JOB DESCRIPTION

This job vacancy is only available to internal applicants of Save the Children International, ex-internal applicants and Members. Unfortunately, external candidates will not be considered for this opportunity. Please check our job listings page for other vacancies that are open to external applicants.

Job Title: Senior Lead Growth Acceleration

Team: Fundraising Team

Reports To: Global Fundraising Director

Contract Length: Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Grade: P6

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location.

Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): Central (GMT + / – 3)

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

International Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 20% 

Team and Job Purpose

Fundraising team purpose

Grow private fundraising globally focusing on individual giving and unrestricted income. Develop a strong and healthy global market portfolio by working with members, providing strategic member support on priority areas and fostering a vibrant fundraising community. Provide global leadership and coordination for our humanitarian fundraising strategies and campaigns. Ensure the collection and reporting of global fundraising/marketing KPIs, co-ordinate international benchmarking initiatives and provide strategic fundraising analysis and actionable insights to the membership.

Role purpose

The Senior Lead Growth Acceleration plays a pivotal role within the Global Fundraising Team, driving complex strategic projects and initiatives under the Horizon B umbrella to help accelerate the growth of global private fundraising. This demanding role requires strong strategic, financial and project coordination skills, as well as the ability to manage stakeholders at an executive level. The role involves close collaboration with the F&C Executive Director, Member Fundraising & Marketing Directors, Global and Member Finance Leadership, and Senior Leadership Teams across SCI and its members.

Principal Accountabilities

• Development of a new Global Investment Model & Mechanism: Analyse the global investment situation and existing models, develop a problem statement, design an appropriate approach/project, explore potential solutions and build the case for a new investment model/fund/mechanism.
• Provide strategic support for priority markets: Provide targeted support to key markets to enable step-change growth as part of our Horizon B initiative. Work closely with the Head of Market Development & Individual Giving, as well as other key stakeholders at both the member and global team levels.
• Support and engage in other critical initiatives as directed by the Global Fundraising Director (e.g. planning and delivering ”Acceleration Workshops”, setting up new global working groups, conducting global FR talent assessments and developing a new Donor Lifetime Value/Scenario Planning Model).

Experience and Skills

Essential

1. Proven leadership at a senior international level, in a multi-cultural context, and ability to work in a networked organisation, influencing others through ‘soft power’.
2. Track record of developing and implementing ambitious and complex global initiatives / projects; a demonstrated ability to identify the necessary steps to deliver to ambitious goals and significantly increase growth in income for global organizations.
3. Must have experience working in more than one market, ideally as Fundraising Director, in a networked international global organization.
4. Demonstrated ability to engage with senior leadership and fundraisers at a national level providing strategic inputs to help them drive growth all areas of income.
5. Demonstrable experience in the areas of strategy development and implementation, budgeting and investment. Highly developed data analysis and budgeting skills, with the ability to interrogate data to make strategic decisions and develop long term business plans.
6. Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with the gravitas to inspire and influence a wide range of stakeholders. Demonstrated experience and capability of leading, facilitating and influencing change and the delivery of major projects.
7. Able to think creatively and strategically, overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress.
9. Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, defining a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in.
10. Ability to work in a culturally diverse setting.
11. Commitment to Save the Children’s values and ways of working.

Key Relationships

Internal (excluding direct team and manager)

• Head of units in the global Fundraising Team, Finance and other SCI teams, member CEOs, CFOs and FRDs.

External 

• Agencies, consultants, freelancers, NGO peers

Education and Qualifications 

Essential

• A university degree in business/marketing, social sciences or a related discipline
• Relevant work experience at the professional management level, with private sector fundraising experience in a not-for-profit organisation, or an international organisation, or a marketing/fundraising consultancy firm at an international level.

Desirable

Professional Certifications: Certifications in Fundraising / Non-Profit Marketing will be considered an advantage.

Competencies

Cluster: Leading

Competency: Leading and Inspiring Others

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Inspires people to reach the highest standards of performance and to feel a sense of pride in belonging to the organisation.

Cluster: Leading

Competency: Delivering Results

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Builds a culture of quality and focuses on ongoing performance improvement.

Cluster: Thinking

Competency: Innovating and Adapting

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Promotes a culture and work environment where new ideas take risks and learns from failures.

Cluster: Thinking

Competency: Problem Solving and Decision Making

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Identifies and addresses root causes of long-term problems facing the organisation.

Cluster: Engaging

Competency: Working Effectively with Others

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Builds an organisation which reflects the communities in which we work.

Cluster: Engaging

Competency: Communicating with Impact

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Delivers influential advice and briefings to internal and external audiences to build the call for action.