Summary

The Lead Advisor, Multilateral & Strategic Partnerships will bridge programs, partnership development, advocacy, and resource mobilization, connecting Save the Children’s work with International Finance Institutions (IFIs), UN agencies, foundations, and other key partners. This role will lead engagement with U.S.-based partners, assess global priorities around 2030 SDG progress and oversee the development of relevant organizational offerings. They will work closely across the Save the Children movement to support account management and strengthen donor relationships.

With strong connections with relevant institutions and donors and expertise in trends such as localization, impact data, and thought leadership, the Lead Advisor, Multilateral & Strategic Partnerships will drive efforts to diversify funding and elevate Save the Children’s profile. They will collaborate across teams to develop proposals aligned with global priorities and maximize program impact. Additionally, they will contribute to the agency’s strategic goals, particularly in becoming more data-driven and shifting power to local partners, while refining fundraising strategies and ensuring progress is tracked.

 

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Partnership Engagement and Relationship Management

Lead efforts to build and maintain strong relationships with multilateral organizations (UN, IFIs) and partners to enhance thought leadership, advocacy, and fundraising. Identify and pursue new funding opportunities, focusing on global and regional funds, IFIs, diversified donors, and innovative financing mechanisms that align with SCUS’s strategy goals. Position SCUS as a go-to strategic partner, elevating the organization’s profile with donors, partners, and stakeholders through thought leadership, networking, and advocacy. Drive internal and external strategy sessions to deepen and broaden relationships, ensuring smart stewardship of top donors and effective account management. Represent SCUS at high-level meetings and conferences to advocate for our mission and secure support for our programs and priorities for children.

Strategic Planning and Program Leadership

Develop and implement comprehensive strategies to advance SCUS’s priorities in advocacy, fundraising, and programmatic impact. This includes mapping of trends, opportunities, and modalities of partnering with and influencing diverse development actors and providing leadership and guidance to SCUS and SCI teams. Lead the development of large-scale, multi-stakeholder proposals, collaborating across departments and with external partners to align efforts with global priorities and maximize programmatic impact. Promote cross-functional collaboration between program, fundraising, and advocacy teams to ensure cohesive initiatives internally and with key partners.

Organizational Leadership and Innovation

Serve as a senior representative, fostering integration and collaboration within SCI and Save the Children’s global philanthropy teams, while addressing challenges and influencing the future direction of the movement. Represent IP and the agency with SCI/A regarding integration, pain points, and the future state of the movement. Act as a bridge builder, ensuring effective internal and external collaboration to optimize strategy, funding, and partnerships for organizational growth and impact. Train, develop, coach, lead, and supervise staff, clearly communicating organization, division and department priorities, and how their work contributes to our mission, ensuring that the working environment continually fosters diversity, inclusion, and belonging – supporting Save the Children values

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 10 years of relevant experience Proven track record of leading successful fundraising and outreach activities for mission-driven organizations. Strong ability to network and build partnerships to advance the organization's agenda. Established relationships with key decision-makers at multilateral organizations and donors. Professional proficiency in MS Office suite Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience in establishing and maintaining partnerships with multilateral donors including the UN and IFIs. Strong technical expertise in one of Save the Children’s strategy goals.

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $131,750 – $147,250 base salary Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $119,850 – $133,950 base salary Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $107,950 – $120,650 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record.

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here). Employee may be eligible for an incentive program. Save the Children US also offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, a retirement savings plan with employer contribution, paid vacation leave, safety & wellness leave, family leave, parental/adoption leave, caregiver leave, and much more.

About Save the Children

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit—at every opportunity—to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond.  As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form—in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.