International Department / International Partnerships & Donor Compliance 

Are you passionate and experienced about working with the EU instruments for development and humanitarian aid?  

We are a small team of highly specialized individuals who are looking for a new colleague who is confident and experienced in working with EU instruments, yet still keen to learn and develop within Save The Children.  

If you are ambitious, dedicated and innovative in your approach to partnerships and how to secure funds for Save the Children’s work in the future, you might be the right match for us.  

We are looking for a colleague to drive EU partnerships forward through co-creation with country offices, pre-positioning with EU delegations through strategic dialogues and close interaction on ongoing and future potential cooperation.   

If you thrive from developing proposals, ensuring the best possible fit between programs for children and the development & humanitarian objectives put forward by the EU instruments to position Save the Children as the most obvious partner of choice, then we would love to hear from you. 

What we offer

Red Barnet (Save the Children Denmark) is a member of one of the world’s leading Child Rights-based organizations.

We offer a position where you will be able to challenge yourself, where you will be expected to utilize your entire skill set to drive our ambitions forward and meet our objectives.

We offer a high degree of individual and team responsibility within a high performing team. A team where ambitious objectives are agreed upon and pursued in a strategic manner with guidance, respect and expectations.

Your duty station would preferably be HQ in Copenhagen, but we are open to remote solutions.

You will

– Provide targeted support to country offices with strong EU funding potential 

– Support engagement with EU Delegations, EU regional hubs and ECHO offices 

– Work with country offices and regional teams to identify emerging EU funding opportunities 

– Support strategic positioning ahead of calls for proposals or direct award opportunities 

– Facilitate stronger coordination between field offices and HQ EU engagement 

– Provide operational and technical support for EU proposal development when needed 

– Provide quality assurance prior to submission of proposals 

– Provide guidance and mentoring to CO/RO teams on EU engagement and positioning 

– Support internal learning and knowledge sharing on EU funding modalities 

– The position requires substantial travel, approximately 8 – 12 weeks annually 

Your professional & personal profile

– Hands on experience with EU funding 

– Ambition to grow within the position 

– A high degree of drive and ambition towards developing exceptional skills and expertise in EU funding instruments 

– Strategically thinking and with a keen eye for future opportunities 

– Dedicated, ambitious and pragmatic with a high level of self expectation 

– Ability to work effectively with people of different cultures and seniority 

For more information, click ‘apply’