Consultancy: New Business Development (NBD) and Communications (Homebased in Europe/the Middle East/Africa timezones )
Consultancy: New Business Development (NBD) and Communications (Homebased in Europe/the Middle East/Africa timezones )
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Job Description
Save the Children International has an exciting Consultancy opportunity for aNew Business Development (NBD) and Communicationsto join our global team.
Reports To:Allison Zelkowitz CUBIC Director
Contract Type: Consultancy : Requires 138 days of work per year or on average 3 days per week (assuming 6 weeks of non-working time per year).
Location: Home based with a preference for applicants based in Europe the Middle East or Africa due to timezones (For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in please visit: Work For Us Save the Children International)
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of consultancy.
OVERVIEW:
Background:
CUBIC currently includes 11 team members based in North America South America Europe Africa and Asia thus requiring strong remote communication and collaboration skills. The Part-time New Business Development and Communications Consultant will develop strong working relationships with Save the Children Country Offices SC Members and Save the Children International staff and will need to be comfortable promoting CUBICs work to external stakeholders including the communities we serve governments and donors.
Overall Objective: New Business Development and Communications Consultant is to lead CUBICs new business development (NBD) work and external communications. The consultant will take the lead in identifying potential internal and external funding opportunities (corporate foundations institutional) for CUBICs work and develop and submit concept notes and proposals in collaboration with Save the Children Country Office and Member staff. In addition the Consultant will lead CUBICs communications work including creating case studies and briefs and driving our social media engagement; the position holder will also supervise a Graphic Designer and at least one communications intern.
Qualifications
Bachelors degree in International Development Communications Non-Profit Management Social or Behavioral Science or a related field.
Experience developing fundraising strategies and identifying new leads that evolved into acquired resources.
Experience developing concept notes remote pitches and proposals for winning bids
Track record of securing grant funding from foundations corporations and institutional donors
Ability to develop positive and productive working relationships both internally as well as with other Save the Children colleagues (Members SCI Regional Offices etc.)
Strong personal management and organizational skills that keep pieces of work moving forward
Interest in behavioral science or human behavior in general
Professional fluency in written and spoken English is required while proficiency in Arabic French or Spanish is a plus.
Experience and Skills
At least 5 years experience and expertise in new business development fundraising and communications.
Flexible self-motivated able to manage multiple tasks team members and projects efficiently and a team player.
Ability to succeed detailed oriented drive initiatives and collaborate via a remote working structure.
Excellent management organizational and interpersonal skills.
Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English.
Prior experience working in the Global South would be preferred.
Main Deliverables:
1. Identify potential internal and external funding opportunities both upcoming calls for proposals as well as donors who could be approached bilaterally
2. Maintain our pipeline of prospective donors through ongoing research and donor profiling
3. Develop concept notes pitch presentations and proposals in collaboration with CUBIC and related SC Country Offices and Members.
4. Proactively reach out to Save the Childrens fundraising team members to discuss CUBIC and potential opportunities and also initiate and support engagement with other Members fundraising teams focusing on both internal and external funding opportunities.
5. Build the visibility of CUBIC within Save the Children through engagement with key stakeholders across the movement.
6. Increase CUBICs external engagement and profile via implementation of our communications strategy including social media engagement website and identifying external speaking opportunities such as conferences and webinars.
7. In collaboration with with our Graphic Designer and communications interns lead the development of case studies stories videos and impact briefs about CUBICs work and disseminate to internal and external audiences
8. Contribute to CUBICs organizational development and management via active participation in bi-monthly meetings consulting with teams senior leaders as well as leading on the annual update of CUBICs business development strategy.
Working at Save the ChildrenInternational
We know that great people make a great organisation 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.
The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children you will be in good company working with talented like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive learn and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure childrens voices are heard at the highest levels and that we achieve our global strategy Ambition for Children 2030 and reach every last child.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
DEI is core to our vision values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse equitable and inclusive organisation and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival protection development and participation.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of gender sexual orientation race colour ethnic origin nationality disability marital or civil partnership status gender reassignment pregnancy and maternity caring or parental responsibilities age or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.
Application Information
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document via below link: Consultancy: New Business Development (NBD) and Communications (Homebased anywhere in Europe/the Middle East/Africa timezones ) - SCI Career Site Careers
Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
Closing Date for Application: 2 June 2025
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates who are successfully shortlisted should expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of the advert deadline.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
