Deputy Director, Global Diplomacy & Engagement

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 world’s hardest-to-reach places – over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you’re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share. 

The Role

Save the Children’s ability to engage and influence the UN is central to our aim of creating lasting positive change for the world’s most deprived and marginalised children. The role holder will support the Global Diplomacy, Engagement Director and UN Representative and the broader team to ensure strategic thinking, planning and operationalization of Save the Children’s engagement at the United Nations and multilateral fora's including the AU and Gulf. They will support the organisational ambition in global diplomacy and engagement, ensuring a unified and coordination approach towards the UN, its agencies and delegations, and the civil society organisations active in this arena. They will provide operational management, oversight and backend office support including line management of the award funded programs and projects and roles across the advocacy offices. The post holder will make a key contribution to our global advocacy success in our priority areas and will have delegated representational responsibilities, continually seeking to strengthen our position and credibility as the world’s leading child rights organisation. The role holder works closely with colleagues from across the organisation to drive changes for children. 

Location 

Hybrid – Washington DC office location 
Remote – United States

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change  

• Support in driving the strategic direction and management of diplomatic and political analysis to generate impactful external engagement that informs Save the Children's policy and advocacy efforts with and towards the UN, connecting it to the work at the AU and in the Gulf
• Lead the contextual analysis in the unit to support global diplomacy and engagement priorities and shape child rights and humanitarian policy by providing timely analysis of contexts, regional dynamics, and global trends relevant to the UN space
• Represent Save the Children in key NGO, inter-governmental, and UN fora to advocate for policies and perspectives that uphold the rights and well-being of children, partners, and communities we serve.
• Oversee and support the preparation and briefing of Save the Children’s leadership for external representation at the UN, ensuring coherent and unified messaging in line with Save the Children’s strategy.
• Cultivate and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders across the humanitarian and child rights sector linked to the units scope at a global level to enhance collective advocacy efforts, fostering an environment of trust, mutual respect, and shared objectives.
• Establish and lead an operational platform for the new unit across the advocacy offices to leverage internal capacities, harmonise efforts, and drive a unified operational and advocacy agenda including supporting the streamlining of the engagement across the UN portfolios and networks.
• Resource management and oversight including on budget and operational activities for the offices in NY, Geneva, Addis Ababa and Gulf by stewarding the donor engagement with member and account holders. This includes being the budget holder in specific locations and the key business partner on operational, administrative, legal, compliance and financial matters and ensuring full compliance of Save the Children policies and procedures and local legislative requirements as well as relevant donor compliances.
• Ensure a meaningful and ethical child centred advocacy and safe participation approach to engagement within the wider global diplomacy and engagement UN strategy through collaboration with relevant teams and offices ensuring Save the Children’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Gender, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded.
  

Required qualifications for the role 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 10 years of relevant experience 
• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite 
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English 

Preferred qualifications

• Advanced degree in Public Policy, International Relations, Human Rights or a related field
• Additional UN languages preferred

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 $131,750 – $147,250 base salary  

• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $119,850 – $133,950 base salary  

• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $107,950 – $120,650 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. 

 If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to applicantsupport@savechildren.org.