Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children and fights child poverty? Join us as Senior Partnership and Practice Manager to lead a portfolio of partnerships and projects to find new ways to reduce the impact of poverty on families and on children in early childhood in Scotland.

At Save the Children we believe every child has the right their basic needs being met, and to receive love, encouragement and help which enables them to reach their full potential. But poverty – families not having enough money to live on – prevents this from being a reality for more than 1 in 4 children in Scotland every year.

Not having enough money brings stress and anxiety for parents and children. Poverty can mean not getting to enjoy the same carefree, fun, joyous childhoods as others, and can create barriers for children to reach their full potential. The link between poverty, low income and children’s development in early childhood is deep and stubborn. We want to share learning and find new ways to break that link and support children and families.

Our vision is a society free of poverty, where every child grows up in a family with enough money to live with dignity; that cherishes childhoods and supports every child to reach their full potential; and where every child is empowered to shape the world around them in communities, policy making and services.

No one organisation can tackle a problem of this scale alone. That’s why we work with many others – including children, young people, parents, partners, community groups, schools and local organisations working with families – to fight for families to have the money they need and reduce the harm that poverty and inequality causes to children.

This role is in the Scotland team which is part of the UK Impact department. Our work in Scotland is focussed on reducing the number of children growing up in poverty and working to reduce the impact of poverty on children’s development in early childhood. This is a varied role, which will involve helping oversee the delivery of our strategy in Scotland, collaborating with others within and outside of our organisation, developing new and innovative partnerships and supporting and developing a small team.

As Senior Partnership and Practice Manager (Poverty and Early Years) you will create and oversee a portfolio of projects and partnerships that generate insight, learning and evidence on reducing the impact of poverty on children’s development in the early years and use this to influence policy and practice change. You will identify opportunities to develop new practice development projects and share learning across networks, forge new and innovative strategic partnerships and networks based on your understanding of the landscape we’re operating in and your working knowledge of early childhood development and supporting families. You will ensure children, young people and families are empowered to work with us to deliver this work. You will support and develop a small team to achieve our goals.

In addition, you will

• Work with fundraising colleagues to develop funding proposals, build relationships with funders and oversee delivery of funding commitments

• Put the safety and wellbeing of children and young people first and ensure work is delivering in line with agreed legal, regulatory, quality and ethical requirements and standards

• Be positive, resilient, a strong team player with an empowering and collaborative leadership style and excellent interpersonal skills

• Have outstanding communication skills with the ability to synthesise information for a range of audiences

To be successful you will be committed to improving the lives of children and families and have experience of engaging children, young people and families and supporting them to share their experiences, and of co-developing approaches with them. You’ll have demonstrable experience of developing and overseeing a range of projects and programmes and identifying and sustaining strategic relationships and partnerships. You’ll have a working knowledge and understanding and practical experience of the policy and practice landscape. You’ll have excellent interpersonal skills, strong emotional intelligence and experience of empowering and setting direction for a small team. You’ll bring a learning and innovation mindset to your work.

As a large organisation with a competitive interview process, we know it can be daunting. We are here to help you through the process and support you to do your best, and are really interested in hearing from people with a range of transferable skills and experiences.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity, and a commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children and fights child poverty? Join us as Partnership Lead to develop partnerships, deliver programmes, test new approaches and share learning, and be part of our mission to reduce poverty and its impact on early childhood in Scotland. We have two roles available – one is permanent and one is a fixed term 2-year contract.

At Save the Children we believe every child has the right their basic needs being met, and to receive love, encouragement and help which enables them to reach their full potential. But poverty – families not having enough money to live on – prevents this from being a reality for more than 1 in 4 children in Scotland every year.

Not having enough money brings stress and anxiety for parents and children. Poverty can mean not getting to enjoy the same carefree, fun, joyous childhoods as others, and can create barriers for children to reach their full potential.

Our vision is a society free of poverty, where every child grows up in a family with enough money to live with dignity; that cherishes childhoods and supports every child to reach their full potential; and where every child is empowered to shape the world around them in communities, policy making and services.

No one organisation can tackle a problem of this scale alone. That’s why we work with many others – children, young people, parents, partners, community leaders, schools and local organisations working with families – to fight for families to have the money they need and reduce the harm that poverty and inequality causes to children.

This role is in the Scotland team which is part of the UK Impact department. Our work in Scotland is focussed on reducing the the number of children growing up in poverty and working to reduce the impact of poverty on children’s development in early childhood. This is a varied role, which will involve supporting programme delivery, alongside collaborating with others within and outside of our organisation, to spot gaps and test new approaches, with a constant focussing on finding out what works, sharing evidence and learning, and influencing policy and practice.

As Partnership Lead you will develop and maintain a range of partnerships, including working with schools, local authorities and other charities and community organisations. You’ll build strong relationships with children and families, engaging them in the development of partnerships and campaigns, and ensuring that our work empowers them. You’ll have responsibility for programme and project management, supporting high impact implementation and delivery.

