Save the Children US

Human Resources

• Lead the design and execution of talent management programs and projects that align with organizational objectives, with a strong focus on performance, leadership development, employee engagement, succession planning, and career progression.
• Develop and monitor strategies to attract, retain, and nurture high-potential talent, creating a sustainable succession pipeline for critical roles and future leaders.
• Implement performance management systems and succession planning programs that ensure consistent development, feedback, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Build talent enablement initiatives in partnership with the Learning & Development team and HR Business Partners to enhance leadership skill capabilities and program adoption across the organization, including creating initiatives to identify and support high-potential candidates, foster career development, and cultivate future leaders.
• Lead initiatives to improve organizational performance by optimizing business processes, enhancing collaboration, and ensuring strategic alignment between talent management and organizational goals.
• Drive the design and implementation of strategies to enhance organizational structure, processes, and practices that align with the company’s objectives.
• Use data-driven insights to assess team dynamics, organizational workflows, and overall business needs, designing solutions that enhance efficiency and performance.
• Champion the organization's adaptation to changing work environments (hybrid/remote work), using data-driven approaches to optimize workforce planning and development.
• Lead change management and transformation initiatives, ensuring the successful adoption of tools and practices designed to enhance the organizational culture and improve overall performance.

Senior Advisor, Organizational Effectiveness – Employee Experience

Business Development Rep

• Capture and Proposal Development (40%): Supports capture efforts for prioritized small opportunities in partnership with Save the Children country offices and US technical staff, including bid and competitiveness analysis, teaming strategy and partner selection, and proposal planning.
• Gather and analyze donor intelligence and market research to position Save the Children as a partner of choice and a strong competitor.
• Lead in proposal team management for small strategic public institutional proposals or subrecipient proposals, including for domestic opportunities or private funding opportunities as needed.
• Oversee technical, operational, and cost contributions to proposals from thematic, country office, and partner staff; write, review, and edit proposal sections; and lead in proposal production and quality control.
• Coordinate proposal pricing, recruitment, technical, and management leads, guiding and supporting the development of coherent, responsive submissions that reflect best practices in business development.
• Lead on proposal production, ensuring submitted proposals are compliant with donor requirements and reflect Save the Children’s quality expectations.
• Portfolio Management and Pipeline Development (40%): Serve as the New Business Development point of contact for select country offices, assisting them with positioning and donor, partner, and government engagement efforts to develop a pipeline of public institutional funding opportunities.
• Convene country offices and technical colleagues to prepare rationale and supporting data for pursuit of small strategic opportunities, including analysis of win probability and partnership options.
• Strengthen the capacity of staff to respond to strategic opportunities through delivery of information training and tools, including: country and regional trainings, and/or one-on-one interaction with HQ and field based staff on proposal teams.
• Support leads to carry out strategic account management duties.
• Knowledge Management and Team Support (20%): Maintain appropriate systems, procedures, policies, and materials to support the identification, selection, and response to strategic opportunities.
• Assist in organizing and employing department tools, templates, and capacity strengthening resources in support of proposal development.
• Assist in revising business development resources, tools, and templates or creation of new resources; Assist in maintaining team management, knowledge management, and reporting platforms; Support other New Business Development staff as needed, such as in desk research, pulling/analyzing reports, etc.

Lead Associate, New Business Development

Data Analyst

• Conduct regular quality assurance checks on both master and transactional data to ensure data elements are established and used correctly
• Connect with field owners and/or business users to make corrections when required
• Update and maintain Financial Architecture & Innovation documentation (QA statistics/trends, risk log) in relation to data schema and process changes
• Maintain customer relationships as Financial Architecture & Innovation Department’s point person to Finance and extended Finance users fielding questions on the setup and usage of the management accounting structure
• Develop dashboards to track delivery of FinTech workstream’s system and process enhancements
• Collaborate with finance partners to develop and track against strategic divisional KPIs
• Maintain statistics on financial coding helpdesk requests by type, requestor, level of effort, and response time
• Provide ad-hoc reporting as needed to support Finance division strategic goals
• Assist with creating and configuring financial attributes and relationships to support the management accounting structure
• Triage and respond to helpdesk tickets on the Jira Service Management ticketing system monitoring for timely response and closure
• Follow written policies and procedures related to creation, maintenance, and closure of financial attributes and relations
• Propose changes for improved efficiency/clarity
• Support analysis of data feeds from the financial system of record (Unit4 ERP aka Agresso) to other systems as needed

