Global New Business Development (NBD) Lead for Private Partnerships

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Global New Business Development (NBD) Lead for Private Partnerships in London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide.

Role Purpose:

Save the Children has agreed a new ambitious Global Partnerships & Philanthropy (P&P) strategy for 2022-24, with an annual target of $500M USD and partnerships with companies, foundations and philanthropists have been identified as increasingly crucial and strategic across the whole organisation to reach this ambition.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Technical

• A proven track record in leading and securing complex, international corporate partnerships within an international development organisation or similar
• Experienced in managing an opportunity/sales pipeline delivering successful outcomes
• Demonstrable experience of winning partnerships with companies of $1M and above
• A demonstrable and sophisticated understanding of the complexities of international development programming partnerships and associated challenges and solutions
• Strategic thinker – able to influence and bring others on a journey to inspire and deliver new partnerships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to include face-to-face and on the phone, effective proposal writing and correspondence to internal and external audiences
• Confident networking with, and influencing, senior people both internally and externally in order to achieve pre-defined outcomes
• Ability to think creatively and to develop tailor made proposals to meet corporate and Save the Children objectives
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a varied workload in a pressured and complex environment

Personal

• A strong commercial understanding
• A highly proactive approach to researching and initiating new business opportunities
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to persuade, motivate, network and negotiate effectively both internally and externally
• Proactive about self-development, using feedback and insight to improve performance
• Sees beyond immediate sphere of influence and is aligned to Save the Children’s overall objectives
• Acts without guidance on a frequent basis, limited oversight required
• An established leader with personal gravitas and ability to work with senior executives.
• A proven team player. Someone who is open and who is able and willing to deliver beyond his or her personal brief.

Additional Information:

• High fluency in written and spoken English is essential and second language of Member country ideally.
• A willingness to travel up to approximately 20% of work time as and when required (COVID-19 permitting).
• A willingness and ability to work outside of standard workhours to accommodate working across time zones.
• Demonstrable experience of securing large gifts ($1M and above) from foundations and philanthropists will be considered as an additional asset

We can offer circa £69,350 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in London or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

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The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, 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.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.