Participation & Partnerships Operations Manager - 7432
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Team
This role is based in the UK Impact department. This part of the organisation influences debates, opinion and policies in favour of children's rights. We use powerful evidence and thought leadership to build advocacy strategies that ensure governments know about the problems we have identified and the solutions. We work with children, families, campaigners and partners across many organisations to secure change. We create and disseminate engaging media content about children's lives to shape debates, put pressure on decisionmakers and build public support. Our vision is to make sure families have the money, services and power to end child poverty. It's our mission to help build communities of people who care about children, listen to what's important to them, and work together to make things better.
Save the Children Cymru operates bilingually in Wales and we are committed to offering staff the opportunity to learn Welsh in line with our accredited Welsh Language Offer.
As this role is based in Wales (with Cardiff as the working office) you will need to be based in Wales to be able to fulfil the role. There is an expectation to be in the office at least 1 day a week.
About the role
This is a key operational role at the heart of a portfolio of funded work designed to help end child poverty and reduce its impact on children and families in Wales. The two streams of work focus on poverty and money, and poverty and climate change and the environment.
You will make sure strategy translates into strong delivery bringing together people, plans, budgets, partnerships, risks and resources to keep complex work moving and ensure funding delivers meaningful impact.
Working closely with the Head of Participation & Partnerships, you will provide the portfolio-wide oversight, challenge and coordination needed to deliver well, spot issues early and make good decisions. You will have real scope to shape how the portfolio operates, while enabling colleagues to lead their own work with autonomy and accountability.
Skills and experience needed for this role:
- Relationship Building & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, build effective working relationships and bring people together to achieve shared goals.
- Analytical Thinking & Problem-Solving: A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to identify potential operational issues, assess risks and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Operational & Organisational Skills: Excellent organisational skills, with experience of developing, tracking and maintaining workplans to ensure activities, milestones and deliverables remain on schedule.
- Planning & Delivery: Confidence in working to deadlines and managing competing priorities, with an understanding of budgets, expenditure monitoring and risk management.
If you enjoy making complex things work, solving problems, bringing people together and turning plans into results and want your work to contribute to better outcomes for children and families this could be the right role for you.
This is a permanent role but 20% of this post is funded through the National Lottery Community Fund's Supporting Great Ideas programme between 2026 – 2029.
Amdanom Ni
Mae Achub y Plant y DU yn credu bod pob plentyn yn haeddu dyfodol. Yn y DU ac ar draws y byd, rydym yn gweithio bob dydd i roi dechrau iach mewn bywyd i blant, y cyfle i ddysgu, ac amddiffyniad rhag niwed. Pan fydd argyfyngau'n digwydd ac mae plant yn fwyaf agored i niwed, rydym ymhlith y cyntaf i ymateb a'r olaf i adael. Rydym yn sicrhau bod anghenion unigryw plant yn cael eu diwallu a bod eu lleisiau'n cael eu clywed. Rydym yn sicrhau canlyniadau parhaol i filiynau o blant, gan gynnwys y rhai anoddaf i'w cyrraedd.
Am y Tîm
Mae'r swydd hon wedi'i lleoli yn adran Effaith y DU. Mae'r rhan hon o'r sefydliad yn dylanwadu ar ddadleuon, barn a pholisïau o blaid hawliau plant. Rydym yn defnyddio tystiolaeth gadarn, ein harbenigedd a'n dylanwad i lunio strategaethau eiriolaeth sy'n sicrhau bod llywodraethau'n ymwybodol o'r problemau rydym wedi'u nodi a'r atebion sydd ar gael i'w datrys. Rydym yn gweithio gyda phlant, teuluoedd, ymgyrchwyr a phartneriaid ar draws nifer o sefydliadau i sicrhau newid. Rydym yn creu ac yn rhannu cynnwys deniadol yn y cyfryngau am fywydau plant i lywio trafodaethau, rhoi pwysau ar y rhai sy'n gwneud penderfyniadau a meithrin cefnogaeth gyhoeddus.
Ein gweledigaeth yw sicrhau bod gan deuluoedd yr incwm, y gwasanaethau a'r grym sydd eu hangen i roi diwedd ar dlodi plant. Ein cenhadaeth yw helpu i adeiladu cymunedau o bobl sy'n poeni am blant, yn gwrando ar yr hyn sy'n bwysig iddynt, ac yn cydweithio i wneud pethau'n well.
