Save the Children, an international NGO with over a century of transformative work in child protection, education, health, and emergency response, continues to be a beacon of hope, especially in vulnerable communities across the globe, including Nigeria.
The organisation was founded in 1919 in London by Eglantyne Jebb, a visionary who believed that children have rights, at a time when such an idea was radical. She was later the architect of what became the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Born in the aftermath of World War I, the organisation’s mission was to alleviate the suffering of children affected by war and famine.
Over the past 100+ years, Save the Children has grown into a leading independent children’s rights organisation, operating in over 120 countries. Their approach is holistic and sustainable, addressing root causes rather than just symptoms. From providing healthcare and quality education to pushing for legal reforms and responding to natural disasters, Save the Children works tirelessly to ensure that every child survives, learns, and is protected.
Save the Children began working in Nigeria in 2001, focusing initially on child rights and protection in northern states. Over the years, their scope has expanded dramatically. Today, their operations span across multiple states, including Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Kaduna, Lagos, Cross River, and Zamfara, with programs that address child survival, nutrition, education, child protection, and emergency response.
Today, Save the Children has several open positions for persons who are ready to align their career with a cause that genuinely changes lives.
Child Protection Coordinator, Yobe, Nigeria
Roles:
• The CP coordinator will be responsible for supporting the design and following up with the technical aspects of the project implementation and strengthening the referral system, as well as providing capacity building and technical expertise.
• The CP coordinator is the key member of the child protection team, expected to possess proven project delivery capacity, effective team management, partner management and integration of CP programming in other sectors
• S/he will assure quality of programming, adequate coordination and communication on CP activities as well as ensure that SCI support meet the inter-agency guidelines for referrals and the minimum standards for child protection, MHPSS and Gender Based Violence in humanitarian actions, etc
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work or relevant field experience.
- At least 4 years post-NYSC relevant experience in child protection programming
- Demonstrable commitment to a holistic vision of children’s welfare
- Substantial management experience, preferably in emergencies
- Excellent written and spoken English; local language skills a major advantage
- Demonstrable competence in report writing
- Experience of financial planning and expenditure monitoring as applied to grants management
- Experience of working with communities and supporting their participation, ownership and empowerment
- Strong representational and communication skills sensitive to the cultural and military/political environment, etc.
Cash and Voucher Assistance Officer, Yobe, Nigeria
Roles:
Assist in sensitising local government structures, communities, and traditional authorities on the targeting criteria and identification and registration of the beneficiaries.
Help oversee the delivery of regular cash and voucher transfers and help ensure the resolution of any problems.
Assist in the training of any Save the Children or partner staff on cash and voucher programming.
Actively participate in relevant field assessments to identify the beneficiaries’ needs and viable business opportunities, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs, etc.
Qualifications:
- B.Sc / HND in a relevant course – Social Policy, Social Science, International Development, Economics or related relevant discipline.
- 3 years post-NYSC relevant experience in Humanitarian emergency
- Demonstrated success in community resilience programs and technically sound in cash transfers, capacity building, and other cash transfer components.
- Excellent communication skills, calm, with a good sense of working in an intercultural environment.
- Knowledge of women’s rights and gender equality and willingness to strengthen her/his capacity in this area
Director of Programme Development and Quality, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
Roles:
Responsible for driving cross-functional engagement in the development and delivery of Country Strategy Plans (CSPs), developing annual plans, and reporting on results.
S/he is responsible for ensuring the development and delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, innovative programs for children, in all contexts, that contribute to Save the Children’s global Breakthroughs: Learn, Survive, Be Protected.
The Director of PDQ ensures that a robust monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) system is in place, that the country office engages in the collection and use of evidence and that this is shared across the global organisation, and that reliable data is used for decision-making and program design etc
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 10 years’ management experience in an NGO environment, including significant field operations experience of full spectrum implementation: running both development and emergency programs and program design
- Master’s level qualification in one or more of appropriate technical area (social protection, food security, education, health & nutrition)
- Significant knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management
- Experience and strong understanding of humanitarian/emergency response, development and nexus programming, etc.
Education Coordinator, Kenya
Roles:
- Performance management and supervision of all education staff.
- Lead and motivate the education team to ensure effective project implementation.
- Ensure key problems are brought to the attention of the Program Manager and other relevant senior staff for discussion and review.
- Develop planning documents – a phased budget, a detailed implementation plan and procurement plans for the education projects and ensure timely implementation.
- Preparation of monthly education project reports and ensuring consistent filing of all education documents.
- Work with MEAL to ensure updated project indicators and target beneficiaries.
- Digitise the record-keeping for learners and ensure electronic files of all learners in the education program etc
Qualifications:
- At least a degree in social work/social sciences, education, development studies or equivalent.
- At least four (4) years of relevant experience in education with experience in coordination and sector integration.
- Experience in ECHO-funded projects is a plus.
- Substantial management experience, preferably in emergency programmes.
- Demonstrable competence in proposal and report writing.
- Experience of financial planning and expenditure monitoring
- Experience of community participation, ownership and empowerment
- Competent in using email and computer packages such as Word and Excel
- Commitment to Save the Children’s child safeguarding Policy
Humanitarian Coordinator, Bangkok, Thailand
Roles:
- Lead and coordinate emergency response activities in alignment with Save the Children’s humanitarian framework.
- Lead and coordinate with the ERT to send out emergency alerts, conduct rapid needs assessments and support the development of response plans, in collaboration with technical experts, business development and field staff.
- Ensure child protection, education, and child-sensitive approaches are integrated across emergency interventions.
- In coordination with the field team, keep track of response progress, challenges and changes in the context.
- Support the Director of Programmes and Humanitarian in maintaining the SCT’s emergency response capacity.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in humanitarian response, preferably with an INGO.
- Proven experience in emergency project coordination, including budget management and inter-agency coordination.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently as required
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
- Proof of record of producing quality reports
- Proven ability to collect, analyze, and present data in various formats, tailored to diverse stakeholders, including donors
- Flexible to travel to remote areas affected by disasters with short notice
Human Resources and Administrative Assistant, Lebanon
Roles:
- Assist the HR and Administrative Officer in personnel-related activities as required;
- Manage and promote employee understanding and adherence to personnel policies;
- Help in maintaining a filing system;
- Assist in preparing contracts for new joiners (Regular & Non-regular staff).
- Assist in conducting interviews for regular and non-regular staff.
- Assist in monthly annual leave reconciliation.
- Follow up on the inductions of Child Safeguarding, Fraud, Harassment & Sexual Exploitation Policies to new employees and volunteers, in coordination with HR colleagues, line managers and other Focal Points, etc.
Qualifications:
- Business Administration degree or equivalent. A diploma or certificate course in HR, Administration or Personnel management will be an advantage.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic.
- 1-2 years of relevant working experience, preferably for an INGO.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
Database Coordinator, Myanmar
Roles:
Database administration and information management:
Capture data received from sub-recipients (SRs) in reporting database a timely manner; analyse accuracy, timeliness and completeness; and ensure that data are accurate and readily available.
Maintain and improve monitoring visit recommendation database, including data entry, data cleaning, and automated alert generation.
Coordinate process of updating and sending recommendations to SRs with Program, Finance, and Procurement Teams.
Calculate key performance indicators, with input from colleauges, to measure SRs’ performance andproduce one-page summaries for each SR.
Design and maintain a database of SR geographic coverage data, including GPS locations, etc,
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree in Information Management, Computer Science, or other field related to above duties.
Skills and Experience - At least 4 years experience in related field in public or private sector;
- Expert understanding of data management and analysis software including Microsoft Excel, PowerBI and relational database software (Access, MySQL, or other).
- Experience developing and maintaining databases for project management.
- Ability to manage and analyze data, create visual displays to aid in data interpretation, and experience in creating information dashboards
This is not an exhaustive list of jobs currently available at Save the Children. Visit Save the Children official Careers Page for more jobs and apply.
Pro Tips
- Familiarity with national child rights laws, SDGs, and humanitarian trends in Nigeria or in your prefered location can give you a competitive edge.
Finally, working with Save the Children is not just about earning a paycheck, it’s about stepping into a purpose bigger than yourself. It’s about waking up every morning knowing that your work contributes to a world where no child dies from preventable causes, every child receives a quality education, and all children are protected from harm.
If you’ve been waiting for a chance to use your skills in a place where they truly matter—this is it.
