Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Advocacy Advisor Health and Nutrition (Maternity cover) to join our global team.

Team and Role Purpose

The Geneva Advocacy Hub influences global conversations and multi-lateral processes in Geneva to ensure that they deliver the best outcomes for children and uphold children’s rights. The position within Save the Children sits with the Global Diplomacy and Engagement team which connects the hub in Geneva, New York and Addis and it is a fixed-term maternity cover role.

Role purpose

The Maternity Cover for the Senior Advocacy Adviser Health and Nutrition will lead and have overall responsibility for Save the Children’s advocacy on health and nutrition in Geneva. The postholder will ensure that Save the Children’s global health and nutrition advocacy objectives are reflected and influence Geneva-based health and nutrition processes and fora, especially the World Health Assembly. The post-holder will be instrumental in influencing the health and nutrition agenda of governments through engagement with Health attachés of Permanent Missions in Geneva. The post-holder will play a key role to represent Save the Children in Geneva and will contribute to the health and nutrition global advocacy and policy agenda of Save the Children. The Senior Advocacy Advisor Health and Nutrition will also play a critical role to engage with Save the Children’s country and regional offices on global health processes and ensure that they can contribute to influencing the global health and nutrition agenda.

• Job Title: Senior Advocacy Advisor Health and Nutrition (Maternity cover)
• Reports To: Deputy Director, Global Diplomacy & Engagement
• Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available
• Location: Geneva. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: SCI Careers
• Required Time Zone: CE(S)T
• Contract Length: Fixed Term Contract (2 January – End of June)
• 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, French desirable
• International Travel: up to 5%
• Budget Responsibility: Responsible for the budget related to health and nutrition advocacy work in Geneva
• Remit: Global

Principal Accountabilities

• Lead on the development of Save the Children’s advocacy strategies to engage and influence the global health and nutrition agenda at the Geneva level.
• Lead on the implementation at Geneva level of Save the Children’s global health and nutrition strategy, including influencing key stakeholders at the Geneva level and reporting on the achievements.
• Lead Save the Children’s engagement with the WHO Executive Board and with the World Health Assembly, including coordinating engagement across the organisation and reporting.
• Represent Save the Children in key health and nutrition meetings with UN Member States, UN agencies and other key stakeholders based in Geneva.
• Build and maintain advocacy networks with key Geneva-based allies, including partners and networks and manage the engagement of Save the Children with these partners and networks.
• Contribute to the development of Save the Children’s global health and nutrition advocacy strategies and work in close collaboration with the Survive Community of Practice.
• Provide health and nutrition expertise and strategic insight across all areas of work of Save the Children in Geneva.
• Promote and facilitate the engagement of Save the Children country offices and Save the Children’s members with global health and nutrition processes and actors in Geneva.
• Monitor and relay relevant policy developments and ensure that Geneva-based debates inform Save the Children policy positions and advocacy work.
• Manage budget related to health and nutrition advocacy work in Geneva.
• Report on regular basis on achievements of the health and nutrition advocacy work.

Experience and Skills

Essential

1. Experience working in delivering health and nutrition policy and advocacy work.
2. Experience in advocacy and policy work at national and/or international level (preferably in international Geneva), including proven success in developing and implementing high quality advocacy strategies, with demonstrable impact.
3. Capacity of analysing complex policies and experience in developing policy briefs and policy papers.
4. Experience of coordinating networks, building partnerships and forging coalitions to ensure good information sharing, mutual accountability and joint coherent action.
5. Good knowledge of international health and nutrition global actors and solid understanding of child health and nutrition issues including the discussion related to the Global Health Architecture
6. A commitment to child rights and to the aims, mission and goal of Save the Children.
7. Good interpersonal skills.
8. Excellent communication and writing skills.
9. Fluency in English is essential.

Desirable

• Knowledge of French, Spanish or another UN official language would be an asset.

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Master’s Degree preferably in global health, political science or international relations

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.