Regional Strategic Communications Manager At Save the Children

The Opportunity

Middle East, North Africa, and Eastern Europe (MENAEE) is an exceptionally busy region, with ambitious advocacy, supporter growth, fundraising and programme delivery targets designed to maximise the positive impact that we can have for children across the world.

Creative and strategic communications, particularly on digital channels, is critical to achieving this ambition, whether across fundraising targets, when lobbying for political change, or raising brand and media profile. We are looking to transform the way we approach communications as a region, integrating meaningful and innovative communications into our wider strategy.

The Regional Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications and Media (ACCM) team is a small and nimble team, overseeing communications and supporter engagement at a regional level for Save the Children Members and Country Offices, working closely with the global communications and engagement team.

The Strategic Communications Manager will be a digital expert, a strategic thinker, and a creative innovator, with a proactive attitude. The role will provide strategic communications and digital support to countries for their national fundraising, campaigning, and advocacy plans, whilst also aligning with global and leading on regionally led initiatives that allow the region to speak out together.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Educated to degree level in a relevant field (e.g., International Development; Politics, International Relations; Journalism, Communication, Marketing).
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced high energy environment with multiple projects and priorities, able to deliver to tight deadlines.
• Excellent digital communications skills, with extensive experience running social media and other digital channels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to motivate, influence and negotiate both internally and externally.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Strong analytics skills, in distilling large amount of information into useable outputs.
• Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

A copy of the full role profile can be found through the following link:

https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000056&tz=GMT+02:00&tzname=Asia/Beirut

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:

Interested candidates are requested to apply through the following link:

https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=23000056&tz=GMT+02:00&tzname=Asia/Beirut

Save the Children is a global humanitarian organization committed to diversity and inclusion, working towards empowering and protecting children worldwide and in the countries where it operates. Save the Children highly encourages and welcomes receiving applications from qualified candidates regardless of their diverse gender, orientation, disability, marital status, race, colour, ethnic origins, religion and beliefs. Save the Children has a global policy on anti-harassment as well as zero tolerance for discrimination, bullying, sexual exploitation and abuse. All applications will be looked at and treated with the strictest confidentiality and transparency regardless of the diversity of candidates.

Please note that only applications received through the above link will be accepted and applications received by emails will not be considered.

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

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.