In addition to this you will:

• Work on innovation and practice development, helping facilitate partner engagement in this work

• Design and carry out data, research and evaluation tasks, ensure that all work undertaken generates the learning and evidence that we can share with our networks,

• Work closely with policy colleagues to support influencing for local and national change

• Support writing of bids to donors and oversee delivery objectives of funded work

To be successful you will be committed to improving the lives of children and families and have experience of engaging children, young people and families and supporting them to share their experiences, and of co-developing approaches with them. You’ll have excellent programme and project management skills and experience of working with partners to deliver projects and programmes and be capable of building and maintaining relationships with a variety of stakeholders. You’ll have an understanding of early child development, how poverty impacts on children, families and neighbourhoods and the barriers communities face in seeking to bring about positive change, and a broad knowledge of the evidence about what works to support children and families.

In addition, you will

• Be positive, resilient, a strong team player with an empowering and collaborative working style and excellent interpersonal skills

• Have outstanding communication skills with the ability to synthesise information for a range of audiences

• Be able to deliver training for programmatic and broader improvement work.

• Have experience of developing or supporting monitoring and evaluation activity

An awareness or knowledge in systems change theory and/or data driven approaches would also be beneficial.

As a large organisation with a competitive interview process, we know it can be daunting. We are here to help you through the process and support you to do your best, and are really interested in hearing from people with a range of transferable skills and experiences.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity, and a commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

Do you have a strong track record of account acquisition and management & securing new partnerships?

Do you have experience of managing high-value relationships & delivering exceptional customer experience?

Are you self-motivated and target driven?

Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Regional Fundraising and Engagement Manager, the Community Fundraising & Engagement Manager will be responsible for maximising regional donations and corporate financial contribution through effective, supporter-led acquisition and account management.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will visibly lead our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Community Fundraising & Engagement Manager will be responsible for maximising regional donations and corporate financial contribution. Key duties include:

• Driving growth in our key income streams; corporates, major donors, ‘in aid of' fundraising individuals and fundraising groups by providing excellent relationship management and acquisition
• Working closely with the regional corporate team to grow the regional corporate pipeline in Scotland and discuss support needs for opportunities where relevant
• Delivering acquisition, stewardship and product strategies to maximise income and brand engagement
• Responsible for updating and managing a pipeline of opportunities across all income streams
• Contributing to departmental income reporting, budgeting and forecasting

Person Profile

Experience

• Experience of account acquisition and track-record of securing new partnerships
• Experience of unlocking networks and acquiring high value individual donations
• Experience of managing high-value corporate and individual relationships & delivering exceptional supporter experience
• Experience of working with databases (preferably CARE) and pipelines
• Understanding of corporate fundraising legislation (desirable)

Abilities

• Ability to establish professional credibility quickly internally and externally
• Ability to prioritise multiple projects and their competing demands

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children and fights child poverty?

Join us as Policy and Advocacy Adviser to help us influence policy and practice changes in Scotland that help families meet their basic needs and allows children growing up in poverty to reach their potential.

At Save the Children we believe every child has the right to ensure that their basic needs are met, and to receive love, encouragement and help which enables them to reach their full potential. But poverty – families not having enough money to live on – prevents this from being a reality for more than 1 in 4 children in Scotland every year.

Not having enough money brings stress and anxiety for parents and children. Poverty can mean not getting to enjoy the same healthy, carefree, fun childhoods as others, and can create barriers for children to reach their full potential.

We need a vision for a society where every child grows up in a family with enough money to live with dignity; has the opportunity to play and to learn; and has a chance to shape our communities, policies and services.

No one organisation can tackle a problem of this scale alone. That's why we work with many others – children, young people, parents, partners, community leaders, schools and local organisations working with families – to fight for families to have the money they need and reduce the harm that poverty and inequality causes to children.

As Policy and Advocacy Adviser you will work collaboratively with our team and partners to build policy and advocacy opportunities that challenge progress and influence government and others to develop further solutions to tackle child poverty and its impact on early childhood.

You will:

• Develop and deliver ambitious and credible policy proposals to sustainably tackle child poverty in Scotland.
• Work as part of a small team to build the evidence base for change based on high quality analysis, research projects and evidence from families and children we're working with and for.
• Build and maintain expert knowledge on key Scottish Parliament and wider public affairs developments and engagement opportunities to inform our influencing work.
• Build and maintain external relationships with stakeholders in the political and policy communities and build a network of allies and partners on key issues
• Create opportunities for parents and children to shape policy solutions and influence decision-makers.

To be successful you will have:

• Experience of working within a social justice policy environment in Scotland and of securing national policy changes.
• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of political and policy structures and processes in Scotland and how to influence them.
• Experience working with the Scottish Parliament and a good knowledge and understanding of the processes.
• A strong track record in stakeholder engagement and have a wide networks of contacts across government, parliament and policy sectors.
• Ability to work collaboratively and innovatively with others and demonstrate proactive, positive and inclusive workplace behaviours.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children and fights child poverty?

Join us as Policy and Advocacy Adviser to help us influence policy and practice changes in Scotland that help families meet their basic needs and allows children growing up in poverty to reach their potential.