Lead Associate, Data Analyst – Financial Architecture & Innovation

Communications

• Develop Compelling Fundraising Content for US programs (60%)
• Lead the end-to-end creation and editing of content sourced from US national, state, and technical staff to create final donor-facing products including but not limited to reports, proposals, concept notes and fact sheets.
• Develop excellent communications materials, with an emphasis on identifying, testing and incorporating best practices for leveraging digital capabilities, videos, interactive graphs, as well as a mix of short and long content pieces.
• Liaise with the Marketing & Growth Operations Strategy team and US Programs Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Research and Learning team to incorporate the latest and most compelling impact data and evidence-based insights into donor communications.
• Ensure that these products: are grammatically correct; flow logically and present information clearly and concisely; are suited to donors’ level of technical program knowledge; and are properly branded.
• Curate Overarching Narrative for US Program Philanthropy (20%)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple teams (Marketing & Growth Operations Strategy team, US Programs, Campaign, Marketing, Communications) to ensure that all US philanthropic communications reflect the latest thought leadership, ambition and evidence needed to differentiate Save the Children.
• Develop subject matter expertise on our US programs, work, partners and impact.
• Maintain a detailed understanding of what our peers are doing and how Save the Children can differentiate ourselves in the current donor market.
• Develop, approve and continuously oversee the refinement of and updates to donor messaging related to our US program priorities, ensuring that fundraisers have necessary information and documents to successfully execute our fundraising campaigns and external engagement efforts.
• Interact regularly with fundraisers and program staff to understand projects and donor needs, proactively requesting additional information and clarification as needed to complete projects successfully.
• Lead knowledge management for US programs philanthropic communications.
• In coordination with the US Programs Advisor, regularly update functional knowledge sharing mechanisms, including internal writing tracker and SaveNet pages.
• Support other Impact Communications and Operations Team work as required (20%)
• Surge as needed on US-program related communications for public donors
• Support other Impact Communications work for international programs, policy and advocacy
• Collaborate closely with the Advisor, US Program Private Partnerships to form a two-person team that connects US Program staff, fundraisers and donor audiences with joined-up donor strategy and communications narrative

Senior Advisor, Philanthropy Communications

Social Media Manager

• Working with social media team members to conceptualize, plan, produce, and share engaging content on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, and other emerging social platforms
• Designing attention-grabbing graphics for social media channels and digital platforms
• Producing video content from ideation and script writing through final editing
• Pitching and coordinating live video streaming events for social media channels
• Collaborating with the Save the Children’s creative team on complex and broad-reaching projects
• Partnering with internal teams to ensure alignment with the latest branding guidelines and secure approvals when needed
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders to gather assets, develop social media content, and deliver the final products
• Staying current on social media trends, identifying content opportunities, and sharing best practices with relevant internal partners
• Tracking performance of social content using native platform analytics, various social listening tools, and regular reports to inform product strategy
• Monitoring brand reputation through social listening, identifying opportunities for engagement, and escalating potential concerns to the appropriate departments

Lead Associate, Social Media Content

Art Director

• Guide art direction
• Participate hands–on in concepting and design across multiple projects, maintaining high quality and attention to detail
• Work with internal teams—including corporate partners, advocacy, and fundraising—to develop creative that is more relevant and impactful for diverse audiences and objectives
• Partner with the Creative Director, creative teammates, vendors, and the Traffic Manager to maintain project timelines
• Flag emerging challenges
• Recommend practical solutions
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies and proactively share ideas with the Creative Director that support established marketing objectives
• Collaborate with internal teams, external creators, and vendors to bring these ideas to life
• Seek out opportunities to grow your skillset and continue developing new capabilities
• Motivate and inspire junior creatives and cross–functional teams to develop integrated, high–impact campaigns, encouraging them to aim higher and move beyond safe or easy solutions

