Volunteer: Communications & New Business Development, CUBIC
Volunteer: Communications & New Business Development, CUBIC
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Job Description
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for aCommunications/Business Development Volunteer to join our global team.
Reports To:Allison Zelkowitz CUBIC Director
Contract Type: Part time Volunteer. Expectation is for 8-12 hours a week for a minimum of 6 months.
Location: Home based (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:
Save the Children is the worlds leading independent organization for children working in 110 countries. In April 2020 Save the Children launched the Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC) in Asia. CUBIC is the first nudge unit in the world to focus specifically on the most marginalized childrens rights and welfare. Our goal is to create change for the worlds most marginalized children by applying behavioral science and we have now delivered more than 50 projects globally using behavioral science to enhance impact for children
Projects
CUBIC is seeking a volunteer with or currently obtaining their Masters degree or someone in their early career to support our communications and business development strategy. We have a new communications strategy aimed at increasing our brand awareness and profile and within this we need to produce engaging briefs/blogs on our work increase our social media presence and identify speaking opportunities.
Volunteer Objectives
The volunteer will be integrated into the 12-person remote CUBIC team and will have the opportunity to get involved in multiple projects the expectation for the volunteer is that s/he would primarily contribute to:
a)Social media posting:
Support the implementation of our social media plan
Create social media content based on teams activities and projects
Manage/support a team site on LinkedIn and other social media platforms
b)Drafting and editing impact briefs:
Using project reports/materials and through talking to project leads draft overviews of completed CUBIC projects conveying the project purpose and outcomes in a concise and compelling way.
Draft blogs/ briefs for the project leads to approve and share.
Provide editorial support for project reports and presentations.
c)Supporting other New Business/Communications activity:
Support the New Business Development Lead with development of proposals and concept notes
Provide editorial support for project reports and presentations
Conduct research on prospective donors identified for CUBIC funding investigating their priority investment areas and alignment with CUBICs approach.
Identify a calendar of relevant conferences and events plus abstract submission timetables
Skills Required
Enrolled in/or recent graduate of Masters/early career in communication journalism or media
Interest in and experience of using social media for marketing
Interest in and (ideally) experience of content marketing strategies
Strong written communication skills
Interest in communication of science/science journalism and the ability to think creatively about presentation of data and project results
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
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
Closing Date for Application: 15 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
Part-Time
