Impact & Community Lifecycle Strategist

Save the Children; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules and time off

Health care and benefits

Retirement plan with employer matching

Learning & growth opportunities

Wellness programs

Job summary

Save the Children is seeking a Senior Advisor, Community Lifecycle & Impact Implementation, to provide strategic leadership across the grant lifecycle and portfolio. You will drive planning, implementation, and improvements for scale across domestic programs, collaborating with Impact & Evidence, Finance, and Growth teams.

You will guide state teams, manage complex initiatives, and ensure donor deliverables meet high standards while advancing organizational objectives and impact for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience plus at least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with individuals and teams at all levels.
• Proven success working across the full cycle of project/award management and implementation.
• Ability to multi-task and work under competing priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency in MS Office suite.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and refinement of the Community Lifecycle and State Growth & Scale plans, in collaboration with colleagues across Impact & Evidence.
• Advise state teams on business planning, performance management, and strategic implementation priorities, identifying opportunities to strengthen outcomes and accelerate impact.
• Analyze performance trends, identify risks and implementation challenges, and develop recommendations to improve program performance and achievement of key objectives.
• Uplift and communicate the progress and accomplishments of the Community Lifecycle Approach and State Growth & Scale Strategy across the agency.
• Efficiently manage portfolio from start up to closeout in accordance with Save the Children and donor guidelines.
• Serve as the strategic lead for assigned initiatives and portfolio activities, coordinating with donor and internal stakeholders and resolving escalated issues as needed.
• Oversee award monitoring to ensure high-quality implementation, timely reporting, compliance, and consistent application of best practices.
• Lead crossfunctional collaboration and proactively manage portfolio risks by liaising with Impact & Evidence, Finance, and Marketing & Growth colleagues, escalating as necessary.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and tracking tools to support proactive management and timely delivery.
• Ensure high-quality donor deliverables by coordinating inputs, validating data, and maintaining consistency across reports.
• Monitor performance against targets and metrics, identifying course corrections and recommending improvements to strengthen impact.
• Document lessons learned and contribute to afteraction reviews to strengthen future programming.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes, enhance tools, and strengthen project management practices.
• Provide regular status updates that support effective decisionmaking, including clear escalation pathways and documented decisions.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Project management

Multi-tasking

MS Office

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Save the Children is seeking a Senior Advisor, Community Lifecycle & Impact Implementation, to provide strategic leadership across the grant lifecycle and portfolio. You will drive planning, implementation, and improvements for scale across domestic programs, collaborating with Impact & Evidence, Finance, and Growth teams.

You will guide state teams, manage complex initiatives, and ensure donor deliverables meet high standards while advancing organizational objectives and impact for