Finance Manager: Building the Climate Resilience of Children and Communities through the Education Sector

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There's something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

A place to make a difference:

In this full-time role, you'll work as a part of our Commercial Finance Team supporting the Climate Change Division (CCD) team to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. You'll work from our Melbourne office, or remotely from home, when not delivering programs or attending meetings. We are also open to candidates who are based globally with the ability to work from one of our member countries with an approved hosting arrangement.

The Finance Manager: Building the Climate Resilience of Children and Communities through the Education Sector (BRACE) plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children.

Reporting to Senior Management Accountant, you will lead the financial management of BRACE within Save the Children Australia's Climate Change Division. Working alongside Save the Children country offices you will be part of a multidisciplinary climate and education team.

You will make a difference by:

• Lead the financial management and oversight of the project

• Serve as the key focal point for all BRACE project-related finance activities, liaising with internal teams (country offices and Save the Children Australia) and external implementing partners and stakeholders

• Maintain robust process controls to meet financial deliverables and reporting requirements

• Collaborate with the country teams to develop annual budgets, forecasts, and financial reports for key stakeholders.

A place to feel valued:

You're a strategic and detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in dynamic environments. You like to travel and spend time in country offices delivering financial capacity building and training to project teams. Highly organised and adaptable, you bring precision and clarity to complex financial processes. You have a strong interest in climate change and education, and you're motivated by the opportunity to contribute to meaningful outcomes. You're a collaborative team player who facilitates cross-functional coordination, and you're confident taking ownership of financial planning, analysis, and reporting. You're a great problem solver, and you enjoy the opportunity to bring creative solutions and process improvements to the table. You're pragmatic, efficient, intuitive and are comfortable taking ownership and responsibility when it's required. You're comfortable working from home and engaging with teams across all time zones.

This role requires:

• Significant experience in humanitarian or development programming and financial and budget management

• Strong skills in interpersonal communication, collaboration and facilitation

• Strong Excel and data extraction skills, including experience developing reports

• Prior experience working in a fast-paced environment and to strict deadlines.

• Flexibility and ability to work out of hours to engage with colleagues in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

A place to belong:

We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Full salary packaging benefits (please

• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.

• Internal employment and development opportunities

• A modern, up to date working space. Or the opportunity to work from home (WFH), or both

• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program

• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want) (, Parents and , Mental Wellness Alliance, , First Nations Advisory Committee).

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below. Applications without both documents will automatically be disqualified from consideration.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

Applications close 11.59PM AEDT, Sunday 9th November 2025.

Position Description - Finance Manager: BRACE

For more information about this position, please contact James Newton: , .

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

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Job Location

Melbourne or remotely from any global location*, Australia

Position Type

Full-time Maximum Term Appointment

Close Date

11/9/2025