Senior Advisor, Community Lifecycle & Impact Implementation (P4)

 Build Your Future, Brighten Theirs

At Save the Children, you’ll join a century‑long legacy of leading meaningful impact when it matters most. We empower you to innovate, collaborate and grow alongside people who share your commitment to kids and each other. You bring the drive – and together, we’ll build a better world for children. 

The Role

As the Senior Advisor, Community Lifecycle & Impact Implementation, you’ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will provide strategic leadership and oversight across the Collective Impact project portfolio throughout the grant lifecycle, ensuring effective implementation, achievement of organizational objectives, strong donor stewardship, and continuous improvement of impact delivery. You are accountable for meeting project targets, delivering on key metrics, and capturing best practices that strengthen future work. You will also lead the evolution and implementation of the Community Lifecycle & State Scale approach, collaborating with colleagues across the Impact & Evidence division to define, map, and deliver programs and services at scale across Save the Children’s domestic portfolio.

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

Community Lifecycle Implementation (50%) 

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous refinement of the Community Lifecycle and State Growth & Scale plans, in collaboration with colleagues across Impact & Evidence.
• Advise state teams on business planning, performance management, and strategic implementation priorities, identifying opportunities to strengthen outcomes and accelerate impact.
• Analyze performance trends, identify risks and implementation challenges, and develop recommendations to improve program performance and achievement of key objectives.
• Uplift and communicate the progress and accomplishments of the Community Lifecycle Approach and State Growth & Scale Strategy across the agency.

Community Impact Project Management (50%) 

• Efficiently manage portfolio from start up to closeout in accordance with Save the Children and donor guidelines. 
• Serve as the strategic lead for assigned initiatives and portfolio activities, coordinating with donor and internal stakeholders and resolving escalated issues as needed.
• Oversee award monitoring to ensure high‑quality implementation, timely reporting, compliance, and consistent application of best practices.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration and proactively manage portfolio risks by liaising with Impact & Evidence, Finance, and Marketing & Growth colleagues, escalating as necessary. 
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and tracking tools to support proactive management and timely delivery.
• Ensure high‑quality donor deliverables by coordinating inputs, validating data, and maintaining consistency across reports.
• Monitor performance against targets and metrics, identifying course‑corrections and recommending improvements to strengthen impact.
• Document lessons learned and contribute to after‑action reviews to strengthen future programming.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes, enhance tools, and strengthen project management practices.
• Provide regular status updates that support effective decision‑making, including clear escalation pathways and documented decisions.

Required qualifications for the role

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 7 years of relevant experience 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate successfully with individuals and teams at all levels 
• Demonstrated success working across the full cycle of project/award management and implementation
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work under competing priorities and deadlines 

• Professional proficiency in MS Office suite 
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English

Preferred qualifications for the role

• Professional proficiency in spoken and written Spanish
• Experience in early childhood, primary education, and/or place-based coalitions in the United States
• Experience in state-level policy and advocacy
• Experience in delivering results and impact at scale

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 $119,425 - $133,475 base salary  
• Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $107,525 - $120,175 base salary  
• Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $96,050 - $107,350 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).

Join a Culture of Collaboration, Creativity and Inclusion

At Save the Children, you’ll find nonprofit jobs with purpose. Whether you’re working in advocacy, fundraising or operations, you’re part of a mission-driven organization that’s giving kids a healthy start in life, opportunities to learn and protection from harm.

Every role supports lifesaving humanitarian and development programs anchored in safeguarding children's rights, dignity and well-being – across the U.S. and around the world.

We invest in our people with competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits, a deep commitment to employee health and wellness, generous paid family leave and an inclusive culture where everybody belongs.

• 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.

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