Awards Management and Donor Compliance Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Localisation Initiative

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Awards Management and Donor Compliance Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Localisation Initiative in Centre -London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide

ROLE PURPOSE: 

To achieve our global breakthroughs for children by 2030, Save the Children has committed to significantly changing the way we work. A core component of this change is shifting 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 programmes 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 organisation that currently prevents this from happening.

Save the Children’s Localisation Initiative team was formed to define our strategic approach to Localisation, and to develop the high-level roadmap for its realisation. We are now entering the next phase of this transformation – with the team being given a mandate to accelerate the pace at which we will be able to meet our Localisation ambitions. The team consists of a small number of dedicated resources tasked with overcoming several blockers to achieving our ambitions, working across Save the Children’s global movement.

The Award Management and Donor Compliance (AMDC) SME - Localisation Initiative will sit within the Awards Management and Donor Compliance Transformation team along with a team of subject matter experts (SME) working on a broad range of transformation initiatives across the movement. This role will also be a member of the Localisation Initiative team. Award management is a core business procedure for Save the Children, so this person will play a critical role to look at the cross-cutting aspects of key workstreams in the Localisation Initiative (the Initiative), define the functional workplan in the initiative to support the ambitions in Funding, Compliance, Organisational Model and Culture, to ensure fit-for-purpose alignment with the end-to-end procedures, and system, and are supporting consistent and efficient delivery of locally-led programs. This role will identify opportunities for change in how we work and what we do, to realise our localisation commitments, informing the future strategic direction of the AMDC operating models, accountabilities, procedures, processes and systems as we actively shift power to locally-led organisations.

The role will lead on understanding and forming implications for our donor compliance management approaches across the organisation and is responsible for deliverables in the donor compliance space, so work in tandem with the Funding Localisation Lead as the lead of the funding workstream in the initiative, and with Partnerships in how this impacts our approach to sub-awards management (grants and contracts).

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Experience and subject-matter expertise in a manager level awards and/or donor compliance role in the NGO sector in field locations, working with diverse groups in multiple locations
• Demonstrated understanding and experience of initiative management within the contexts and priority thematic programming areas of Save the Children.
• Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward, with a proven ability to forge consensus and buy in, and drive action
• Excellent business partnering, communication and relationship building skills. Demonstrated ability to develop, influence and manage productive relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders, including across SCA member agencies and senior staff
• A track record of delivering results in a complex organisation, with an ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, with the ability to build credibility and internal networks quickly, to gain acceptance across country offices
• High degree of cultural sensitivity and an appreciation of the varying levels of readiness and engagement across the organisational spectrum
• Ability to work independently and use initiative, with a constructive approach
• Attention to detail
• Team player, with a full appreciation of the value of collaboration
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children
• Understanding of roles and responsibilities, processes, tools, reports and systems within Awards Management that could be impacted by the Initiative

Desirable

• Experience of working in across other areas of SC’s operations and/or functions
• Experience of being involved in the implementation of a new/changed business processes and ways of working
• Full understanding of SCI award management people, process, systems and data
• Experience with Save the Children’s Theory of Change

We can offer circa £53,000 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.