Strategic Communications Consultant

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Job Description

• Short term consultancy assignment

• Commencing August 2025, concluding February 2026

• Global/remote

Save the Children and 54 reasons: A place where your purpose matters.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

About the project:

The Climate Smart Education Systems Initiative (CSESI), funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), aims to strengthen the capacity of education ministries to integrate climate change adaptation and environmental sustainability into education policies, budgets, and programs. It also enhances cross-sectoral coordination on climate and education issues.

The consultancy (either an individual or a team) will focus on delivering communications assets which can be used to highlight the impact and results gained through CSESI. The consultant, in coordination with Save the Children, will ensure all safeguarding procedures are followed and that appropriate sign off and consent is received from all featuring in communications assets.

A place to make a difference:

Save the Children is seeking an experienced communications consultant to support communications efforts on climate change and education including collecting, writing and ideally designing communications assets (e.g. blogs, case studies) and support populating a new microsite on climate change and education.

We strongly recommend applications from youth/youth organisations and consultants from countries most exposed to climate change.

In this consulting assignment you will:

• Activity 1: Identify interesting stories, resources and documents
• Activity 2: Collect and write communications assets
• Activity 3: Support the development and launch of the weADAPT microsite on climate change and education through communications platforms
• Activity 4: Support development of policy briefs and key messages on climate change and education, as needed
• Activity 5: Where relevant, do the design and layout of documents and facilitate the translation of communications assets into different languages.

For detailed information, the full Terms of Reference are available here.

This consultancy requires:

• Strategic communications experience, including developing high quality communications assets
• Experience engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders, including children and government officials
• Written and spoken English skills

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. To apply please send an application that includes:

• A letter expressing interest, outlining the experience and expertise of the individual consultant or consulting agency relevant for the work (maximum 1 page)
• A copy of CV(s) or consultancy firm/agency, if applicable
• Sample of previous communications work, relevant to this consultancy
• Contact details of at least two references
• An operational plan detailing how the work will be done and how the objectives above will be met (maximum 2 pages)
• A financial proposal required for the fulfilment of the expected deliverables of the consultancy work

Applications must be received no later than COB 19th August 2025 and can be sent to Jessica Cooke, Senior Climate Change and Education Adviser –

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All consultants are required to undergo an International / National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Job Location

Global / remote

Position Type

Independent Consultant

Close Date

8/19/2025