Mae Achub y Plant Cymru yn gweithredu'n ddwyieithog yng Nghymru ac rydym wedi ymrwymo i gynnig y cyfle i staff ddysgu Cymraeg yn unol â'n Cynnig Cymraeg achrededig.
Gan fod y swydd hon wedi'i lleoli yng Nghymru (gyda Chaerdydd fel y swyddfa waith), bydd angen i chi fod wedi'ch lleoli yng Nghymru er mwyn cyflawni'r rôl. Disgwylir i ddeiliad y swydd fod yn y swyddfa o leiaf un diwrnod yr wythnos.
Am y Swydd
Mae hon yn swydd weithredol allweddol wrth wraidd portffolio o waith wedi'i ariannu sydd wedi'i gynllunio i helpu i roi diwedd ar dlodi plant a lleihau ei effaith ar blant a theuluoedd yng Nghymru. Mae'r ddwy ffrwd waith yn canolbwyntio ar dlodi ac arian, a thlodi a'r newid yn yr hinsawdd a'r amgylchedd.
Byddwch yn sicrhau bod strategaeth yn cael ei throsi'n weithrediad cryf drwy ddod â phobl, cynlluniau, cyllidebau, partneriaethau, risgiau ac adnoddau ynghyd i gadw gwaith cymhleth yn symud ymlaen a sicrhau bod cyllid yn cyflawni effaith ystyrlon.
Gan weithio'n agos gyda'r Pennaeth Cyfranogiad a Phartneriaethau, byddwch yn darparu'r trosolwg, yr her adeiladol a'r cydlynu ar draws y portffolio sydd eu hangen i gyflawni gwaith o safon, nodi problemau'n gynnar a gwneud penderfyniadau da. Bydd gennych gyfle gwirioneddol i lywio'r ffordd y mae'r portffolio yn gweithredu, tra'n galluogi cydweithwyr i arwain eu meysydd gwaith eu hunain gyda lefel uchel o ymreolaeth ac atebolrwydd.
- Sgiliau a phrofiad sydd eu hangen ar gyfer y rôl:
- Meithrin Perthnasoedd a Chydweithio: Sgiliau rhyngbersonol cryf, gyda'r gallu i gyfathrebu'n glir, meithrin perthnasoedd gwaith effeithiol, a dod â phobl ynghyd i gyflawni nodau cyffredin.
- Meddwl Dadansoddol a Datrys Problemau: Dull rhagweithiol sy'n canolbwyntio ar atebion, gyda'r gallu i nodi problemau gweithredol posibl, asesu risgiau ac uwchgyfeirio pryderon yn briodol.
- Sgiliau Gweithredol a Threfniadol: Sgiliau trefnu rhagorol, gyda phrofiad o ddatblygu, olrhain a chynnal cynlluniau gwaith i sicrhau bod gweithgareddau, cerrig milltir a chanlyniadau'n aros ar y trywydd iawn.
- Cynllunio a Chyflawni: Hyder wrth weithio i derfynau amser a rheoli blaenoriaethau sy'n cystadlu â'i gilydd, gyda dealltwriaeth o gyllidebau, monitro gwariant a rheoli risg.
Os ydych yn mwynhau gwneud i bethau cymhleth weithio, datrys problemau, dod â phobl ynghyd a throsi cynlluniau yn ganlyniadau, ac os ydych am i'ch gwaith gyfrannu at ganlyniadau gwell i blant a theuluoedd, gallai hon fod y swydd iawn i chi.
Mae hon yn swydd barhaol, ond mae 20% o'r swydd hon wedi'i hariannu drwy raglen Supporting Great Ideas Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol rhwng 2026 a 2029.
What we offer you
We promote flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, and wellbeing both at work and beyond, and offer a wide range of benefits designed to reward your hard work and inspire you to help improve the lives of children every day.
Some of the benefits you can expect include:
- Generous Annual Leave – Starting at 27 days per year (pro rata for part-time employees) increasing with service up to 32 days, plus public holidays and our annual 'Save the Children Day'.
- Family Leave – Up to 39 weeks of maternity/adoption pay (including up to 21 weeks full pay) and paternity/adoption leave of 10 weeks full pay (plus statutory entitlement).
- Special Leave – Up to 10 days paid leave per year (pro rata) for urgent or exceptional personal circumstances, without using annual leave.
