Institutional Partnerships Advisor/expert

**Save the Children Italia - ETS**
Piazza di San Francesco di Paola, 9
0018- Roma, Italia
Cod. Fis. 97750158
P.IVA 075071008

Tel. (+9) 06.8.07.001
Fax (+9) 06.8.07.00.9

Save the Children, da oltre 100 anni,
lotta per salvare le bambine e i
bambini a rischio e garantire loro un
futuro.

**TERMS OF REFERENCE**

ASSIGNMENT **Institutional Partnership Advisor / Expert**
AREA International Programmes / Institutional and transformational
- partnerships and funding
- REFERENT Institutional Partnerships Lead
- CONTRACT TYPE to be decided, based on experience
- ANNUAL GROSS SALARY range0.000 -.000 €
- **INTRODUCTION TO SAVE THE CHILDREN**
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children.
- **OUR VISION** is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and
- participation.
- **OUR MISSION** is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve
- immediate and lasting change in their lives.
- Save the Children Italia (SC IT) was created in 1998 and is now a prominent member of Save the
- Children International.
- **SAVE THE CHILDREN’S VALUES**
**ACCOUNTABILITY**: We take personal responsibility for using our resources efficiently, achieving
- measurable results, and being accountable to supporters, partners and, most of all, children.
- **AMBITION**: We are demanding of ourselves and our colleagues, set high goals and are committed to
- improving the quality of everything we do for children. **COLLABORATION**: We respect and value
- each other, thrive on our diversity, and work with partners to leverage our global strength in making
- a difference for children. **CREATIVITY**: We are open to new ideas, embrace change, and take
- disciplined risks to develop sustainable solutions for and with children. **INTEGRITY**: We aspire to live
- to the highest standards of personal honesty and behavior; we never compromise our reputation and
- always act in the best interests of children.
- To finance our work, we depend on the support of the general public, volunteers, the corporate
- sector, governments and international donor agencies.
- **OUR SAFEGUARDING POLICIES**
At Save the Children Italy we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of beneficiaries
children and adults - in our work. Save the Children believes that beneficiaries - children and adults- should never experience any kind of abuse. We have a responsibility to work in a way that promotes

the welfare of beneficiaries and protects them from any kind of harm. Our Organization has a zero
- tolerance approach to any harm or exploitation of beneficiaries by any of our staff, representatives,
- or partners. Save the Children expects the highest standards of behavior from all its staff when
- dealing with beneficiaries. Those who are representing Save the Children must adhere to the Child
- Safeguarding Policy and the Policy for protection against sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment,
- intimidation, discrimination, and abuse of authority, both in their private and professional lives.
- Save the Children Italy will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work
- with children are recruited to work for us.**JOB PURPOSE**
The Institutional Partnership Advisor/Expert contributes to deliver Save the Children Italy’s
institutional partnership and fundraising strategy for International Programs, contributing to the
following key areas:

- Development and management of relationship with key Institutional Donors assigned,

including EU, AICS and the French Cooperation.
- Contributing to the increase of SC Italy’s Institutional Funding Portfolio in line with the

Strategy of the Institutional and transformational partnerships and funding.
**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Resource Mobilization**
- Explore and analyse funding opportunities disseminating relevant information as appropriate

both internally and at Country Office level.
- Actively monitoring and screening funding opportunities in selected Country Offices/regions

and as needed.
- Facilitate pre-positioning and coordination with other SC Members ahead of opportunity

publication.
- Coordinate the process of evaluation and decision making on funding opportunities both

internally and with the Country Office.
**Donor engagement & capacity building**
- Engaging with donors at Country, Regional and HQs level in coordination with Institutional

Partnerships Lead and other functions as planned and needed.
- Developing, implementing and monitoring donor engagement plans, in coordination with

relevant SC Italy areas, targeted Country offices and other relevant SC Members.
- Providing inductions/webinars to COs on the relevant donor in charge of.
- Sharing information, briefings and guidance to COs on donor trends and donor engagement
- strategies.- Designing and delivering donor engagement workshops to priority COs and/or provide in
- country support.- Liaising with potential partners, a