Senior Lead, AI, Digital and Data Capacity Development

23 Sep 2026

7 Oct 2026 - 23:59 UTC

Worldwide

Business Transformation

Permanent

Full-time

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Lead, AI, Digital and Data Capacity Development to join our global team.

Team and Role Purpose

Across all sectors, AI, Data and Digital are critical enablers that help organisations deliver better quality work, based on sound decision making and driving efficiency. This is as important if not more critical in the development sector where every $ counts towards supporting the needs of children. There are many systems and tools across the organisation that are used to generate, store and communicate data and information as well as pockets of capabilities and process that is focused on driving continuous improvement. Alongside this and based on this rich data landscape, Digital Programming or ICT4D (information and communication technology for development) is the application of technology for the delivery of programmes for children. Technology can range from bespoke for a specific purpose, or a standard off the shelf digital tool or application. It may be deployed in the field as part of a program delivery (front office) or form part of the program development cycle (back office). Similarly, it could also focus on an enabling technology required to allow further digital developments e.g. connectivity, infrastructure changes etc. Bringing these together and maximising benefit from evolving AI technologies to support programme delivery, data and analytics, operational delivery etc. in a single unit, drives quality delivery and ensures a fully joined up approach.

To ensure we focus our resource and capabilities in the best way to maximise value, a fit for purpose strategy based on our overarching global strategy is key, enabling us to accelerate on priority areas and balance scale with local needs.

Role purpose

A key component of AI, Digital, and Data is ensuring all our people are able to maximise value from these tools in their ongoing work. This will be achieved through a focus on capacity strengthening through formal and informal channels, led by the AI, Data and Digital team. Central to this role is driving a clear vision for the broad adoption of AI across general productivity — setting the strategic direction and governance framework for how the organisation identifies high-value general productivity approaches and selects the Digital and AI solutions that accelerate its work, and securing the cross-functional engagement needed to deliver them at scale. As part of this, the role holder will lead global engagement across SCI functions and country leadership to drive adoption of AI across those teams, chairing senior leadership forums and holding SLT, ELT, and Country Director-level staff accountable for their teams’ use of Digital, Data, and AI. At a Save the Children movement level, the role holder will hold accountability for convening and chairing key cross-entity forums that build alignment and collaboration on the use of Digital, Data, and AI, bringing together leaders from ~15 member entities and driving consensus on joint, movement-wide decisions.

To enhance the use of data and AI in making decisions, building capacity of staff to analyse data, use analytical tools, and apply AI effectively will be essential to our culture change. This role will drive that capacity-building, oversee the development and rollout of AI training and culture change initiatives, embed organisation-wide standards for the responsible and ethical use of AI, and help shape the strategy for the business intelligence tools and processes that serve end users across the organisation.

• Job Title: Senior Lead, AI, Digital and Data Capacity Development
• Reports To: Director, AI, Data and Digital
• Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available
• Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: SCI Careers
• Required Time Zone: Any
• Contract Length: Permanent
• Right to Work: The successful candidate must have the right to work in the country where the role is based, for the duration of employment.
• Language Requirements: English
• International Travel: up to 20%
• Number of people managed in total: Dotted line management of 5 staff seconded from other funct…