United Kingdom onlySave the Children International has an exciting Consultancy opportunity for a New Business Development (NBD) and Communicationsto join our global team.
Reports To: Allison Zelkowitz, CUBIC Director
Contract Type: Consultancy : Requires 138 days of work per year, or on average 3 days per week (assuming 6 weeks of non-working time per year).
Location: Home based), with a preference for applicants based in Europe, the Middle East or Africa due to timezones
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of consultancy.
OVERVIEW:
Background:
CUBIC currently includes 11 team members based in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, thus requiring strong remote communication and collaboration skills. The Part-time New Business Development and Communications Consultant will develop strong working relationships with Save the Children Country Offices, SC Members, and Save the Children International staff, and will need to be comfortable promoting CUBIC’s work to external stakeholders, including the communities we serve, governments and donors.
Overall Objective: New Business Development and Communications Consultant – is to lead CUBIC’s new business development (NBD) work and external communications. The consultant will take the lead in identifying potential internal and external funding opportunities (corporate, foundations, institutional) for CUBIC’s work, and develop and submit concept notes and proposals in collaboration with Save the Children Country Office and Member staff. In addition, the Consultant will lead CUBIC’s communications work, including creating case studies and briefs, and driving our social media engagement; the position holder will also supervise a Graphic Designer and at least one communications intern.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Communications, Non-Profit Management, Social or Behavioral Science, or a related field.
- Experience developing fundraising strategies and identifying new “leads” that evolved into acquired resources.
- Experience developing concept notes, remote pitches and proposals for winning bids
- Track record of securing grant funding from foundations, corporations, and institutional donors
- Ability to develop positive and productive working relationships both internally as well as with other Save the Children colleagues (Members, SCI, Regional Offices, etc.)
- Strong personal management and organizational skills that keep pieces of work moving forward
- Interest in behavioral science or human behavior in general
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English is required, while proficiency in Arabic, French, or Spanish is a plus.
Experience and Skills
- At least 5 years experience and expertise in new business development, fundraising, and communications.
- Flexible, self-motivated, able to manage multiple tasks, team members, and projects efficiently and a team player.
- Ability to succeed, detailed oriented, drive initiatives, and collaborate via a remote working structure.
- Excellent management, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Fluency and excellent communication and writing skills with a mastery of English.
- Prior experience working in the Global South would be preferred.
Main Deliverables:
1. Identify potential internal and external funding opportunities – both upcoming calls for proposals as well as donors who could be approached bilaterally
2. Maintain our pipeline of prospective donors through ongoing research and donor profiling
3. Develop concept notes, pitch presentations, and proposals, in collaboration with CUBIC and related SC Country Offices and Members.
4. Proactively reach out to Save the Children’s fundraising team members to discuss CUBIC and potential opportunities, and also initiate and support engagement with other Members’ fundraising teams, focusing on both internal and external funding opportunities.
5. Build the visibility of CUBIC within Save the Children through engagement with key stakeholders across the movement.
6. Increase CUBIC’s external engagement and profile via implementation of our communications strategy including social media engagement, website, and identifying external speaking opportunities such as conferences and webinars.
7. In collaboration with with our Graphic Designer and communications interns, lead the development of case studies, stories, videos and impact briefs about CUBIC’s work, and disseminate to internal and external audiences
8. Contribute to CUBIC’s organizational development and management via active participation in bi-monthly meetings consulting with team’s senior leaders, as well as leading on the annual update of CUBIC’s business development strategy.
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.
Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.
Application Information
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
Closing Date for Application: 2 June 2025
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.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
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