Senior Art Director – P3

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Oversee the preparation and submission of bank reporting and reconciliation, ensuring compliance with federal regulations
• Prepare detailed monthly reconciliation of the Head Start bank account
• Draft wire payments through Head Start bank account as necessary
• Oversee other various bank activities such as monthly interest payments, cash flow forecasting, analyze fraud alerts, coordinate with internal Treasury team, etc.
• Manage the Award Management Systems for all assigned areas of financial oversight
• Assist in reviewing financial reports for federal grants
• Manage, review, monitor and approve timely submission of expenses, employee advances, credit card reconciliations and vendor invoices for payment
• Monitor census information for vacancies
• Perform necessary accounting and financial analysis/reporting tasks
• Prepare Gift in Kind entries for accounting
• Lead in monitoring reviews and audits
• Manage the self-audit process for all programs
• Share best practices and knowledge within the Head Start functional areas, especially in relation to federal regulations
• Identify opportunities for process improvement throughout the organization and lead special projects
• Review and edit standard operating procedures annually for changes

Advisor, Finance and Operations – Head Start

Administration

• Provide donor support and administrative assistance to front-line fundraisers across the Individual Philanthropy Group (30%)
• Cultivation and stewardship: Under the direction of the Senior Managing Director, Individual Philanthropy, support fundraisers across IPG in their cultivation activities and relationship development with major donors and prospects.
• Support in the creation and execution of donor outreach strategies and in the monitoring of prospect contacts across the portfolio.
• Help maintain the donor database and serve as a key point of contact for data entry, integrity and accuracy.
• Prepare donor materials, including but not limited to mail merges, printing and packaging donor materials, hand-addressing and handwriting custom mailings and notes; submitting donor research and proposals/reports requests to the Marketing & Growth Operations tracker; and other duties connected to ongoing and especially year-end fundraising efforts.
• Assist with the development of materials for senior leadership meetings, donor meetings and other high-value meetings as needed; draft presentations as required.
• Establish strong internal working relationships and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to execute projects and secure support across departments.
• Assist with special projects as requested by IPG leadership and team members (25%)
• Participate in the Individual Philanthropy Group’s administrative team network and recognition events.
• Coordinate the year-end thank-you campaign for high-value donors, working cross-departmentally across the agency.
• Assist with salons, dinners, private parties, galas, and other in-person and virtual events as needed.
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the Individual Philanthropy Group (20%)
• Coordinate calendars for IPG leadership and team members across regions, scheduling planned meetings (including bi-monthly IPG team meetings, scrums, and sub-team meetings) as well as ad hoc discussions; prepare and distribute agendas, capture minutes and action items, and ensure timely follow-up.
• Provide guidance and support to IPG colleagues on processes and policies, and organize, manage and maintain documentation in shared folders.
• Assist in the collection of data and other information as needed for reports, updates and other requests across IPG.
• Obtain budget codes and serve as a point person for Gift Processing in Finance.
• Facilitate travel arrangements and submit expense reports for team members as needed, exercising sound judgment in approving travel requests, invoices and credit card reconciliation on behalf of team, flagging issues requiring additional attention.
• Work closely with IPG assistants and administrative staff to ensure seamless communication and coordination across teams.
• Manage the ordering, tracking, and shipping of supplies and materials to staff, ensuring timely delivery.
• Support ad hoc requests and additional projects for the broader IPG team.
• Strategic Planning & Project Management (20%)
• In close partnership with team leadership, serve as Project Manager for strategic business initiatives from ideation to implementation, including coordinating with team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Working with leadership, key stakeholders and with an understanding of best practices, develop and implement strategies to streamline business processes, driving efficiency and optimizing operations for enhanced productivity.
• Collaborate with IPG and Marketing and Growth support staff members to share topline information and develop efficiencies for full team/divisional success.
• Facilitate cross-team partnerships; integrate and connect functions within and outside of the team to reduce silos; provide team leaders with recommendations to improve teamwork.
• Growth and professional development opportunities (5%)
• Support colleagues within the department and across the agency on various innovation or process-improvement projects.
• Participate in Save the Children’s professional development trainings.

