Team Management and People Management:    

• Development workplans for operation unit, including setting objectives and tasks for team members. 
• Build operational budgets, manage and approve expenses. 
• Active member of SCC’s People Management team, participating in all trainings, etc. 
• Responsible for recruitment and performance management within the team.  
• Set clear team and individual performance expectations for productivity, quality, and success; providing direction and support as needed.  
• Accountable for oversight of spend to approved budget targets and for implementing course correction measures where necessary.
• In compliance with HR policies and the Collective Agreement, lead employees using a performance management process that includes regular one-on-one interaction, performance goal setting, timely feedback, and recognition. 
• Model behaviours consistent with Save the Children values, actively creating an organizational culture that reflects values.
• Managerial responsibilities of ensuring health and safety, proactive risk management through organizational policy enforcement and maintaining currency of organizational policies and procedures, and integrating Child Safeguarding practices across our work.
• Provide oversight and direction to direct reports, including coaching and mentorship to support employee career development.  
• Ensures regular strategic communications with employee teams to share relevant and timely information related to organizational strategy, operations, leadership decisions, policies and other important information. 
• Commit to living and the organization’s principles and values and conducting oneself in a professionally and respectfully and reporting any violations witnessed.  
• Commit to creating and maintaining a safe and includes environment for all and to treating others with respect and dignity

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Qualifications (include but are not limited to):   

• Extensive knowledge of government structure, political processes, procedures & public policy with the strong ability to influence change. 
• Post-secondary education in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, International Development, or special studies in Advocacy, and/or related equivalent fields. 
• A minimum of 7 or more years of proven progressive hands-on experience leading a policy and advocacy function, policy development, advocacy, or government affairs. 
• Demonstrated experience in advancing a policy agenda related to gender equality internationally and/or in Canada and experience with feminist foreign policy. 
• Strong understanding of regulatory environments and legislative processes as well as gender equality and feminist framework. 
• Experience with developing and executing policy, advocacy strategy, including developing measurement frameworks. 
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with proven ability to build, influence and maintain relationships with stakeholders. 
• Strong emotional intelligence, solutions-oriented approach, and ability to work independently.  
• Ability to design, develop, translate, and execute on strategy frameworks, tools, resources, solutions, plans, and practices. 
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to foster a positive, collaborative work environment. 
• Analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize complex information and operationalize on strategies. 
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical and responsible advocacy practices. 
• Skilled in organizing resources and establishing priorities with the ability to work in collaboration with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders. 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse changing environment. 
• Change management experience is considered an asset.