Senior Advisor, Award Management Support (P4)

Save the Children

For over 100 years Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment protected from harm. We work in some of the worlds hardest-to-reach places over 100 countries including the U.S. No matter what your role is when you join Save the Children youre creating positive irreversible change for children and the future we all share.

The Role

As the Senior Advisor Award Management Support you will be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will assist in Impact &Evidence divisions support of our agency projects and initiatives as well as provide additional available bandwidth for internal projects and process improvements.

NOTE this is a part-time role at 50% level of effort.

Location

Hybrid Washington DC Fairfield CT or Lexington KY office locations

What Youll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

Portfolio Management (70%):

• Lead the portfolio closure process for USG projects to ensure compliance with donor rules and regulation and SCUS policies and practices.
• Lead regular audit of award portfolios including oversight of life-of-award meetings to identify and mitigate potential risks and coordinate with award staff to develop spend-plans that align with scope of work and donor conditions.
• Leverage awards management expertise to review and approve donor spending reports to ensure data accuracy and compliance with donor and audit requirements.
• Provide award management technical guidance and support to team members for complex award questions.

Portfolio Management Related Projects (30%):

• Coordinate internal portfolio management team initiatives such as reviewing and updating SOPs and training materials.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for highly technical projects and other agency initiatives representing International Programs Portfolio Management.
• Provide additional bandwidth to a variety of IPPM needs.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a bachelors degree or equivalent experience plus at least 7 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated expertise in award and portfolio management for USG Global Fund and other donor funded awards
• Proven experience developing and delivering training for different audiences
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with local and international colleagues
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Familiarity with USG rules and regulations
• Familiarity with Agresso and Award Management System

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro DC and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $119425 - $133475 base salary
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $107525 - $120175 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $96050 - $107350 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on but not limited to relevant experience base salary of internal peers business sector and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here).

About Us

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules generous PTO 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver parental/adoption critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1 safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days) mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments short-term counseling referrals and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees ensuring all are given training support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty both agency and individual is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC