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Save the Children is the world’s leading organisation for children, employing around 25,000 staff. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in around 120 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.
We offer careers across a whole range of professions – whether in hands on international development or humanitarian work, or with our support functions such as HR, IT, Finance, Legal, or Global Assurance. Whatever your profession, or career level, 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.
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.
We look for candidates who share our passion and dedication to making a real difference in the world. You’ll need to demonstrate a commitment to our mission and values, as well as our child safeguarding policy.
Each role will have its own requirements, but broadly speaking we look for candidates who have a high-level of technical competence, and are able to work collaboratively in a highly-matrixed, and culturally-diverse organisation. We need people who can deliver to a high standard, in often challenging circumstances, both ethically and professionally.
For some roles, you will need to be able to travel internationally, and may need to be internationally mobile to develop your career. Any requirement for international travel will be outlined in the job description.
| Special Leave | Childcare Vouchers | Your time |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 10 days per rolling year are permitted (pro rata for part time employees), without loss of earnings or annual leave, when an urgent and exceptional domestic situation or personal crisis arises. | Parents can spend up to £243 per month on childcare vouchers via salary sacrifice. This method frees the benefit from income tax and National Insurance contributions and therefore delivers a significant employee saving. Save the Children UK has appointed a partner, Edenred, to administer the scheme. |
Save the Children UK is committed to developing and enhancing people across the organisation. Financial support and/or study leave may be offered to individuals who are studying for professional qualifications. |
| Bursary Scheme | Cycle to Work Scheme | Employee Assistance Programme |
| The scheme offers substantial one-off grants to help employees with 2 years’ service gain either a vocational or academic qualification. Season Ticket Loan Interest-free annual season ticket loans are available once any period of probation is complete. | This scheme provides a tax efficient way to obtain a bicycle and accessories up to the value of £1,000. Repayments are made over 12 months by means of salary sacrifice in order to obtain full relief from both income tax and National Insurance. To be eligible, employees need to have completed their probationary period and have an employment contract which lasts for at least 12 months from the date the bicycle is collected. The arrangement is run in partnership with Cycle scheme. | The EAP is a free, confidential service that offers expert advice, information and counselling for all SC UK employees on a wide range of issues such as buying a new home, starting a new job, having children, managing money and much more. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year both over the telephone and online. |
| Sick Pay | Flexible Working | Holiday Entitlement |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum sickness pay is one month of full salary and one month of half salary after the first year of service (pro rata before). This increases to a maximum of six months of full pay. | The standard working week at Save the Children UK is 35 hours. Start and finish times can be agreed between employee and manager. Flexibility of working hours may be required to meet Save the Children’s varying needs. A number of posts are offered on a part-time basis and there is potential for job sharing in some roles. | The basic allowance is 25 days leave per year (pro rata for part timers). After five years this increases to 27.5 days and after 10 years it rises further to 30 days. As well as the 8 public holidays there is an additional “Save the Children Day” immediately before or after Christmas. The date is set by Save the Children UK. |
| Pensions and Life Assurance | Maternity / Adoption Arrangements |
|---|---|
| New recruits will be automatically enrolled into a Group Personal Pension Plan (with the right to opt out) after a 3 month postponement period. This applies to everyone aged 22 and above but under state retirement age, earning at least £9,440 p.a. and classed as working in the UK. |
After working for Save the Children for six months, full and part-time employees are entitled to 21 weeks full maternity/adoption pay. A reduced entitlement applies to staff with less than six months service. All employees, regardless of the length of their employment, are entitled to 52 weeks statutory maternity leave |
Accountability: We take personal responsibility for using our resources efficiently, achieving measurable results, and being accountable to supporters, partners and, most of all, children.
Ambition: We are demanding of ourselves and our colleagues, set high goals and are committed to improving the quality of everything we do for children.
Collaboration: We respect and value each other, thrive on our diversity, and work with partners to leverage our global strength in making a difference for children.
Creativity: We are open to new ideas, embrace change, and take disciplined risks to develop sustainable solutions for and with children.
Integrity: We aspire to live to the highest standards of personal honesty and behaviour; we never compromise our reputation and always act in the best interests of children.
If you are interested in working for Save the Children, you should know that there are certain values and behaviours that drive all our work. They are integral to what we do and how we do it – so we look for them in everyone we work with.
Safeguarding Children
Finally and most importantly, we believe in always protecting children and young people. That means extensive vetting is carried out before you start working with us. In addition, if you will be working with children, we check your details against police and government records. When you are a member of our staff, you will need to know our safeguarding procedures and abide by our code of conduct.
Diversity
Save the Children UK recognises the value of diversity in all its forms at all levels of the organisation. We celebrate its role in the creation of an inclusive workplace culture and thrive on the range of experience and insight diversity and inclusivity bring to our organisation.
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, promoting and providing equal opportunities in employment, and preventing unlawful discrimination at recruitment and during employment. We ensure applicants will not be discriminated because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 which include age, disability, gender, gender identity, race and ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
We want to increase the diversity of our organisation and particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as these are underrepresented at Save the Children UK. We will make all efforts to meet your access requirements, please contact our recruitment team as soon as possible to discuss any adjustments you may need.
We aim to value diversity and reduce discrimination in all our work.
100 years ago, a courageous woman named Eglantyne Jebb founded Save the Children in response to the terrible suffering children were facing as a result of war.
Armed with ideas ahead of her time, Eglantyne Jebb changed the course of history when she declared that all children should have rights. This revolutionary idea sparked a global movement aimed at making the world a better place for children. It also helped shape the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
