CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The purpose of this role is to support the implementation of campaign initiatives and advance children's participation in various forums. This includes supporting the development and implementation of internal and external campaign initiatives such as SHIFT, Generation Hope, Child Parliament, etc. These campaigns could focus on various issues affecting children, such as education, healthcare, protection, or poverty reduction.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Report to the child protection specialist and will have a dotted line reporting to the country office's communication and campaign team.
Number of direct reports: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
● Support in developing and implementing internal and external campaign initiatives including SHIFT, Generation Hope, and Child Parliament. etc.
● Organize and coordinate events required in internal and external campaigns and participation opportunities for children.
● Establish relationships and work closely with stakeholders and external consultants for campaign design and implementation.
● Facilitate sessions conducted with children in the context of campaign activities.
● Provide administrative and logistical coordination required for campaign implementation
● Work with the sponsorship communication team to produce materials (written pieces, video, photos) that bring our programs alive and the realities facing children and communities in our impact area(s).
BEHAVIOURS (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 others to do the same
● Widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
● Future-orientated, thinks strategically.
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
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
● 1-3 years of experience working on campaign design and implementation.
● Experience in working with children in campaigning contexts.
● An interest in issues that impact on young people, such as poverty, mental health, and exploitation, and who is passionate about achieving positive change for, and with, children and young people.
● Willingness to adjust work hours and practices during critical campaign periods.
● Commitment to and understanding of SC’s mission, values, and principles including rights-based approaches ·
● Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children.
● Good communication skills and ability to support and deal with different staff members from different functions and partners.
● Excellent personal, and organizational skills, including time management and ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and work under pressure.
● Good English language skills, both verbal and in writing.
● Excellent computer skills, including word processing and presentation
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties following 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.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties following SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.