Emergency Health Unit Operations Officer At Save the Children

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the**-EHU Operations Officer position in London or** at any existing Save the Children International office location.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The role’s primary focus is on managing EHU operational support on a day to day basis and to new and ongoing emergency responses to aid high quality programming; effective information and communication management; ensuring enough resourcing is available for the responses; and funds are managed in an effective and SC and donor compliant manner.

The post holder is expected to work flexibly within the team and may be assigned into different areas of work, within the key accountabilities described below, depending on needs and priorities and skillset.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly. In some cases the role involves the possibility of international travel as part of emergency response teams in the event of a major humanitarian emergency. During these deployments, the post holder will be expected to work within a newly agreed TOR and be ready to be deployed at short notice, if required.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Experience of high volume administrative work in an office environment.
• Project coordination skills gained through managing complex cross-organisational projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Budget development and monitoring experience.
• A ‘can-do’ attitude and ability to deliver results against tight deadlines and under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in order to deal tactfully and sensitively with a wide range of people in a large organisation, very often at a distance.
• Proven attention for detail and ability to effectively manage a high volume of data and information.
• A high level of flexibility, adaptability, diplomacy and ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to organise own work, and to manage time and resources effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to work with people from a range of backgrounds and cultures.
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Ability to travel internationally, occasionally at short notice and to remote and insecure locations
• Experience of writing, researching and editing reports
• Highly computer literate and confident with Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Analytical skills with the ability to identify key points from complex material or information.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s mission, values and approach (includes child safeguarding, equal opportunities and health & safety)

Desirable

• Field experience in a humanitarian programme and broad understanding of humanitarian issues, international relations and the international humanitarian system
• Working knowledge of one or more international language in addition to English
• Ability to work in the UK (work permit or equivalient)

We can offer circa £27,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in London or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

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The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, 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.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

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