Advisor, Humanitarian Policy (P3)

Staff whose work requires or potentially could require any in-person interaction with Save the Children colleagues, partners, or beneficiaries must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless otherwise required by law. Save the Children complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.

Summary

Save the Children’s Government Relations Department works on creating effective policy change and ensuring robust resources to meet the needs of children and achieve the highest program impact. To that end, we develop and advocate for policies that will give millions of children the best chance for success – securing a better future for us all. We cultivate political leadership to drive change and work with policymakers at local, national, and global levels.

As part of the Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Team, the Advisor, Humanitarian Policy will advance Save the Children’s humanitarian policy and advocacy agenda within U.S. foreign policy and assistance to protect the rights of children living in humanitarian settings by deploying a variety of advocacy tactics, including public campaigns and private briefings.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Develop and implement humanitarian advocacy strategies to advance Save the Children’s objectives in large-scale humanitarian responses and priority thematic issue areas (50%).
• Conduct policy research, provide real time policy analysis, and develop tailored advocacy and campaign resources for different audiences (20%).
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with key U.S. government officials, e.g., Congressional offices and committees, the White House, USAID, and the State Department; Coordinate and participate in meetings with key policymakers; and manage meeting follow-up communication (15%).
• Support humanitarian policy and advocacy capacity across the Save the Children global movement through supporting offices in different regions, sharing of resources and lessons learned, and participation in global working groups (15%).

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing a successful advocacy strategy
• Demonstrated experience drafting and/or analyzing public policy, particularly in relation to humanitarian response, global development, peace and security, and/or human rights
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships and networks with strategic policy stakeholders and leveraging coalitions to advance objectives
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment with a learning mindset
• Project management skills with the ability to handle multiple work streams with competing deadlines
• 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

• Knowledge or experience in U.S. legislative affairs, policy writing for digital media, and/or U.S. government foreign policymaking process
• Knowledge or experience of U.S. foreign policy on sub-Saharan Africa, particularly related to addressing humanitarian crisis driven by conflict, forced displacement, and climate related disasters
• Knowledge or experience in the following at a policy level would be of added value: mitigating harm to civilians in conflict, internal displacement and refugees, humanitarian impacts of sanctions and counter-terrorism measures, prevention and response of gender-based violence in emergencies, humanitarian financing, and famine prevention and response
• Understanding of humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 – NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $84,150 – $94,050 base salary
• Geo 2 – Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $76,500 – $85,500 base salary
• Geo 3 – Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $68,850 – $76,950 base salary

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location. Employee may be eligible for an incentive program. Save the Children also offers paid vacation, accrued at least 12 days a year, depending on paygrade and length of service, paid safety and wellness leave of at least 1 day per month worked for a full time employee which is pro rata reduced for employees working less than a full time schedule, and at least 10 paid holidays a year. Employees may be eligible for additional bonus compensation. Save the Children US also offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, a retirement savings plan with employer contribution, family leave, paid parental/adoption leave of 60 days, commuter benefits, paid caregiver leave days, 1 paid volunteer day a year, paid critical child illness leave days, dress for your day, and much more.

Why you should join the Save the Children Team…

Save the Children US offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, 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.

Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in YOU!

About Save the Children

No matter your role when you join Save the Children, each and every day you will challenge yourself to devote your skills, talent and expertise to changing the world for kids. It’s an ambitious goal, and a meaningful one no matter how you see yourself professionally: an accountant, a writer, a data analyst, a teacher, a driver, a designer, or any one of the hundreds of dozens of roles we’re looking to fill every day.

You see, Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit—at every opportunity—to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form—in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse. In addition, it is Save the Children’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that aims to prevent and deter any actions and omissions, whether deliberate or inadvertent, that place children at the risk of any kind of child abuse. All our representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.