Global Digital Communications Unit Lead

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Proven experience in a strategic lead role with decision making responsibilities
  
• Demonstrable leadership and people management skills
  
• Demonstrable high level knowledge and at least five years of experience in digital communications, social media, social listening, and community management
  

• Demonstrated success in delivering high-quality, impact driven, digital campaigns at an international level.
  
• Data driven person with strong analytical skills
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, additional language skills would be an asset
  
• Experience developing well performing social media and website content
  
• Significant ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly depending on external opportunities.
  
• Capacity to build and maintain excellent relations and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity
  
• A willingness to travel to support members directly or to relevant events as required.
  

Desirable

• Experience working internationally in a support role to a diverse range of local offices
  
• Senior experience in the INGO sector.
  
• Proven project management skills delivering complex projects on time and on budget with a strong knowledge of analysis of costs/impact and all other relevant digital engagement KPIs.
  
• Strong personal, organisational and self-management skills; with an ability to lead and work in teams and motivate others
  
• A self-starter using initiative to see opportunities to achieve objectives in this role
  
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
  
• Strong IT skills particularly in Microsoft products
  
• Ability to articulate the work of Save the Children with passion
  

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Proven experience in a strategic lead role with decision making responsibilities
  
• Demonstrable leadership and people management skills
  
• Demonstrable high level knowledge and at least five years of experience in digital communications, social media, social listening, and community management
  

• Demonstrated success in delivering high-quality, impact driven, digital campaigns at an international level.
  
• Data driven person with strong analytical skills
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, additional language skills would be an asset
  
• Experience developing well performing social media and website content
  
• Significant ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt work plans flexibly depending on external opportunities.
  
• Capacity to build and maintain excellent relations and to work effectively in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment respecting diversity
  
• A willingness to travel to support members directly or to relevant events as required.
  

Desirable

• Experience working internationally in a support role to a diverse range of local offices
  
• Senior experience in the INGO sector.
  
• Proven project management skills delivering complex projects on time and on budget with a strong knowledge of analysis of costs/impact and all other relevant digital engagement KPIs.
  
• Strong personal, organisational and self-management skills; with an ability to lead and work in teams and motivate others
  
• A self-starter using initiative to see opportunities to achieve objectives in this role
  
• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal
  
• Strong IT skills particularly in Microsoft products
  
• Ability to articulate the work of Save the Children with passion
  

• Leading the DCU, a team of five, in delivery of Communications and Engagement team’s KPIs
  
• Development of DCU strategy, goals, KPIs and ways of working, including the personal development of four roles through effective people management and team leadership skills
  
• Developing effective digital communications strategies for global campaigns, key global moments and emergency responses
  
• Management of team capacity, workload, prioritization and planning , which includes top level budget planning and management
  
• Leading on development of strategy for use of SCI digital channels (organic social media and website) to deliver key organizational goals
  
• Responsible for content and channel management and community engagement across owned channels being ultimately accountable for performance
  
• Measuring and tracking digital brand and engagement impact via framework
  
• Embedding trends and insights into strategic planning and thinking across the organisation
  
• Member support and engagement- skill sharing, training, capacity
  
• Integration and collaboration with digital specialists in Digital Engagement, GCCU, Media, CEO office