Advisor, Education

Role overview

Save the Children International is looking for an Advisor, Education to support its global work. This position sits within the Breakthrough team, which provides strategic, technical, and operational leadership to help deliver programme improvements across the organisation’s global priorities.

The role is focused on strengthening education programming in the Asia-Pacific region by offering practical, timely, and context-aware technical support to country offices. It also helps teams apply evidence-based approaches, access relevant tools and resources, and share learning across the movement.

Team purpose

The Breakthrough team supports country offices with demand-led technical assistance that improves programme quality and alignment with local needs and global priorities. It also contributes to innovation, learning, external engagement, new business development, resource mobilisation, and partnership building.

Key accountabilities

• Serve as the first point of contact for country offices on the planning, delivery, and monitoring of education programmes, making sure work aligns with donor expectations and internal quality standards.
• Offer proactive technical guidance so country teams can deliver inclusive education programmes that respond to the needs of affected communities.
• Work with country offices on proposals and strategic plans, ensuring global education priorities are built into programme design and implementation.
• Travel when required, up to 40%, to priority countries to provide direct support, strengthen implementation, and encourage ongoing learning and innovation.
• Promote a workplace culture grounded in anti-harassment, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and ensure respect and dignity for staff and beneficiaries.
• Act as a bridge between country offices and the global team by sharing good practices, lessons learned, and useful resources that improve education programme impact and sustainability.

Role conditions

Report to: Lead, Education

Work pattern: On-site, hybrid, or remote with flexible working arrangements available

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location

Time zone: Must be able to work in Asia time zone (UTC 6 +/-)

Contract: Permanent

Right to work: Candidate must have the legal right to work in the country where the role is based for the full duration of employment

Language: English

Travel: Up to 40% international travel

Remit: Global, with possible regional focus

Experience and capability requirements

• Strong background in giving technical and hands-on support to country response teams or programme teams.
• Clear commitment to continuous learning and keeping up to date with sector developments and good practice.
• Solid experience in capacity building, coaching, and mentoring around technical approaches.
• Ability to assess complex information, review performance data, and turn analysis into practical programme improvements.
• Proven experience in programme design and donor proposal development, including successful proposal writing.
• Strong communication, influencing, negotiation, and coaching skills.
• Experience working in humanitarian settings, including direct response contexts.
• Good understanding of humanitarian coordination structures and how they operate.
• Ability to travel and work independently, sometimes in difficult environments and at short notice.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, and anti-harassment principles.
• Ability to work closely with country offices and global colleagues to exchange learning, tools, and best practices.

Education

A postgraduate qualification in Education or a related discipline is required. A university degree plus relevant professional experience may be accepted instead of a postgraduate degree.

Application and recruitment process

Applicants should submit a CV and cover letter. The role profile can be obtained from the organisation’s careers page and may be removed once the advertisement closes, so saving a copy is recommended.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the vacancy may close before the advertised date if enough suitable applications are received. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, typically within 2 weeks of the application deadline.

The recruitment process generally includes CV and cover letter screening, two competency-based interview stages, and may also include an additional assessment, case study, or a third interview round. A conditional offer, followed by a contract, is issued after successful background checks.

The organisation carries out strict safeguarding and background checks to protect children and adults from abuse. All staff are expected to follow the Code of Conduct and all related policies on anti-harassment, health and safety, safeguarding, diversity, equity, inclusion, and equal opportunities.

There is no recruitment fee at any stage of the process.

Equal opportunity statement

The organisation is committed to equal employment opportunity and welcomes applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender identity or reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, caring responsibilities, age, religion, or beliefs. Applications from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged, and reasonable adjustments will be provided for candidates who need them during interviews.

About the organisation

Save the Children works in 116 countries and employs around 25,000 staff. Its mission is to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them reach their full potential. The organisation values ambition, creativity, integrity, collaboration, and inclusion, and aims to ensure that every child survives, learns, and is protected.

Additional information

Job ID: 16710

Job category: Programme, Development and Quality

Posting date: 06/10/2026, 01:27 PM

Apply before: 06/24/2026, 11:59 PM

Schedule: Full time

Listed location: CENTRE - London Worldwide