Project Manager – Climate Resilience and Education (part time, 0.8 FTE)

Save the Children Fund; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An international humanitarian organization in the UK is seeking a part-time Project Manager for Climate Resilience and Education. You will lead the ECW Climate Acceleration Facility Grant and be responsible for high-quality program delivery and compliance. Additionally, this role involves financial management, partner coordination, and external advocacy. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Education programming and climate resilience, excellent communication skills and be capable of influencing a wide range of stakeholders. The position is part-time (0.8 FTE) with a fixed-term contract.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Education programming, advocacy, and policy engagement.
• Proven leadership in delivery of high quality, compliant programmes.
• Excellent analytical skills and experience in solving complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ECW Climate Acceleration Facility Grant with compliant programme delivery.
• Ensure quality financial management with accurate forecasts and performance monitoring.
• Represent Save the Children in external advocacy and networking.

Skills

Education programming

Climate resilient programming

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Post-graduate or master's degree in education or Climate

Job description

This job vacancy is only available to internal applicants of Save the Children International, Members and alumni. Unfortunately, external candidates will not be considered for this opportunity. Please check our job listings page for other vacancies that are open to external applicants.

Job Title: Project Manager – Climate Resilience and Education (part time, 0.8 FTE)

Team: Programme Delivery

Reports To: Senior Humanitarian Advisor, Education

Contract Length: Fixed Term Contract 18 months – 0.8 FTE Part Time Role

Grade:P4

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location.

Time Zone(that the role holder mustbe available to work in):Any

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

Language Requirements:English

International Travel Requirements: up to 20%

Team and Job Purpose

The Programme Delivery department drives the implementation of our strategy by ensuring that programme and advocacy delivery is done right, the 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.

The Breakthrough team drives strategic, technical, and operational leadership for Save the Children’s global goals in order to achieve programmatic breakthroughs while ensuring high-quality, evidence-based, and integrated programming across our portfolio. The team delivers context‑responsive, demand‑driven technical support to Country Offices to enhance programme effectiveness in line with local needs and global priorities. The team also advances sector innovation and learning through external engagement in clusters, in inter‑agency groups, with donors, peer agencies and foundations. The team is responsible for new business development and resource mobilization efforts as well as developing partnerships to strengthen our collaborative impact globally.

Role purpose

The primary focus of the role is leading the ECW Climate Acceleration Facility Grant: Environmentally Responsible and Resilient: Greening Temporary Learning Spaces within the Learn Breakthrough Team. The Project Manager is responsible for timely, high quality, on‑budget and compliant programme delivery. They will ensure that the programme achieves its intended impact for children and will seek opportunities for amplifying that impact through internal and external alliances. They are accountable for leading the consortium, budget management, partner coordination, and human resource development in line with the priorities in the project they are responsible for. They also serve as a focal point in the Learn Breakthrough Team for our work on Climate Resilient Education and will support coordination across the movement to ensure the work on this global award informs and is aligned with other work occurring at CO level.

Principal Accountabilities

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT, DELIVERY & COMPLIANCE

• Ensure quality, compliant, on‑budget and inclusive programme to inform strategic decision‑making using management tools including detailed implementation plan, phased monthly budget, procurement and consultancy services plan, MEAL plan of the project, grants filing, recruitment plan, etc.
• Ensure risk analysis and mitigation plans are completed with active participation and inputs from partners and key stakeholders, and that programming interventions are implemented and adjusted based on regular context analysis
• Work with SCI Finance and Awards and SCUS Finance and Awards to ensure high quality financial management, ensuring accurate and quality forecast is conducted and financial performance is monitored and achieved especially through good performance on KPIs (BVA), and modification of budget and activities where appropriate.
• Lead the Learn Breakthrough Team’s engagement in internal and external climate and education forums.
• Ensure effective partnership management processes are carried out including partner assessments, contracting, capacity building, monitoring and joint planning to maximise our collaboration with partners on mutual areas of strategic interest.
• Ensure Save the Children’s Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy is understood by staff within the programme as well as partners and suppliers including stakeholders, and that it is integrated into all aspects of the team's work.

PROGRAMME STRATEGY & QUALITY

• Embed a monitoring system that provides timely and accurate project results by embedding MEAL across program implementation. This requires ensuring effective collaboration across Technical Specialists/ Advisors and program implementation teams to develop log frames, indicators, implementation plans, quality benchmarks, monitoring and evaluation frameworks and related tools.
• Contribute to organisational advocacy efforts, aligning to global and regional advocacy priorities, and in particular elevating voices of children, communities and partners to national, regional and global decision‑makers and duty bearers.

ADVOCACY, CAMPAIGNS, MEDI AND EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION

• Lead on ensuring integration of the program with other regional and multi‑country programmes and Global thematic streams by liaising closely with peer programme leadership and thematic leads to maximise on integration points where relevant and strategic.
• Represent Save the Children externally as part of thematic advocacy and networking, including with high‑level government officials, donors, civil society actors, partners, and other stakeholders to build relationships to facilitate the achievement of programme strategic goals for children.

Experience and Skills

Essential

1. Extensive experience in Education programming, advocacy, and policy engagement, including proved experience of working in at least 2 regions globally.
2. Climate resilient programming expertise would be an advantage.
3. Proven leadership in the leadership and delivery of high quality, timely, compliant programmes including operational experience of planning; compliance; donor engagement; risk management; contract and award management.
4. Financial Acumen: Proficient in budgeting, financial analysis, and cost management to ensure programmes are completed on budget and financial resources are managed efficiently.
5. Experience of ensuring and demonstrating impact through robust MEAL systems and a commitment to promoting continuous learning and best practice
6. Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated experience in solving complex issues, defining a clear way forward with the ability to influence others, challenge mindsets and ensuring buy‑in.
7. Experience of partner engagement, including onboarding, monitoring, collaborating during implementation, supporting reporting obligations, and conducting organisational capacity strengthening, and a demonstrable commitment to the Localisation agenda and experience in uplifting national and local partners
8. Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically and creatively to problem‑solve and identify opportunities for growth and improvement within the programme portfolio.
9. Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of engaging and influencing a wide range of stakeholders including donors, partners, and team members.

Desirable

• International work experience in complex environments, preferably in conflict‑affected regions.

Key Relationships

Internal (excluding direct team and manager)

• Learn Breakthrough Team
• Climate Team
• Construction Team
• Country Offices
• Thematic advocacy advisor
• MEAL and Research leads.
• Finance and Supply Chain teams.
• Award managers

External

• Education Cannot Wait Secretariat
• INEE
• Global Education Cluster
• GADRESS

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum a bachelor's degree in a related field (education, social science, among others). Preferably with a post‑graduate or master's degree in education and/or Climate.

Desirable

• Qualification in project management

Competencies

Cluster: Leading

Competency: Leading and Inspiring Others

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Inspires people to reach the highest standards of performance and to feel a sense of pride in belonging to the organisation.

Cluster: Leading

Competency: Delivering Results

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Pursues opportunities managing risks and uncertainty to enable the organisation to deliver more for children.

Cluster: Thinking

Competency: Problem Solving and Decision Making

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Identifies and addresses root causes of long‑term problems facing the organisation.

Cluster: Thinking

Competency: Innovating and Adaptation

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Drives innovation and breakthrough solutions to improve outcomes for children.

Cluster: Engaging

Competency: Working Effectively with Others

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Opens up hidden areas of organisational disagreement and drives for collaborative resolution.

Cluster: Engaging

Competency: Communicating with Impact

Level: Leading Edge

Behavioural Indicator: Delivers influential advice and briefings to internal and external audiences to build the call for action.