Chief Executive Officer
Salary not disclosed
Closes in 14 days
About the company
Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children and has operated in Fiji since 1972. Save the Children Fiji is the country's leading child rights organisation, working to support children in the most vulnerable and marginalised environments.
About the role
The Chief Executive Officer provides overall leadership and direction for Save the Children Fiji, leading the in-country programmes team to develop and implement the organisation's portfolio of programmes across Fiji. The role guides strategic direction, programme impact, partnerships and resource mobilisation while ensuring strong governance, financial accountability, and compliance with national laws and Save the Children policies. The CEO leads the Senior Management Team and works closely with the Board, Save the Children International and its members, donors, government agencies and civil society partners. The CEO represents Save the Children Fiji nationally and internationally while ensuring organisational systems, people and resources support sustainable programme delivery, with child safeguarding at its core. The CEO also has oversight of the Senior Management Team across programme development, programme delivery, financial stewardship, child safeguarding, and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning.
Key responsibilities
- Leadership, organisational culture and capability
- Strategic leadership and direction
- Stakeholder engagement, representation and advocacy
- New business development and securing diversified funding
- Governance, risk and compliance
- Organisational sustainability and innovation
- Ensuring child safeguarding is at the core of all of the organisation's work
About the successful candidate
- Higher degree, postgraduate certificate or diploma in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Business Management or related discipline preferred, or a relevant undergraduate qualification combined with leadership experience
- Minimum of 8 years of senior management experience within an NGO, international development organisation, or comparable complex environment
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing complex programmes and organisational operations in multi-stakeholder environments
- Proven experience developing and managing donor-funded programmes, including proposal development, grant management, monitoring and donor reporting
- Experience with financial oversight including budget management, financial reporting and accountability to donors and governing boards
- Proven capability in organisational governance, risk management and compliance within regulated environments
- Human resource management skills, including performance management, mentoring and capacity building
- Understanding of child rights-based programming, safeguarding frameworks and ethical standards in humanitarian and development contexts