Come join our PNG team and help grow Save the Children's strategy, funding and partnerships! We've been supporting communities in Papua New Guinea for 40 years, working across all regions, and are committed to be a platform for transformative and lasting change for children, their families and their communities. Your role will help us drive our strategy to improve the lives of children in PNG!

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in the Pacific, Australia and overseas and, if there's a disaster - like an earthquake, drought or conflict - we are there on the ground.

Where you come in:

Reporting to the PNG Country Director, you will be part of the PNG Senior Leadership team, and be responsible for driving Save the Children's strategy, funding and partnerships across the country. This is a full-time position, based in the PNG office.

You will make an impact by:

• Contribute to the leadership of the PNG Country team.
• Drive the development and delivery of PNG's country strategy.
• Drive and accelerate a sustainable portfolio growth that matches the strategy ambition.
• Develop and lead engagement plans with the PNG government and with development partners.
• Ensure program quality and strengthen technical expertise.

Does this sound like you?

You are strategic, innovative and you have exceptional inter-personal skills. You are someone who thrives in agile environments and you are capable of working to tight deadlines while managing multiple stakeholders. This role suits those who are motivated by having significant social impact, with strong business acumen, strategic selling expertise, and excellent communication skills. You will be determined to make a difference.

This role requires:

• Demonstrated experience in a senior role driving strategy and business development.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing organisational vision and strategies.
• Demonstrated experience in leading assessments of funding landscapes, and developing programme funding strategies to meet strategic goals.
• Highly developed networking skills and ability to form productive working relationships with external government and non-government partners.
• Experience in developing funding proposals and tenders in humanitarian and development programs.

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.

It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects alongside business as usual
• Individual learning plans to assist in your career development
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Friendly and flexible work environment
• Agile work environment including working from home 
• Child friendly work environment
• Full salary packaging benefits
• Additional annual leave and paid parental leave 
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

For more information regarding our employee benefits, please follow this link.

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on the 'Apply Now' section.

For more information about this position, please contact Adele Harmer at [email protected], using the subject line: Strategy and Business Development Director - Papua New Guinea enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications will be screened as received.

Position Description: Strategy & Business Development Director.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.