At Save the Children we believe every child has the right to ensure that their basic needs are met, and to receive love, encouragement and help which enables them to reach their full potential. But poverty – families not having enough money to live on – prevents this from being a reality for more than 1 in 4 children in Scotland every year.

Not having enough money brings stress and anxiety for parents and children. Poverty can mean not getting to enjoy the same healthy, carefree, fun childhoods as others, and can create barriers for children to reach their full potential.

We need a vision for a society where every child grows up in a family with enough money to live with dignity; has the opportunity to play and to learn; and has a chance to shape our communities, policies and services.

No one organisation can tackle a problem of this scale alone. That's why we work with many others – children, young people, parents, partners, community leaders, schools and local organisations working with families – to fight for families to have the money they need and reduce the harm that poverty and inequality causes to children.

As Policy and Advocacy Adviser you will work collaboratively with our team and partners to build policy and advocacy opportunities that challenge progress and influence government and others to develop further solutions to tackle child poverty and its impact on early childhood.

You will:

• Develop and deliver ambitious and credible policy proposals to sustainably tackle child poverty in Scotland.

• Work as part of a small team to build the evidence base for change based on high quality analysis, research projects and evidence from families and children we're working with and for.

• Build and maintain expert knowledge on key Scottish Parliament and wider public affairs developments and engagement opportunities to inform our influencing work.

• Build and maintain external relationships with stakeholders in the political and policy communities and build a network of allies and partners on key issues

• Create opportunities for parents and children to shape policy solutions and influence decision-makers.

To be successful you will have:

• Experience of working within a social justice policy environment in Scotland and of securing national policy changes.

• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of political and policy structures and processes in Scotland and how to influence them.

• Experience working with the Scottish Parliament and a good knowledge and understanding of the processes.

• A strong track record in stakeholder engagement and have a wide networks of contacts across government, parliament and policy sectors.

• Ability to work collaboratively and innovatively with others and demonstrate proactive, positive and inclusive workplace behaviours.

Please Note: We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so please do apply early to avoid disappointment.

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

To see our full statement please visit this link: jobs.savethechildren.org.uk/our-policies/diversity

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

The role of a Save the Children’s UK Trustee is challenging and fulfilling.

• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?
• Are you a values-led leader able to empower teams to achieve a positive impact?
• Do you have expertise and demonstrable experience in Safeguarding?
• Are you passionate about creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive environment?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for a Trustee with Safeguarding expertise to join our board.

Trustees of Save the Children UK play a unique role in delivery of our mission. They are collectively responsible for the governance of the organisation and for all decisions made by the Board. They set the strategic direction for the organisation, ensuring alignment to our values, and are responsible for setting organisational policy, defining targets, agreeing the financial plan, evaluating performance, and ensuring that strong relationships are maintained between the Trustees and the Executives.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will visibly lead our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and proactive individual with project management experience to join us as our Public Attitudes Campaigns Manager where you will work with the Scotland team to deliver an exciting new funded project to understand public attitudes to child poverty in Scotland.

Please note:This is a 2 year Fixed Term Contract and the successful candidate will need to be based in Scotland.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In Scotland and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the role

This role is funded by The Robertson Trust to deliver an ambitious two year project to inspire and build support around policy solutions to meet Scotland's 2030 Child Poverty Targets. As Public Attitudes Campaigns Manager, you will lead on all aspects of the project:

• overseeing research into public attitudes and developing a narrative framework
• working with lived a lived experience panel an advisory board
• engaging an active network of champions to use the findings from this work
• actively engaging and training stakeholders in using the findings
• building relationships and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.

This is an exciting role that involves a variety of skills and the chance to have a real impact on children's lives.

In this role, you will:

• Oversee the commissioning of partners and working with them to deliver public attitudes research and developing and testing frames and narratives.
• Actively engage a network of champions from within the anti-poverty sector.
• Manage the project, which includes creating, delivering, driving and monitoring progress of the project plan and communicating progress to key stakeholder groups.
• Champion and manage stakeholder engagement and communication, including an Advisory Group
• Draft compelling and accessible reports and materials summarising key messages and findings
• Build and maintain knowledge on the political and policy landscape on child poverty in Scotland and public affairs developments and engagement opportunities to maximise the impact of this work.

About you

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Understanding or experience of working on projects or campaigns to change public attitudes e.g. researching public attitudes, developing narratives etc.
• Experience of project management and working with multiple partners to deliver on complex projects with multiple stages and timelines.
• Significant experience of leading the development of strong stakeholder relations and delivering impactful engagement and influencing activities, ideally with experience of developing a community of practice.
• Demonstratable experience of building established networks and relationships with senior stakeholders in the anti-poverty movement (or demonstratable skills in relevant field) in Scotland. Knowledge of working with civil society to deliver change and ability to effectively manage and work within networks and coalitions.
• Experience of commissioning research/consultants to deliver public attitudes/policy research
• Excellent communication skills, and experience building rapport and communicating effectively with a wide range of people at all levels and situations (on the phone, face to face and in writing)
• Ability to deliver projects to high standards with minimum support and adapt easily to change.
• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.

What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.

• We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. You can read more about our benefits here.