Administrator, Individual Philanthropy

• Support the numerous functions of the Communications team at Save the Children, including Media Relations, Internal Communications, and Web Development
• Monitor and track the agency’s news coverage and place news in key outlets
• Provide timely, data-driven insights and media-savvy support around breaking news and proactive, long-term media engagement efforts
• Collaborate with the internal communications and web teams on content and coordination of channel- and audience-specific content
• Identify and use monitoring tools to track Save the Children power of voice and share of voice in news media
• Create insightful news coverage reports for key internal stakeholders
• Develop and maintain accessible messaging archives
• Identify Save the Children-focused news media pitches around breaking news, calendar and campaign moments
• Generate earned media through pitching targeted local, state and national journalists
• Build media lists for key media moments and rapid onset emergencies
• Research the news industry, media outlets and journalists to help identify media trends and inform media strategy, proactive media outreach, and thought leadership opportunities
• Coordinate and schedule media interviews and help prepare Save the Children spokespeople for interviews
• Respond to press inquiries as needed
• Serve as weekend media on call for breaking news and urgent media inquiries approximately once a month
• Create, manage, edit and publish content using our CMS and an HTML editor
• Work with stakeholders to scope and gather requirements for production and development requests
• Track projects and tasks in our project management tool, as well as Excel status sheets
• Work with web leads to create and maintain a web editorial calendar
• Supports internal communications by collaborating with communications teams, People & Culture teams, and others to create and disseminate content
• Assists with drafts and dissemination of agency email announcements and invitations in collaboration with initiative lead; engage and support on enterprise social platform (Facebook Workplace)

Lead Associate, Communications

Growth Marketing

• Provide administrative support to Chief of Staff, Marketing and Growth
• Coordinate across teams for inputs to division-wide materials
• Support department operations such as credit card reconciliation and subscription management
• Handle team-wide meeting logistics and travel arrangements
• Special projects and internal/external knowledge management
• Support departmental data collection, dashboards, and event/field trip support

Administrator, Office of the Chief Marketing & Growth Officer

Learning and Development

• Conduct needs assessments to identify skills gaps, assess training needs and prioritize learning solutions aligned to organizational and leadership developmental goals.
• Design, develop, and continuously improve engaging, effective, learner-centered learning experiences and resources that support leadership development, employee capability building, and organizational development goals.
• Design and implement leadership development, coaching and mentoring programs to support leadership growth and build the capabilities of current and future leaders.
• Develop learning assets including facilitator guides, participant materials, visuals, toolkits, job aids, and digital content.
• Develop performance metrics to track and evaluate effectiveness of learning initiatives to ensure desired learning outcomes are met.
• Choose appropriate delivery methods (e.g., e-learning, instructor-led, blended learning) and learning technologies to engage diverse audiences and enhance the learning experience.
• Review and update training content regularly to maintain accuracy, relevance, and alignment with the organization's evolving needs and best practices.
• Leverage adult learning principles and best practices to facilitate engaging learning experiences using a variety of instructional approaches, methods and modalities.
• Facilitate a range of learning experiences, including leadership development programs, cohort-based initiatives, performance management training and competency-focused learning sessions that enhance skills and performances across the organization.
• Evaluate existing programs and make recommendations for improvements to enhance the learning experience.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training initiatives through assessments, feedback and performance metrics.
• Serve as a learning and development advisor to leaders by assessing development needs and recommending appropriate learning solutions.
• Contribute to talent development initiatives by aligning learning programs with organizational priorities and workforce needs.
• Monitor learning and leadership development trends and apply relevant training and design practices to strengthen organizational capability.
• Build and maintain relationships with external vendors, coaches, and training partners to support development efforts.
• Share insights and recommendations to inform continuous improvement of learning and development offerings.
• Identify and implement tools, resources, and learning opportunities that promote professional development and engagement.
• Support learning technologies by maintaining and updating content within Cornerstone, including learning assignments, completion tracking, reporting, and learning-related system updates.
• Design and update internal SharePoint sites to support access to learning resources and development tools.
• Provide learning administration and operational support as needed to ensure smooth delivery of programs.
• Identify and implement tools, resources, and learning opportunities that promote professional development and engagement.
• Partner with HR and leadership teams to design career pathing strategies that align with company growth and employee aspirations.

