deliver more, better, and fairer impact through context-responsive, locally-designed, locally-led and locally–owned programs for children. We will achieve this by addressing fundamental challenges in the way current aid is delivered to enable and facilitate local actors’ own access to global resources for maximum impact – and we will overcome blockers within our own organization that currently prevents this from happening.

The Localisation Initiative was originally formed to define the strategic approach to Localisation and the high level roadmap for its realization. We are now entering the next phase of the transformation – with the team being given a mandate to accelerate the pace at which we will be able to meet the movement’s Localisation ambition. It consists of a small number of dedicated resources tasked with overcoming a number of blockers to Localisation that currently exist across the movement.

A critical workstream within the Localisation initiative is focused on driving culture change across the Save the Children movement. We already work extensively with local and national actors but we need to really shift our focus to ensure we always have local and national actors at the heart of everything we do including understanding needs, prioritising interventions, engaging with donors, implementing programmes, engaging global and nationally to advocate for change etc.

As the Localisation Change and Engagement Manager, you will be responsible for working as part of the Culture Change Workstream to work with the wider team to understand the current and future state, proposed interventions, associated change impact and change interventions that need to be taken to support the culture change implementation. A key part of changing the culture is effective engagement across our organisation and beyond. The Change and Engagement manager will need to ensure they work with the wider team to understand key engagement interventions required to support the Culture Change workstream, agree the approach, develop the required materials and support the effective implementation. To enable this work the Change and Engagement Manager will need to create and maintain robust change and engagement plan, monitor progress against the plan and ensure alignment with the wider Project Plan and change initiatives happening across wider transformation initiatives.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Demonstrated experience and capability in either change management or communications management whilst confirming the willingness to learn new skills through training and on the job coaching
• Experience of working on projects at various phases of the project lifecycle
• Experience of solving issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Experience in engaging stakeholders across different levels of an organisation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working across multiple functions or locations
• True passion for results, responsibility and proactivity
• Competent in use of key change and engagement tooling including (but not limited to) PPT, video software, email communication etc.
• Experience working within defined governance processes

Desirable

• Affinity, knowledge and experience of working within a standardised project/change methodology
• Experience working across geographies
• INGO experience
• A second language. Preferably French, Spanish or Arabic.

We can offer circa £55,000 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.

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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.