Karriereseite und Stellenangebote – Save the Children Deutschland e.V.

Political decisions massively affect the living conditions of children. The Advocacy & Policy team maintains contacts with relevant ministries, the federal government, and members of the Bundestag.
We bring our expertise into legislative and consultation processes and develop substantive demands that we represent in various forums - be it on the subject of humanitarian aid, child poverty or global health. In addition, we work in networks together with other organisations or think tanks from various sectors. 
It is important to us to make the voices of our local colleagues and the affected children themselves heard. This includes publicly effective actions and campaigns. Our political work focuses on the following topics: health and nutrition, humanitarian aid and crises, migration and displacement, education and child poverty.

The Brand & Content Unit aims to achieve a clear brand positioning and raise awareness of Save the Children in Germany - thus creating a basis for supporting our work.
In addition to its own brand campaigns, the unit works with other teams to ensure brand coherence and integrated communication, including through joint topic planning. As central content unit, the editors also produce the organisation's annual report and other publications and, in coordination with the respective teams, create text, image and video content for communication with donors and interested parties, companies, specialist audiences and other target groups.

The Corporate Partnerships & Foundations team focuses on establishing and maintaining strategic partnerships with companies and foundations. This involves not only financial contributions, but also advice on specific topics, such as supply chains.
The team identifies potential partners and scrutinises them according to strict criteria to ensure that Save the Children's values and goals are aligned with those of the potential partners. By developing customised cooperation concepts, we establish sustainable and effective partnerships.

Children's rights apply to all children worldwide. However, even in Germany, they are not realised equally for every child and children's rights are also violated in this country.
Our work in Germany focuses on the areas of child poverty, migration and displacement, education as well as protection from violence. Together with other civil society organisations, state actors and children themselves, we are committed to strengthening children's rights in Germany in the long term. In doing so, we focus primarily on children who are disadvantaged due to their social background or their history as refugees and who are particularly affected by violations of children's rights. We implement measures for and with children, train professionals and volunteers and advise and support educational centres, housing facilities for refugees and relevant authorities with the aim of sustainably improving the implementation of children's rights. Our four departments are made up of project staff and consultants, a team leader and project managers.

Our specialist teams in the Finance & Donations department are responsible for managing and monitoring the organisation's financial resources and donations. The department consists of the Donation Service, Project Finance, Data Management, Financial Accounting and Controlling teams. 

Our Donation Services team is the bridge between our supporters and the organisation. The team's core tasks include informing donors and interested parties, advising them on donation options and answering questions about our projects and the use of donations. 

The Project Finance team looks after the financial side of our domestic and international programmes and works closely with internal interfaces and colleagues in the Save the Children International country offices. The team advises on all financial issues relating to project implementation, ensures compliance with all guidelines, prepares and monitors project budgets and reports regularly to our public and private donors. 

Our Data Management team is responsible, among other things, for the design and implementation of data exchange processes for fundraising campaigns, donation management and the development and use of financial and contact data for the entire organisation, including the associated reports, dashboards and analyses.

The Financial Accounting team takes care of financial management, bookkeeping, the annual financial statements and compliance with applicable standards and legal regulations. This is done in close cooperation with Controlling, where the organisational budget is drawn up, income and expenditure are monitored and regular financial reports are provided.

In our Fundraising & Marketing department, a total of 40-50 employees are committed to helping children in need. 
With a talent for communication, creativity and fundraising spirit, we want to get people in Germany excited about children's rights and the work of Save the Children and encourage them to get involved. We launch participatory campaigns and use various marketing and fundraising activities to maximize donations without earmarking. This enables us to help children unconditionally where the need is greatest. 
The team consists of four departments: Public Engagement, Acquisition & Performance Marketing, Donor Retention & Development and Partnerships & Philanthropy.

At the core of our work in the international programmes is the promotion and support of our international projects. Save the Children Deutschland e. V.  supports projects in regions of Africa, Asia, and MENA. The projects are implemented locally with local colleagues and partner organisations from Save the Children International country offices. Our teams are assigned per regional focus and consist of a team leaders, portfolio managers and assistants. They work closely with colleagues from the country offices to further develop the strategic direction of the regional portfolio with a focus on quality and impact. Among other things, they support project implementation, monitor the income and expenditure of project funds and liaise with the respective donors.

Our Partnerships team is responsible for developing new institutional partnerships and funding pools for our domestic and international programme work and for maintaining and expanding existing partnerships with institutional donors. 

The main task of the media team is to provide journalists with information about the work of Save the Children for children in need - this also includes drawing attention to child rights violations in crisis and war zones and amplifying the voice of children in the media.
The media team creates content and campaigns that are disseminated through various channels, and works closely with other areas such as advocacy, programmes and fundraising. At the same time, the team handles the organisation's crisis communication.The work of the media communication team significantly contributes to the visibility of Save the Children Germany in the public eye.

Our administrative and management teams at Save the Children Germany play an important role in ensuring that our organisation can achieve strategic goals and promote a fair, inclusive and diverse working environment.

Our Board Office team supports our three Board members and the Senior Management Team in day-to-day operations. They are responsible for coordinating strategy development and the annual planning process to set organisational goals. Other areas of responsibility include supporting the voluntary committees (Supervisory Board and General Assembly), optimising our processes and managing internal communication. The team works hand in hand with other areas of the organisation.

In the field of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) , our DEI consultant works closely with multipliers from all areas of the workforce and external experts to promote a diverse and inclusive environment, recognise and remove structural discrimination and barriers at all organisational levels.

In the area of Safeguarding, we work to ensure a safe environment - both for all employees and for all the people we work for and with. Policies, processes and reporting systems are being (further) developed to protect children and adults from discrimination, exploitation, harassment and sexual violence.

In the field of Children's Rights, we are committed to ensuring that all employees are aware of and can implement children's rights as well as approaches and tools for child rights-based work. We provide them with advice on how to structurally anchor children's rights in our work in Germany and worldwide and thus contribute to their realisation.

In the area of  Process Management and Administration, our Office Management Team is the first point of contact for our colleagues, guests, and interested parties, whether at the reception, on the phone or by email. In addition to handling mail, procurement and facility management, the team is responsible for travel bookings, supports events and ensures smooth operations in the office.

The Human Resources team is responsible for the recruitment of motivated talents and qualified specialists, personnel development in line with cultural and organisational development, creating the framework conditions and the administrative support and advice of our employees and managers, as well as payroll accounting. The HR team is also actively involved in shaping and developing our organisational culture. 

Our IT  team is crucial to our organisation as it ensures our operations run smoothly and supports our growth. The team consists of passionate professionals who implement and maintain technology solutions to achieve our goals efficiently. From technical support (networks, hardware, software) to cyber security, they ensure system integrity while contributing to strategy development and training initiatives. 

Internal Audit works across departments to ensure that the organisation adheres to given rules and operates efficiently. To this end, regular investigations and assessments are carried out to ensure that all activities and processes comply with legal regulations and standards.