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Summary
As an advocate for child rights, Save the Children’s core values of accountability and collaboration have led us to prioritize localization, partnership and “shifting power” to achieve sustained impact at scale for children. Building on a vibrant and growing collaboration with community and local actors in the 100+ countries where we work, the Knowledge Management Advisor, Localization, will play a key role in implementing our localization strategy. Under the supervision of the Localization Senior Director, you will develop knowledge management systems and communications plans and materials to cultivate relationships with US public and private donors whose partnerships are essential to advance and realize our localization ambitions. You will support country offices and local partners to prepare for external representation, including when preparing to apply for funding and capacity-sharing opportunities from US donor accounts, and will maintain a strong knowledge management system for our localization efforts, to ensure movement-wide access to the materials developed.
What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)
Develop Knowledge Management and Communications Plan (30%)
- With Save the Children International, support knowledge management efforts around localization and partnership in international development and humanitarian contexts, to identify case studies for external communications, concept notes and proposals.
- Informed by the broader strategy to engage US public sector, Foundation and corporate donors in Save the Children’s localization initiative, develop an external communications plan to showcase Save the Children’s comparative advantage in working with local partners to advance child rights.
- Help identify events with speaking opportunities for Save the Children local partners to discuss their programming and advocacy efforts.
Implement Knowledge Management and Support External Communications (70%)
- Liaise with Save the Children International and local partners to produce creative and compelling communication materials such as powerpoint presentations, blogs, webinars, infographics and photo-stories that raise the profile of Save the Children and its partners.
- Support local partners and Save the Children country offices to prepare for external events to showcase locally-led programmatic and advocacy efforts that advance child rights, e.g., coaching to develop presentation skills, support for story-telling, selection of case studies.
- Support local partners and Save the Children country offices preparing for funding and capacity-sharing opportunities from US donor accounts to articulate Save the Children’s past performance and track record on locally-led development.
- As needed, support Save the Children senior managers with talking points and materials about our localization efforts with partners.
- Liaise across the Save the Children movement to ensure on-line platforms including websites and the Resource Center have materials that showcase local partners and localization efforts.
- Ensure rigorous knowledge management and evaluation of external communications plan.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of US bilateral donor, Foundation and corporate donor priorities for locally-led development in international and humanitarian contexts.
- Proven track record in knowledge management and external communications planning and execution, with experiencing producing written and multi-media communications materials.
- Professional proficiency in MS Office suite
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining and environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working outside the United States with local partners on international development or humanitarian programming.
- Proficiency in French, Spanish, Arabic or another language of countries where Save the Children works is a plus.
Why you should join the Save the Children Team…
Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 403(b), generous vacation, personal sick leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, commuter benefits, dress for your day, and much more.
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