Save the Children

Child Safeguarding Statement for Adverts 

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.

We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people suitable to work with children are allowed to join our organisation and all candidates will be therefore be subject to this scrutiny.

CS positioning statement:

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.

TITLE: Resource Development Director/Manager

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Resource Development

LOCATION: Save the Children China office

GRADE: 1 or 2 (depends on the title and qualification)

CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed term

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 2 – the post holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Resource Development Director is responsible for providing leadership on resource development, in both emergency and development contexts and in maximising the generation of funds for Save the Children’s programmes in China. 

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Number of direct reports: 1-2 team members

Budget Responsibilities: TBD

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Act as a central      coordination point for all resource development opportunities from within      China

• Design the resource      development strategy to sustain China Country strategy

• Explore various      opportunities to establish kinds of resource development channels

• Be pro-active in      establishing and maintaining relationships with potential funders to      achieve resource development targets       

• Leading and      managing high-performing resource development team and ensuring effective      collaboration across team members and other departments.

• Oversee key      resource development event, e.g. gala dinner

BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self      accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,      achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

• Holds the team and      partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them      the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the      necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate      consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and      challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for      their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

• Widely shares their      personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

• Future orientated,      thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and      maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members      and external partners and supporters

• Values diversity      and sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good      listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and      encourages new and innovative solutions

• Willing to take      disciplined risks.

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

·         Post Graduate Qualification in business/marketing, social sciences or a related discipline

·         Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience on areas of partnership, fundraising, strategic planning and marketing

·         Proven track record of success in delivering strong growth in resource development acquisition across multiple channels.

·         Excellent people management skills demonstrating an ability to motivate and retain a talented team

·         Excellent marketing, communications and presentation skills.

·         Passionate and Result orientated

·         Chinese native speaker is preferable

·         Experience at a leadership level of creating emergency appeals to deliver income at humanitarian crisis would be an advantage.

·         Willing to travel as required.

Additional job responsibilities

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

If you are interested in this position, please read the Child Safeguarding first, fill in the Application Form and send it back tobeijingoffice.china@savethechildren.org before 8 September, 2017.