Post:Campaign Manager
Organization: Save the Children
Location:Ireland and Great Britain
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120
countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
By mid-2013 most of our international programmes will be delivered through a merged operation with 14 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class peop le and relevant for the 21st century.
The role
To lead the development and implementation of cross-organisational campaign projects that contribute to achieving our global campaign change objectives. The current focus of this role is our priority global campaign to end preventable child deaths, EVERY ONE.
Qualifications and experience
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
* Proven success in developing and implementing creative campaigns and building coalitions for change.
* Understanding of how popular mobilisation helps to realise changes in policy and practice.
* Excellent project management skills, with a track record of taking large scale projects from concept stage to execution, and building collaboration across functional and geographical boundaries
* Ability to identify opportunities to engage the public in advocacy strategies and convert these into clear campaign messaging and activities
* Experience of achieving change in the global south as well as in the global north, using a range of tactics
* Experience of building the capacity of others to deliver effective campaigns
* Strong written and spoken communication skills, and an ability to tailor communication to different audiences
* Experience of a complex organisational structure, preferably in a global context.
* Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
* Commitment to Save the Children values.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Closing date: 06 Aug 2013
How to apply:
http://reliefweb.int/job/591401/campaign-manager