Program / Executive Officer, LAC

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Program / Executive Officer, LAC to join our CO team.

Team Purpose

The Programme Delivery department drives the implementation of our strategy by ensuring that programme and advocacy delivery is done right first time – at scale, with impact and quality, on time, on budget and with compliance. We aim to strengthen and enable implementing offices’ ability to work in complex and hostile environments, be more locally-led, smarter in its sourcing, and with a smaller environmental footprint. The department leads comprehensively on the organisation's humanitarian and crisis response strategy, including prioritisation, programme quality, operational delivery and interagency collaboration and influencing.

Role purpose

To support the Regional Director in advocating for children’s rights in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), increasing the region’s visibility on the global agenda, and providing strategic leadership across LAC in alignment with Save the Children’s mandate, strategy, and theory of change.

The role also provides support in the development and implementation of strategic internal communications and external engagement efforts, ensuring alignment with organisational values. It coordinates with regional and global teams to maintain consistent messaging, develops tailored materials, and promotes inclusive and culturally competent communications to support advocacy and fundrainsing efforts.

Additionally, the position provides support managing the Regional Oversights Forums and Internal Coordination Spaces in LAC to enable the Regional Director to focus on critical issues, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment between Global Teams and Country Offices.

• Job Title: Program / Executive Officer, LAC
• Reports To: Regional Director, LAC
• Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available
• Location: LAC - Any existing SCI office location in the LAC Region. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: SCI Careers
• Required Time Zone: LAC Region Time Zones (GMT -4 /-5 hours)
• Contract Length: Permanent
• Right to Work: The successful candidate must have the right to work in the country where the role is based, for the duration of employment.
• Language Requirements: English, Spanish
• International Travel: up to 5%
• Remit: Country or Function

Principal Accountabilities

• Supports the Regional Director in identifying, preparing for, and participating in regional and global platforms that advocate for children’s rights in LAC. This includes drafting advocacy briefs, talking points, summaries of key documents from Save the Children and other organisations, and coordinating with regional and global communications and influencing teams.
• When delegated, participate inhigh-level strategic forums and engage with key stakeholders, ensuring consistent and informed messaging.
• Assists the Regional Director in monitoring regional strategic priorities and ensuring alignment with Save the Children’s mandate, strategy, and theory of change. This includes preparing regular monitoring reports on regional priorities, consolidating and synthesising global and regional strategic documents, and supporting regional planning and review processes.
• Supports the Regional Director in contributing to the diversification of funding sources by preparing briefing materials, summaries on regional priorities and needs, and other strategic documents to inform fundraising efforts. Works in close coordination with the regional Resource Mobilization team to provide timely and relevant information that strengthens engagement with key donors and supports fundraising at country, regional, and cross-border levels.
• In coordination with the Regional Communication Lead in LAC, drafts and implements comprehensive communication strategies to support the Regional Director with internal communications and in external engagements, ensuring all messages align with organisational values and objectives.
• Develops tailored communication materials and key messages, including talking points, presentations, and briefing documents, to effectively represent the regional director in external meetings and forums.
• Ensures all communications respect and promote our diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture, actively incorporating considerations of cultural competency and accessibility.
• Convene, coordinate and assit in facilitating the Regional Oversights Forums and Internal Coordination Spaces in LAC including coordinating agendas, minute taking, follow up key action items and any other task that enables approprioate coordination between global temas, RD and COs

Experience and Skills

Essential

Experience:

1. Proficient experience in developing and implementing communication strategies that align with organisational values and objectives.
2. Significant experience in internal and external communications, involving engagement with various stakeholders, including senior management, partners, and Members, to support organisational goals.
3. Experience working with global teams: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across regions and cultures, promoting coordinated communications globally.
4. Monitoring and Evaluation: Experience in monitoring the impact and reach of communication efforts and using this data to inform continuous improvement.
5. Foundational experience in diary scheduling, administrative support, or related roles
6. Organisational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently and prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines

Skills:

1. Excellent Written and Verbal Communication: The ability to craft clear, compelling, and impactful messages tailored to diverse audiences is critical.
2. Adaptability and Flexibility: Being responsive and adaptable to the changing needs and priorities of the organisation and the external environment.
3. Analytical Skills: Capability to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of communications and suggest improvements based on data and feedback.
4. Project Management: Proficiency in managing projects, including timelines, resources, and deliverables, ensuring that communication strategies are effectively implemented.
5. English and Spanish proficiency is a must

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Education:

• Degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field: This foundational degree supports the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge for the role.
• Postgraduate qualifications or specialised certifications in communications or a related field are desirable but not mandatory.

Qualifications:

• Professional certifications in communications, marketing, public relations, or similar.
• Training in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI): Ensuring the role holder is equipped to uphold and promote diverse, equitable, and inclusive communication practices, as outlined by SCI's policies.

Working at Save the Children International

Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.

We know that great people make a great organisation, 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.

The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.

Application Information

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found at SCI Careers. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates who are successfully shortlisted should expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of the advert deadline.

Our Recruitment Process

1. Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter
2. Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
3. Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview
4. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-Harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.

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