Senior Campaign Operations Officer

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Senior Campaign Officer will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of the advocacy and public awareness components of the multi-phase Railway Safety Project implemented by Save the Children Egypt in partnership with ENR and EBRD. The officer will ensure alignment with national safety goals, community empowerment, and child-led advocacy initiatives, while coordinating across local stakeholders, civil society, and public authorities. The role will lead on positioning rail safety as a public concern and promote behaviour change through policy dialogue and integrated campaigning.

Background information about the project:

Save the Children, in partnership with the Egyptian National Railway (ENR) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), is implementing a multi-phase technical cooperation project aimed at enhancing railway safety awareness in Egypt. The project targets communities living near high-risk railway crossings, with a particular focus on children, youth, and vulnerable groups. Phase I of the project (18 months) focuses on two high-risk hotspots, with a potential expansion in Phase II.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications, Manager (ACCM) Manager

Staff reporting to this post: None directly. Works closely with Campaign Operations Officer and project consultants

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Advocacy and Coordination:

·        Coordinate inputs, draft key sections, and ensure the strategy reflects operational realities and stakeholder feedback to support the development and refinement of the advocacy and engagement strategy for the Railway Safety Project.

·        Liaise with ENR, EBRD, Ministry of Transport, and other public institutions to ensure adoption of project guidelines and protocols at national and local levels.

·        Engage civil society actors, private sector partners, and relevant IFIs for joint advocacy and fundraising efforts.

·        Represent Save the Children in high-level coordination meetings, roundtables, and consultations related to transport, community safety, and SDG 11.

• Ensure advocacy actions are child-focused and rights-based, aligned with Save the Children’s mission.

Campaign implementation

• Coordinate the design and lead the implementation of offline and media campaigns by liaising with community stakeholders, supporting vendor engagement, and ensuring smooth execution of campaign activities.
• Lead the development of key messages, child-led safety initiatives, school-based campaigns, and training content for diverse audiences.
• Guide the conceptualization of national awareness materials (videos, toolkits, policy briefs, guidelines) across project deliverables.
• Ensure campaign components address behavior change, inclusion, and public participation.

Community Mobilization & Policy Dialogue

• Ensure participatory processes are in place for identifying community priorities and co-developing railway safety activities with children and families.
• Facilitate policy dialogues around railway safety protocols, child-safe infrastructure, and sustainable mobility models.
• Promote the sustainability of local safety networks and support community leaders and safety managers to drive local action.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with local authorities, schools, CSOs, and community leaders in target areas.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for local stakeholders and beneficiaries.
• Ensure inclusive campaign approaches through meaningful engagement of children, youth, and vulnerable groups.

Operations and Logistics

• Plan and oversee the coordination of all operational and logistical activities for campaigns, workshops, meetings, and field visits, ensuring seamless execution.
• Drive the procurement process for campaign materials, ensuring strict adherence to Save the Children’s policies and donor requirements; supervise procurement requests and collaborate closely with supply chain and administrative teams.

Budget & Financial Management

• Monitor project budgets and expenditures in collaboration with the finance team.
• Track spending against approved budget lines and flag variances proactively.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of payments and expense reconciliations.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Reporting

• Coordinate with MEAL teams and external evaluators to contribute to baseline, endline, and impact assessments for awareness interventions.
• Support data-informed advocacy and translate findings into policy recommendations and campaign refinements.
• Draft advocacy sections of project deliverables (inception reports, campaign summaries, sustainability strategies, final reports).
• Capture and share learnings with global and regional teams.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

·        holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

·        holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

·        sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

·        widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

·        future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

·        builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

·        values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

·        approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

·        develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

·        willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

·        honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS 

• University degree in law, political sciences, economics, public policy and administration, or other equivalent degrees.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

·        At least 5 years of campaigning experience, partnership management, and research

·        Experience of and strong skills in developing and implementing advocacy and campaigning strategies;

·        Experience of research, writing and editing clear, accurate and engaging materials for a range of audiences and platforms;

·        Excellent skills in identifying key stakeholders, building relationships, advocating towards government officials and other advocacy targets

·        High level analytical and strategic thinking skills

·        Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people

·        Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure.

·        Excellent planning and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities

·        Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills, with experience in working in multicultural teams

·        Training and capacity building skills

·        Good attention to detail

·        Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

·        Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English

Desirable:

·        Understanding of UN and donor operations at country level

·        Good knowledge of child rights and international humanitarian law

·        Experience of working with children and on children issues

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.