Advisor, Talent Development – P3

• Collaborate with teams and divisions, providing guidance on budget and expense transactions, ensuring compliance with financial policies.
• Foster and maintain trusting relationships with stakeholders to ensure seamless flow of information and enable timely, well-informed decision-making.
• Prepare and present insightful reporting on key results, monitor trends, and communicate risks in forecasted and actual results.
• Facilitate regular discussions with budget holders to review variances, address changes, and provide financial analysis for decision-making.
• Monitor and report financials that influence multi-year strategic goals and priorities.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders throughout the budgeting and monitoring process to ensure that inputs are both received and provided in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develop and produce regular financial analysis and reporting for month-end, year-end, and ad-hoc needs.
• Analyze and give feedback on Budget vs Actual (BvA) performance for revenue and expense reporting.
• Support budget holders and senior management in defining best practices for financial measurement.
• Promote best practices among teams, share efficiencies, and support goal achievement by leveraging operational and financial knowledge.
• Evolve financial reporting to provide the Senior Leadership Team with timely information for decision-making.
• Collaborate with FABP team and extended finance during development of the annual budget and bi-annual revisions, ensuring timely deliverables and alignment with Agency goals.
• Provide guidance and support for the annual planning cycle.
• Ensure excellence in revenue planning, budgeting, and reporting for a portfolio of teams and divisions.
• Maintain integrity of budget tools and train staff as needed.
• Analyze and summarize revenue and expense inputs, ensuring accurate translation into sources and uses.
• Coordinate detailed reviews of business units' P&L.
• Review, validate, and support the upload of final budgets into Agresso.
• Lead and manage financial analysis and business partnering projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, timely delivery, and adherence to budget constraints.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, monitor progress, and provide regular updates to stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Train relevant audiences on budget and planning, ensuring high-quality client service.
• Maintain accurate internal process documentation, including updates to the Finance Manual and creation/enhancement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Advisor, Financial Analysis – Business Partnering

• Serve as the lead advisor on culture, inclusion, and engagement, offering strategic guidance to senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Provide thought leadership on inclusive practices, representation, and stakeholder engagement across the organization.
• Steward the development and implementation of the Inclusion & Belonging strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational values.
• Monitor progress and impact through data-informed insights, adjusting strategies to meet evolving staff and community needs.
• Develop and track measures that report on execution of strategy and related initiatives.
• Align culture and engagement initiatives with business objectives, ensuring they contribute to revenue generation, brand equity, and stakeholder trust.
• Design and lead initiatives that foster trust, morale, and connectedness, such as staff listening sessions, recognition programs, and inclusive events.
• Build feedback loops that promote transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement in workplace culture.
• Reduce turnover and recruitment costs by fostering a high-engagement culture, improving retention rates and productivity.
• Partner with Marketing and Growth teams to ensure inclusive messaging and outreach that resonates with diverse audiences.
• Align internal culture efforts with external brand positioning to create a unified and authentic organizational voice.
• Build and maintain connections with external vendors need to forward overall strategy and positioning.
• Deliver quantifiable growth outcomes, including increased funding, sponsorships, and strategic partnerships that advance organizational priorities.
• Facilitate joint planning sessions to align inclusive growth goals and identify strategic partnership opportunities.
• Ensure cross-functional strategies are mutually reinforcing and reflect shared values of equity and inclusion.
• Lead outreach efforts to cultivate new partnerships that expand our reach and unlock new funding sources.
• Build and maintain relationships with mission-aligned organizations, funders, and community leaders.
• Year-over-year increase in new strategic partners and renewal rates for existing relationships.
• Connect internal culture work with external engagement to build a brand presence that reflects the diversity of our staff and stakeholders.
• Ensure that our public-facing initiatives authentically represent our values and foster trust with external audiences.
• Monitor and report on impacts related to external facing initiatives.

Senior Managing Director, Culture, Engagement & Inclusive Growth

• Serve as a senior strategic advisor to Division Leads and executive stakeholders, aligning workforce strategy with business and mission priorities.
• Lead workforce planning, organizational design, succession, and change management efforts for assigned portfolios.
• Anticipate people risks and opportunities using workforce data, trends, and business intelligence; translate insights into clear recommendations.
• Act as escalation point for complex people matters requiring advanced judgment, influence, and cross-functional coordination.
• Manage intake and delegation of Head Start employee relations, misconduct, policy violations, performance concerns, and other related matters.
• Oversee and advise on complex employee relations matters, investigations, performance management, and corrective actions.
• Ensure consistent application of policy, employment law, and regulatory requirements in partnership with Employee Relations and Legal.
• Partner closely with COEs (Talent, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, HR Operations, HR Technology) to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions.
• Provide functional leadership, coaching, and quality oversight to leaders, people managers, and HR Management team within scope.
• Lead change management strategies for restructures, growth, integrations, or transformations.