Programme Lead - Belfast, United Kingdom - Save the Children

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Save the Children
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Belfast, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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The job of a Save the Children UK's Programme Lead involves working on an exciting project.

  • Do you have experience in and knowledge of the early years and education sector?
  • Do you have an understanding of early child development or evidencebased interventions?
  • Have you got experience with building and maintaining strategic relationships and partnerships with individuals and organisations for strategic and operational objectives?
  • Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive but thrives and can go on to change the world and of inspiring and leading others to do the same?


We are looking to hold interviews towards the end of the week of the 13th February, so please bear this in mind to allow time for potential interviews.


If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you

Note:


About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future.

In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.

When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.

We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.


Job Purpose


In the UK we work to reduce the level of child poverty and its impact on children's early learning and development.

We work closely with the communities we aim to support.

We recognise their diversity and strengths as well as the challenges they face, and we aim to reflect their diversity and experiences in our UK staff team.


Reporting directly to the Senior Partnership & Practice Manager, you will be responsible for building relationships with key stakeholders across the statutory, community, voluntary and business sector in Northern Ireland with a strategic interest in shaping services and interventions that improve early learning outcomes for children living in poverty.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form.

You will support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.


Main Accountabilities

The Programme Lead's key duties will be to:

  • To scope regional strategies and implementation plans in relation to educational attainment and place-based approaches to addressing children's early learning outcomes in Northern Ireland
  • To review the research evidence base pertaining to early learning outcomes for children living in poverty. Engage with experts in the field and those within the early learning and education sector to identify gaps and opportunities for collaboration
  • To support the development of strategic partnerships and local area strategies, based on the needs and opportunities to enhance educational attainment for children living in poverty
  • To influence local and national policy, service shaping and investment in evidencebased approaches that improve children's early learning outcomes
  • To carry out data, research, and evaluation tasks to support the generation of the evidence and learning required to influence investment in evidencebased interventions
  • To support fundraising and our relationships with strategic partners, including compiling persuasive business cases, impact reports, presentations, and organising highquality visits
The post-holder must carry out the responsibilities of the role in a way which reflects:

  • Save the Children's commitment to safeguarding children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy;
  • A commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission, values and approach
  • A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity's code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in the Risk Policy and Procedures.

Required Skills:


Essential Experience and Skills:


  • Knowledge of the early years and education sector and experience of working within it
  • Knowledge of key policy areas in relation to educational attainment
  • Understanding of early child development and broad knowledge of the evidence about effective approaches
  • Strategic skills in partnership management and market assessment in relation to overall positioning with partners
  • Proven strong programme management and project management skills
  • Experience of distilling evidence and learning data to produce internal and external influencing documents
  • Interest and knowledge of systems change theory and approaches
  • Understanding of the impact of poverty on children, families and neighbourhoods and the barriers that communities face in seeking to bring about positive change

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