Senior Advisor, Internal Communications (P4)

Save the Children

For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world's hardest-to-reach places - over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you're creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.

The Role

As the Senior Advisor, Internal Communications, you'll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will play a critical part in shaping how our agency employees stay informed, engaged, and inspired by our mission and values as we evolve to meet our growing ambition for children in a dynamic workplace environment. Working with senior leaders, HR, and business units, you will help the agency navigate routine and complex internal communications through executive communications, crisis management, staff events, change initiatives, and strategic and operational support that centers the employee voice and fosters a deep connection to Save the Children's impact.

Location

Hybrid - Washington DC, Fairfield, CT or Lexington, KY office locations

What You'll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change

• Working with the Head of Communications and Managing Director of Strategic Communications, create and execute an internal communications strategy that informs, connects and inspires staff about agency initiatives and impact, ensuring alignment with employer branding.
• Advise senior leaders on effective communication approaches that build trust, clarity, and alignment.
• Message Development & Delivery: draft, edit, and manage internal communications, including leadership messages, crisis communications, organizational updates, intranet content, newsletters, and talking points; ensure consistency of messaging across channels and audiences; translate complex or sensitive information into clear, accessible language.

• Support change management initiatives with tailored communication strategies.
• Create campaigns and communication tools that reinforce organizational culture, values, and employee experience.

• Produce and support agency-wide events (hybrid and virtual), including run-of-show materials and scripting for monthly all-staff meetings and serving as moderator as needed.
• Promote awareness of and interest in agency-wide communications, marketing and fundraising efforts, including thought leadership and B2B work of the Communications Department by crafting internal messaging for employees and other key audiences and ensuring alignment with external communications.
• Create digital storytelling content (for web and social media) related to staff and leadership humanitarian impact.
• Measurement & Insights: track engagement and feedback to evaluate communication effectiveness; use insights to adjust strategies and enhance employee reach and impact.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience
• Proven ability to interpret complex organizational challenges and recommend innovative communication solutions
• Demonstrated success advising senior leaders and managing executive-level communications
• Experience leading cross-functional projects with moderate complexity and resource requirements
• Experience facilitating an inclusive organizational culture
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, with multiple and changing priorities, while maintaining a strong focus on growth and results
• Proven ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals and teams at all levels, including effectively counseling senior leaders.
• Excellent writing, editing, storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts and influence diverse audiences.

• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite

• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Compensation

Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:

• Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $108,800 - $121,600 base salary
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $98,600 - $110,200 base salary
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $88,400 - $98,800 base salary

The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available here).

About Us

We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:

• Flexible schedules and time off: Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays and hybrid working opportunities
• Health: Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
• Family: A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits
• Employee Rewards Program: Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees
• Retirement: A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)
• Wellness: 15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events
• Employee Assistance Program: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services
• Learning & Growth: Access to internal and external learning & development opportunities and mentorships

Click here to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.

Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.

Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to applicantsupport@savechildren.org.