Executive Director of Global Impact

Save the Children UK is looking for a leader with extensive strategic experience in global development and international cooperation. As our new Executive Director of Global Impact, you will lead our Global Impact group in driving transformative change for children.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will work directly with the Chief Executive Officer; and collaborate with Save the Children International colleagues, global donors, UK government representatives and external partners.

This is a permanent full-time role, offering hybrid work based in our London Farringdon office. The nature of this role is likely to require a presence in our offices or with partners 3 days a week.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the role

As Executive Director of Global Impact, you will lead a high-performing group of departments to build partnerships, deliver global policy and advocacy insights, increase humanitarian and development funding, and influence UK and global actors on the key issues affecting children.

You will also play a pivotal role in championing diversity, equity and inclusion, and enabling Save the Children UK's journey towards a more human-centric, agile and impact-focused organisation.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and deliver a clear overall vision and strategy for Save the Children UK's international engagement, aligning closely with the broader global movement.

• Manage and drive strategic performance across the Global Impact group to ensure focus on high-value activities that deliver measurable results for children.

• Provide leadership to senior team members and support a culture of high autonomy, accountability, and collaboration in line with inclusive and human-centred leadership practices.

• Oversee and ensure Save the Children's commitment to legal, ethical, and safeguarding standards across all its work.

• Actively champion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in all areas of leadership and decision-making to foster a culture of belonging and empowerment.

• Shape a sustainable business model that delivers effectively on Save the Children UK's global priorities.

About you

To be successful, it is important that you have:

• Excellent strategic and systems thinking, with a track record of leading teams to shape and execute ambitious goals in complex, fast-changing environments.

• Deep expertise in global development, humanitarian issues, and/or advocacy, including working with donors, institutional actors, and global partners.

• Strong understanding of political theories of change and proven experience achieving long-term impact through programming, policy and advocacy.

• Demonstrated experience of leading inclusive, agile and human-centred teams, with a high degree of accountability, autonomy, and learning.

• Outstanding influencing and communication skills, with the ability to represent SCUK at the highest levels and across diverse networks.

• A deep personal and professional commitment to power-sharing, DEI and creating inclusive, thriving team cultures.

• Commitment to Save the Children's vision, mission and values.

What we offer you:

Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is a sense of purpose in striving for a better future for young people across the world. We are committed to supporting and enabling our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment, good work/life balance, and to allow them to give their best towards our mission.

We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.

This role is based in Farringdon, London, with a salary of approximately £120K.

We provide a wide range of employee benefits to reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.

To learn more about the position, please review the Job Pack and Job Description in the attached documents.

Advert closing date: 18 May

First stage interviews are expected to take place week commencing 2 June .

Second stage interviews are expected to take place week commencing 9 June.