Manager - Australian Regional Leadership Initiative (Arli) Delegations

There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

Save the Children and 54 reasons: A place where your purpose matters.

Are you a people person with a deep understanding of international aid and development and insight into Australian politics and policy-making? Do you enjoy international travel, can you think on your feet, be doggedly persistent about finding solutions to problems, and are you happy to roll up your sleeves to do what’s needed to get a job done? If so, you could be the perfect fit to be the next Manager, Australian Regional Leadership Initiative (ARLI) Delegations.

A place to make a difference:

In this full-time permanent role, you’ll work as a part of our Government Relations team in either Melbourne or Canberra to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Manager – Australian Regional Leadership Initiative (ARLI) Delegations plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children by helping to engage and educate Australian parliamentarians, philanthropists, and influential stakeholders on the impact and value of Australia’s foreign aid and development programs. In doing so, you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

• Develop a project plan for future delegations (normally two per year), including identifying key stakeholders to invite.

• Design well-modulated, impactful 4-5 day program itineraries for each delegation, working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including the aid and development sector, multilateral institutions, the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), Save the Children country offices and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

• Support the CEO (or other member of the Executive) to lead the delegation and ensure seamless and professional delivery of program visits.

• Contribute to mapping, and continuous review and updating of, the attitudes and influence of Australian parliamentarians, philanthropists and others in relation to Australia’s aid and development program.

• Contribute to the development of detailed plans for post-visit activities designed to establish ARLI delegates as ‘champions for aid’.

Please note: this role is only open to candidates based in Australia with full work rights, or Pacific-based candidates in any of our member country offices.

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in understanding government and government processes is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow. Bringing your best every day, means:

• Demonstrated experience and understanding of Australia’s political landscape, government and government processes.

• Demonstrated experience and expertise in policy development, research and advocacy, preferably in relation to aid and development policy.

• Previous experience in a high-level policy, advocacy or Ministerial advisory role, is highly desirable.

• Genuine interest in travel to developing countries and working with local communities.

• Outstanding rapport building, networking & relationship building abilities, as well as demonstrated influencing skills

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way

• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.

• A modern, up to date working space. Or the opportunity to work from home (WFH), or both!

• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program

• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).

• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)

• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications close 4pm AEDT, Tuesday 3rd December 2024.

Position Description – Manager, ARLI Delegations

For more information about this position, please contact Marion Stanton on marion.stanton@savethechildren.org.au or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

• We understand the need for work-life balance. We've advertised this role as full time permanent, but if you're looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

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