Chief Executive Officer - Save the Children Fiji

About the role

Save the Children Fiji is seeking a new Chief Executive Officer, represented by its recruitment partner Pacific People. The CEO provides strategic leadership and overall direction for the organisation, overseeing programme delivery, organisational performance, partnerships and resource mobilisation. The role works closely with the Senior Management Team, the Board, donors and key stakeholders to deliver sustainable programmes that improve children's lives, promote their rights and uphold child safeguarding standards. A flexible or part-time working arrangement may be considered.

Key responsibilities

• Oversight of the organisation, including strategic leadership and direction, culture and capability, stakeholder engagement, governance, risk and compliance, and organisational sustainability and innovation
• Ensuring child safeguarding is central to all work
• With the Senior Management Team: oversee programme development and resource mobilisation, programme delivery and impact, financial stewardship and operational management, child safeguarding, protection and wellbeing, and MEAL
• New business development and securing diversified funding

Required profile

• Preferred: higher degree such as a postgraduate certificate or diploma in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Business Management or a related discipline; alternatively a relevant undergraduate degree with leadership experience
• Minimum of 8 years of senior management experience in an NGO, international development organisation or comparable setting
• Demonstrated leadership of programmes and operations in multi-stakeholder environments
• Experience developing and managing donor-funded programmes, proposals, monitoring and donor reporting
• Experience working with a finance manager on budgets, financial reporting and accountability to donors and boards
• Human resource management skills, including performance management, mentoring and capacity building
• Experience engaging with government agencies, international donors, civil society organisations and development partners

Required skills

• Programme management, monitoring and evaluation systems and results-based delivery
• Knowledge of child rights-based programming, safeguarding frameworks and ethical standards in humanitarian and development contexts
• Strong interpersonal skills, professionalism and good judgement

Candidates should apply by 21 November 2026 through the recruiter or via the Pacific People website.