Specialist, Leadership & Management Development in London

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Specialist, Leadership & Management Development to join our global team.

Team and Job Purpose

To develop and implement innovative talent and learning strategies that attract, select, and nurture diverse talent in alignment with the organisation's strategic objectives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and inclusivity while ensuring compliance with organisational policies and principles of equity. By overseeing global talent management, succession planning, performance management, and leadership development, the team ensures leadership continuity and organisational growth. Through evaluating the effectiveness of these programmes, the team drives continuous improvement, equipping all employees with the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to an inclusive and supportive workplace.

To design and implement innovative, high-quality leadership and management development interventions that build leadership and management capability across country offices and global teams, ensuring alignment with Save the Children's mission and values. Additionally, the Learning Specialist champions the development of cultural competence within the organisation by promoting awareness, understanding, and respect for diverse cultural perspectives in all learning initiatives, using data and insights to continuously evolve our learning offerings based on the needs of the organisation.

Principal Accountabilities

• Design and implement innovative, high-quality leadership and management learning interventions that meet the diverse needs of teams across country offices and global teams, ensuring alignment with Save the Children's mission and values.
• Collaborate with People Partners and other stakeholders to create learning plans.
• Foster an inclusive and supportive learning environment by integrating our values and diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into all solutions and methods.
• Champion the development of cultural competence within the organisation by promoting awareness, understanding, and respect for diverse cultural perspectives in all learning initiatives.
• Use data and insights to continuously evolve learning offerings based on needs of the organisation.

Experience and Skills

• Significant experience in designing innovative, high-quality blended learning interventions, that can be tailored to diverse teams.
• Considerable experience in the full lifecycle of learning (analysis, design, evaluation) across different learning methodologies.
• Considerable experience in thought leadership and best practice in leadership and management development.
• Considerable experience in using learning authoring tools.
• Considerable experience incorporating principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all aspects of learning and development, demonstrating impact and understanding of inclusive practices.
• Ability to integrate cultural sensitivity and competence into all learning initiatives, creating an inclusive learning environment.
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with People Partners and other stakeholders, fostering a supportive and inclusive learning culture.
• Competence in using data and insights to inform and continuously evolve learning offerings, ensuring alignment with organisational needs.
• Proven ability to engage with and influence internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement strategic learning plans.
• Skilled in managing multiple L&D projects from inception through to completion, ensuring strategic alignment and effective resource utilization.

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.

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 here via the job listing. 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 includes application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter, two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team, and some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview. 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.