Overview
Support Save the Children’s global policy, advocacy, and strategic influencing agenda across priority global issues and contexts. The role will help identify emerging policy issues, strengthen policy coherence, develop influencing strategies, and ensure movement-wide alignment on advocacy priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support global policy development and coherence by drafting policy papers, briefing notes, position papers, executive briefings, and advocacy products on global issues and contexts.
- Support the design and implementation of strategic influencing plans for high priority global issues and contexts.
- Support influencing coordination to ensure coherence and alignment across global, regional, member, and country office advocacy initiatives.
- Monitor emerging global political, humanitarian, development, economic, and geopolitical trends affecting children.
- Support the establishment of monitoring, evaluation, learning and promotion of our humanitarian advocacy work.
- Provide strategic planning and core administrative support to Save the Children global advocacy governance structures and other leadership sub-group.
Required Experience
- Significant experience in policy development, advocacy, strategic influencing, or public affairs within an international NGO, multilateral organisation, government institution, think tank, or similar environment.
- Strong understanding of global policy processes, international institutions, and the political, economic, and geopolitical dynamics that shape outcomes for children.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct policy analysis, synthesise complex information, and produce clear, evidence-based recommendations for senior decision-makers.
- Experience supporting the design and implementation of advocacy and influencing strategies, including stakeholder mapping, power analysis, and political economy analysis.
- Strong understanding of how policy and political change occurs at the global level, with experience supporting engagement with governments, multilateral organisations, civil society, and other external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to coordinate across multiple teams and functions, build consensus, and foster collaboration within complex, matrixed organisations.
- Excellent research, analytical, and written communication skills, with experience producing high-quality policy briefs, reports, executive briefings, talking points, and other influencing products.
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly and build effective relationships across diverse cultures and stakeholders.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, coordinate competing workstreams, and deliver high-quality outputs under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate emerging policy developments, identify strategic risks and opportunities, and translate them into practical influencing priorities and recommendations.
- Experience working on large global contexts, including the occupied Palestinian territory, Sudan, or Ukraine, or others (desirable).
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
