Save the Children organisations advertise job vacancies nationally, so please contact the relevant Save the Children national organisation directly. Some of these have vacancy details on their websites.

Positions based with the London Secretariat as well as some positions shared between Members or relevant to joint Member activities will be posted here.

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Newborn & Child Survival Campaign

Location: Flexible, but requires excellent communication infrastructure and international travel links
Salary: Negotiable, based on experience
Closing date: Wednesday 15 July 2009
Interviews: Week commencing 20 July 2009

Nearly six million children under the age of five die needlessly each year. By the time you have finished reading this sentence, somewhere in the world another child will have died when they don't need to.

They are dying from conditions such as diarrhoea and pneumonia that can be prevented or treated using known and affordable solutions. They are dying because the world is failing to act.

Save the Children's Newborn and Child Survival Campaign seeks to end this injustice. We need your help to do so. We are building an exceptional team of dynamic individuals with passion, creativity and tenacity to lead and manage our ambitious new campaign.

We are seeking an experienced monitoring and evaluation (M&E) specialist to oversee the monitoring and evaluation of the Newborn and Child Survival Campaign. The role will operate across several areas of work, including programmes, advocacy, campaigns, fundraising and communications.

You will have proven experience of building a global monitoring system for a large scale programme of work. You will, ideally, have field experience of monitoring health and nutrition programmes.

Further information

Download the job description here [MS Word, 70 Kb]

For more information please email Armelle Lecomte at armelle.lecomte@save-children-alliance.org.

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to recruitment@save-children-alliance.org . Please quote M&E Manager in title.

State Development Coordinator, Save the Children Australia

Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Job Type: Part-time (25 hours a week)
Closing date: Apply as soon as possible

Save the Children Australia is seeking a State Development Coordinator to manage projects, fundraising and communications in Tasmania for Save the Children. It will also assist the establishment of a foundation from which programme development can proceed. The role will be supported by the Melbourne Office and the State Council in Tasmania.

The position includes the provision of accurate and efficient administrative, basic financial, project management, development and management of communications and general support to the overall organisation, Tasmanian State Council, the Director, Australia Program & Retail Operations and the General Manager, National Development, in line with organisational goals.

Save the Children Australia manages and implements programmes in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanatu. It also supports development programmes through its Alliance partners in selected countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

For more information

Download the full job description here [Adobe PDF, 63 Kb]

If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact careers@savethechildren.org.au .

To apply, please send your resume and covering letter to the same address.

Save the Children Australia

The following jobs are available at Save the Children Australia, please visit Save the Children Australia's recruitment pages for more information.  

• Project Manager, East Sepik Health Program, Papua New Guinea
• Country Director, East Timor

Country Director Solomon Islands

Location: Solomon Islands

The Country Director is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic programme development and management of staff, safety and security, external relationships, management of resources, quality and risk. The position is instrumental in assisting managers to implement country and thematic strategies for the Solomon Islands.

For more information

Download the full job description here [Adobe PDF, 68 Kb]

Please contact careers@savethechildren.org.au for any enquiries.

Deputy Director Internal Audit (Asia)

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Closing date: ongoing

Save the Children US seeks a Deputy Director, Internal Audit to work with stakeholders in identifying risks that hinder achievement of Save the Children’s objectives; assessing the adequacy of internal control systems to reduce identified risks; and recommending appropriate internal control system to efficiently reduce associated risks.  This person will also be responsible for general planning of the assigned work (audits, financial management reviews or special projects), performing fieldwork and reporting results and will be under the direct supervision of the AVP of Global Audit and Risk Services. 

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in business related field as well as minimally 7 – 10 years work experience in related field (e.g. audit, accounting, financial analysis, information systems) with at least 5 to 7 years of internal or external audit experience.

Please go to Save the Children US's careers site for a detailed job description and to apply
Job reference  #3794

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