Evidence Communications Officer at Save the Children

The Evidence Communications Officer will be responsible for supporting, packaging and promoting evidence generated from our projects and interventions on internal and external channels and platforms. This role will play a critical role in shaping how we tell the story of our evidence and impact journey.

Reporting into the Head of Knowledge Management, this role will have a dotted line into the Global Head of Corporate Communications and will actively collaborate with the Global Goals Evidence Uptake Advisors, Global Creative Content Unit, Digital Communications Unit and Global Media Unit. This role will help to ensure that a steady stream of content is produced from our evidence providing insights on the outcomes and impact of our programmes to external stakeholders and audiences.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to motivate, influence and negotiate both internally and externally
• Experience in communications, with interest in external stakeholder engagement and a focus on external digital channels
• Demonstrated success in delivering high-quality communications, products or tools targeting a diverse range of audiences.
• Demonstrates a high level of interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation.
• Experience in developing and managing communications content and tools and making best use of content.
• Written communication skills in English, with a proven ability to distil large amounts of information for diverse audiences; skills in other languages would be an advantage
• Exceptional planning and organisational skills, with an ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple demands and competing priorities, while maintaining high quality standards.
• Innovative thinker, enjoys developing and testing new ideas and ways of addressing issues or driving engagement.
• Great ability to work as part of a team within a networked structure, and to maintain good working relationships with colleagues across functional and geographical boundaries.
• Significant ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly depending on external opportunities.
• Demonstrated commitment to Save the Children’s mission and values.