Humanitarian Fund Communications and Reporting Specialist

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Humanitarian Fund Communications and Reporting Specialist to join our Global Emergency Response team.

Team and Role Purpose

Team purpose

The Emergency Response Operations Team own and manage key procedures that support our organizational approach to preparedness and response ensuring seamless coordination of functional support to country offices in anticipation of and in response to crises. To facilitate rapid deployment of high-quality surge capacity and flexible funding tailored to the specific needs and capacities of our responses thereby maximizing impact. To build the capacity of humanitarian responders empowering them with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively address humanitarian challenges.

Role purpose

To write and design the Humanitarian Funds quarterly and annual reports ensuring they are compelling and informative to support advocacy communication and fundraising efforts around flexible humanitarian funding. This role also develops new reports and enhances information materials by maintaining current data on the intranet and external website enabling better decision-making and raising visibility for humanitarian initiatives. The purpose is to drive continuous improvement in the presentation and understanding of humanitarian work ensuring alignment with our organisational mission to support equitable and inclusive outcomes.

Job Title: Humanitarian Fund Communications and Reporting Specialist

Reports To: Humanitarian Fund Data & Reporting Manager

Work Pattern: Remote

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in please visit: SCI Careers

Required Time Zone: Any

Contract Length: Fixed Term Contract (6-7 months until November 2026)

Grade: P3

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

Language Requirements: English

International Travel: up to 20%

Remit: Global

Principal Accountabilities:

1. Manage the creation and design of the Humanitarian Funds quarterly and annual reports ensuring comprehensive and accurate documentation in collaboration with the HF Data Officer.
2. Develop compelling communication and information materials to support advocacy communications and fundraising initiatives related to flexible humanitarian funding ensuring alignment with organisational values.
3. Implement continuous improvements to humanitarian information products by designing new reports and publications using appropriate software and methodologies.
4. Maintain and update the Humanitarian Funds intranet page ensuring relevant information and resources are current while also contributing to the development and upkeep of the Funds external-facing website.
5. Provide general support for humanitarian data visualisation efforts to enhance decision-making and increase the visibility of humanitarian activities across the global portfolio.
6. Foster an inclusive and diverse work environment by ensuring adherence to SCIs Diversity Equity and Inclusion policies and promoting cultural competency within all reporting and communication materials.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Exceptional Writing Skills: Proven ability to draft clear concise and compelling reports and information materials for different audiences.
• Engaging Storytelling: Ability to translate complex data and humanitarian themes into engaging and accessible narratives for varied stakeholders.
• Advocacy and Communications: Skilled in creating impactful communication strategies and materials to support advocacy and fundraising.
• Organisation and Planning: Exceptional ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously meet deadlines and work methodically.
• Collaboration: Builds and maintains effective relationships with team members colleagues partners and supporters.

Communication and Content Development:

• Proficient experience in writing and developing a variety of documents (e.g. reports briefs articles) tailored for different audiences particularly in an advocacy or fundraising context.
• Demonstrated success in setting up new processes and ways of working to deliver high-quality information products or tools targeting diverse audiences.

Analytical and Visualisation Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with substantial experience in visualising data to inform decision-making and enhance the visibility of humanitarian work.
• Sector Knowledge: In-depth understanding of the global humanitarian system funding mechanisms and the importance of flexible funding.
• Sensitivity and Empathy: Demonstrates commitment to SCIs values of integrity empathy and respect for peoples dignity.

Desirable

Additional language of French Spanish or Arabic preferred

Education and Qualifications

Essential

A Bachelors degree in International Relations Humanitarian Affairs Communications or a related field. Equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.

Competencies/Values in Practice

Cluster: Leading

Competency: Leading and inspiring others

Level: Accomplished

Behavioural Indicator: Takes a flexible and positive leadership style adapting to a given situation or to the needs of the team.

Cluster: Leading

Competency: Delivering results

Level: Accomplished

Behavioural Indicator: Establishes clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance.

Cluster: Thinking

Competency: Problem solving and decision making

Level: Accomplished

Behavioural Indicator: Makes informed strategic decisions based on full evaluation of the opportunities and risks of each idea and solution.

Cluster: Thinking

Competency: Innovating and adapting

Level: Accomplished

Behavioural Indicator: Generates learning for the organisation and evidence of the impact and quality of our work.

Cluster: Engaging

Competency: Communicating with impact

Level: Accomplished

Behavioural Indicator: Conveys complex issues with clarity brevity and confidence.

Cluster: Engaging

Competency: Working effectively with others

Level: Accomplished

Behavioural Indicator: Breaks down silo working and challenges behaviours that are not collaborative.

Working at Save the ChildrenInternational

Save the Childrenis the worlds leading organisation for children employing save childrens lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their our work in 116 countries we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.

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 attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found at SCI Careers. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.

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.
For this specific role we will will be priortizing internal candidates.

Our Recruitment Process

Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter

Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team

Some recruitmentmay include an additional assessment or case study stage or a third stage interview

If successful you will receive a conditional offer of employment followed by your contract subject to passing background checks

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-Harassment Health and Safety Safeguarding and DEI and Equal Opportunities.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.