Senior Climate Change MEAL Adviser

There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

Save the Children: A place where your purpose matters.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems. In this full-time, max term role, you’ll work as a part of our globally based Climate Change team to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Senior Climate Change Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Adviser plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it’s contributing to learning and programme development or telling a compelling story about the quality and impact of our Climate Change portfolio, you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children around the world. You will work predominantly from home with our globally based, remote team.

You will make a difference by:

· Leading the development of a MEAL strategy and framework for SCA’s Climate Change portfolio

· Providing guidance and quality assurance to project teams to ensure high-quality, evidence-based theories of change, results frameworks, monitoring and evaluation plans and measurement tools

· Supporting the MEAL components of the design of future Climate Change Proposals

· Guiding project teams on internal and external evaluation and research design, procurement, implementation, management, and governance

· Acting as the primary focal point on all Climate Change M&E and research initiatives with partners and donors

· Leading on indicator and target development, tracking, measuring and communicating the impact of SCA’s climate change portfolio

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in designing and implementing contextualised MEAL approaches, standards, tools, guidelines etc., with accountability and participation is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow. Bringing your best every day, means:

· Degree in a relevant subject, e.g., Environmental Science, Social Sciences, International Development, Social Research, Data, Policy, etc.

· Extensive experience designing and implementing contextualised MEAL approaches, standards, tools, guidelines etc., with accountability and participation.

· Experience in climate change adaptation approaches in development contexts

· Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesise and process information on development and climate change issues

· Strong verbal and written communication skills, including engaging presentation skills and the ability to synthesise complex information.

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

· The opportunity to work from home/remotely with a global team

· Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program

· Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).

· Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)

· Flexible working options to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications will close and be reviewed from Monday 2nd December 2024 until a suitable candidate is recruited.

Position Description – Climate Change MEAL Adviser

For more information about this position, please contact Kelley Toole on Kelley.Toole@savethechildren.org.au or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

*We understand the need for work-life balance. We've advertised this role as full-time, but if you're looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

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 and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

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.

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.

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