Senior Manager, CEO Office

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Senior Manager, CEO Office (12 month FTC with possibility of extension) in the UK (London or Remote) or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.

Role Purpose:

The CEO Office team is a small and agile team supporting the CEO on a day to day basis with the smooth running of management and governance processes in a complex international federated organisation that works in over 100 countries. The Senior Manager CEO Office role has three key components:

• to manage the effective operation of the Management Committee
• to manage the effective operation of the Senior Leadership Team
• to manage and improve information and decision making processes and flow across governance groups

This role will work directly with the CEO, supporting in her leadership of the SLT and Management Committee groups.

The role holder will ensure there are streamlined ways of working in place across senior levels of the organisation, and will also act as a connector, ensuring information is shared between leaders and their teams, and actions are followed through on.

The role holder will need to be able to work under pressure and manage many time-sensitive and competing priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

• Is highly experienced in high-level stakeholder management and has excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Is a self-motivated and proactive deliverer, actively seeking to improve existing processes and practice, and demonstrating a high degree of flexibility and adaptability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment
• Has the ability to build credibility quickly and to communicate with impact, including influencing at senior management level
• Sound judgement and an ability to effectively prioritise multiple tasks in a constantly changing environment
• Is comfortable working with senior stakeholders across the organisation
• Demonstrates discretion in dealing with confidential information
• A strong attention to detail
• High level of initiative and ability to work autonomously on tasks as required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, fluent in English
• Intermediate skills in using MS Office applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Is committed to the aims and values of Save the Children.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of charity governance law and practice
• Good knowledge of SharePoint, MS Teams
• Fluency in other languages – e.g. Spanish, French, Arabic

We can offer circa £52,000 per annum (If based in the UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National Terms & Conditions (including pay and benefits) will apply.

This role can be based in the UK (London or Remote) 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 for the duration of the contract.

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications. We recommend you save a copy of the Job Description for your records as it will not be available after the vacancy has closed. 

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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. A full copy of the role profile can be found available for download at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

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.