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Senior Lead Growth Acceleration

Fundraising Team

Global Fundraising Director

Fixed Term Contract 12 months

P6

Any approved Save the Children International office location.

Central (GMT / - 3)

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

Yes up to 20%

Grow private fundraising globally focusing on individual giving and unrestricted income. Develop a strong and healthy global market portfolio by working with members providing strategic member support on priority areas and fostering a vibrant fundraising community. Provide global leadership and coordination for our humanitarian fundraising strategies and campaigns. Ensure the collection and reporting of global fundraising / marketing KPIs co‑ordinate international benchmarking initiatives and provide strategic fundraising analysis and actionable insights to the membership.

The Senior Lead Growth Acceleration plays a pivotal role within the Global Fundraising Team driving complex strategic projects and initiatives under the Horizon B umbrella to help accelerate the growth of global private fundraising. This demanding role requires strong strategic financial and project coordination skills as well as the ability to manage stakeholders at an executive level. The role involves close collaboration with the F&C Executive Director Member Fundraising & Marketing Directors Global and Member Finance Leadership and Senior Leadership Teams across SCI and its members.

• Development of a new Global Investment Model & Mechanism: Analyse the global investment situation and existing models develop a problem statement design an appropriate approach / project explore potential solutions and build the case for a new investment model / fund / mechanism.
• Provide strategic support for priority markets: Provide targeted support to key markets to enable step‑change growth as part of our Horizon B initiative. Work closely with the Head of Market Development & Individual Giving as well as other key stakeholders at both the member and global team levels.
• Support and engage in other critical initiatives as directed by the Global Fundraising Director (e.g. planning and delivering Acceleration Workshops setting up new global working groups conducting global FR talent assessments and developing a new Donor Lifetime Value / Scenario Planning Model).

• Proven leadership at a senior international level in a multi‑cultural context and ability to work in a networked organisation influencing others through soft power.
• Track record of developing and implementing ambitious and complex global initiatives / projects; a demonstrated ability to identify the necessary steps to deliver to ambitious goals and significantly increase growth in income for global organisations.
• Must have experience working in more than one market ideally as Fundraising Director in a networked international global organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with senior leadership and fundraisers at a national level providing strategic inputs to help them drive growth all areas of income.
• Demonstrable experience in the areas of strategy development and implementation budgeting and investment. Highly developed data analysis and budgeting skills with the ability to interrogate data to make strategic decisions and develop long term business plans.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with the gravitas to inspire and influence a wide range of stakeholders. Demonstrated experience and capability of leading facilitating and influencing change and the delivery of major projects.
• Able to think creatively and strategically overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress.
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis defining a clear way forward and ensuring buy‑in.
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse setting.
• Commitment to Save the Childrens values and ways of working.

• Head of units in the global Fundraising Team Finance and other SCI teams member CEOs CFOs and FRDs.

• Agencies consultants freelancers NGO peers

• A university degree in business / marketing social sciences or a related discipline
• Relevant work experience at the professional management level with private sector fundraising experience in a not‑for‑profit organisation or an international organisation or a marketing / fundraising consultancy firm at an international level.

Professional Certifications: Certifications in Fundraising / Non‑Profit Marketing will be considered an advantage.

• 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: Builds a culture of quality and focuses on ongoing performance improvement.
• Cluster: Thinking – Competency: Innovating and Adapting – Level: Leading Edge – Behavioural Indicator: Promotes a culture and work environment where new ideas take risks and learns from failures.
• 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: Engaging – Competency: Working Effectively with Others – Level: Leading Edge – Behavioural Indicator: Builds an organisation which reflects the communities in which we work.
• 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.

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