Save the Children and 54 reasons: 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 Pacific Coalition for the Advancement of School Safety (PCASS) project team in the Pacific (location flexible) to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The School Safety and DRR Support Officer plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it’s providing technical support and capacity-building on school safety or ensuring that Pacific schools are better prepared for disasters and risks, you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

You will make a difference by:

· Providing training on DRR and School Safety.

· Providing support to ministries of education in the development and implementation of school disaster risk management plans.

· Assisting in the development of national and regional policies that support comprehensive school safety, disaster risk reduction, and climate resilience.

·Supporting the development of monitoring and evaluation tools to track the progress and impact of DRR and school safety initiatives.

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in school safety standards, DRR frameworks (e.g., Sendai Framework), and emergency preparedness planning, as well as developing and delivering training programs on DRR and school safety 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.

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:

· Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.

· Internal employment and development opportunities

· 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).

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 close COB Friday 22^nd November 2024.

Position Description – School Safety and DRR Support Officer

For more information about this position, please contact Grace Savage via [email protected]. 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 Contract, 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 [email protected]. 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.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.