Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for the Drupal Developer to join our global team.
Job Title: Drupal Developer
Team: Applications Development
Reports To: Senior Manager, Product Development (Web)
Contract Length: Permanent
Grade: P3
Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location.
Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): Any
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.
Language Requirements: English
International Travel Requirements: No
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility (direct/indirect reports)
Number of people managed in total: None
Manager of a team: No
Team Manager (manager of multiple teams): No
Team purpose
Purpose of the team is to lead on the development and configuration of Save the Children’s global business and operating applications used across SCI and Members. The team are key to maintaining the application portfolio as fit for purpose and developing new and existing systems in line with business requirements, maximising the value they deliver and enabling our organisation to achieve impact for children. Working in partnership with Transformation Delivery, the team are accountable for delivery of application developments for Transformation Delivery projects, SCI Functions and internal IT functions.
Role purpose
The role holder will be responsible for delivery of large and complex transformation projects, in partnership with internal stakeholders and external partners. The role involves designing, building and continually improving Drupal-based web applications as well as working on a wide range of other web applications using different technologies. The role holder will focus on creating highly available, test-driven, fast and resilient websites, while setting up best practices for others to adhere to. The role also involves coaching and mentoring other developers to consolidate a strong in-house SCRUM team.
Working with the infrastructure team and the IT security team, the role holder will be responsible for setting up and maintaining relevant environments, and to ensure security and reliability of all systems as well as ensuring all integration pieces with other internal systems are managed correctly to minimise the risk and impact of changes.
Principal Accountabilities
Experience and Skills
Essential
Desirable
Key Relationships
Internal (excluding direct team and manager)
External
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Working at Save the Children International
Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.
We know that great people make a great organisation, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.
Application Information
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found here via the job listing. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates who are successfully shortlisted should expect to hear from us within 2 weeks of the advert deadline.
Our recruitment process:
We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.