- Volunteer Leave – Up to 3 days paid leave per year to support volunteering and give back.
- Pension & Life Assurance – Helping you plan for the future with up to 7% employer pension contributions.
- Employee Discounts – Access thousands of deals across groceries, retail, tech, travel, fitness, and more.
- Health & Wellbeing Support – Including access to a 24/7 Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling, eye care support, and seasonal flu vaccinations.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Location & Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.
This will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce, and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where structural inequality is actively addressed, and all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can thrive.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and are especially interested in hearing from people with diverse and intersecting identities such as lived experience of poverty, people of faith, people of colour, people with disabilities, with experience of migration and/or refugee status, care-experienced people, the LGBTQIA+ community and individuals with experience living in diverse families.
We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. We know that different voices working together will enable us to do our work better, improving the lives of children around the world.
Salary Structure:
Save the Children is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff. To see our full offer please visit this link: Save the Children | Careers
Interview Expenses:
Candidates should note that unfortunately it is not our policy to reimburse expenses accrued when attending interviews at Save the Children UK unless you are requested to attend an interview in an alternative location to where the role is based.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any Employment with Save the Children UK will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:
- A satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)
- Receipt of satisfactory references - As a committed member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, as part of our onboarding process, Save the Children UK will undertake a minimum of 2 references, and any additional references required to collectively cover the last 5 years of your employment history.
- Proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role
If you have any questions, we have an FAQ section here.
For anything else you can email us on: careers@savethechildren.org.uk
Lleoliad a Ffyrdd o Weithio
Gellir cyflawni'r mwyafrif o'n rolau o bell yn unrhyw le yn y DU, ond ar adegau bydd gofyn i chi ddod i'ch swyddfa gontractedig (fel arfer rhwng 2 a 4 diwrnod y mis, yn dibynnu ar anghenion eich rôl, eich tîm neu'r gwasanaeth). Ar gyfer llawer o rolau, mae hyn yn debygol o fod yr isafswm sy'n ofynnol er mwyn sicrhau effaith.
Bydd hyn yn cael ei drafod a'i gytuno gyda'ch rheolwr/eich tîm, ac rydym yn annog ymgeiswyr i drafod ein ffyrdd o weithio yn fanylach yn ystod y cyfweliad.
Sylwer: bydd costau teithio i'ch swyddfa gontractedig yn gyfrifoldeb i chi eu talu.
Gweithio'n Hyblyg
Rydym yn hapus i drafod opsiynau gweithio hyblyg yn ystod y cyfweliad.
Ymrwymiad i Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant
Mae Achub y Plant yn credu mewn byd sy'n deg, cynhwysol a chyfiawn lle mae gan bob plentyn y cyfle i newid ei fyd. Rydym yn cymhwyso'r egwyddor hon i'n gweithlu, ac rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddatblygu a chefnogi sefydliad amrywiol, teg a chynhwysol lle mae anghydraddoldeb strwythurol yn cael ei herio'n weithredol, a lle mae pob aelod o staff yn teimlo ymdeimlad o berthyn ac yn gallu ffynnu.
Rydym yn annog ceisiadau gan bobl o bob cefndir, ac mae gennym ddiddordeb arbennig mewn clywed gan bobl sydd â hunaniaethau amrywiol a chroestoriadol, megis profiad byw o dlodi, pobl ffydd, pobl o liw, pobl anabl, pobl sydd â phrofiad o fudo a/neu statws ffoadur, pobl sydd â phrofiad o ofal, aelodau o'r gymuned LGBTQIA+, ac unigolion sydd â phrofiad o fyw mewn teuluoedd amrywiol.
Nid ydym yn chwilio am un math penodol o berson. Rydym am recriwtio pobl sy'n gallu ychwanegu safbwyntiau newydd, syniadau arloesol neu her adeiladol sy'n lleihau'r risg o feddwl grŵp. Gwyddom y bydd lleisiau gwahanol sy'n cydweithio yn ein galluogi i wneud ein gwaith yn well a gwella bywydau plant ledled y byd.
Strwythur Cyflog
Mae Achub y Plant wedi ymrwymo i dalu staff mewn ffordd deg a chyfiawn a bydd pob cynnig cyflog yn cael ei feincnodi yn unol â chyflog staff presennol.
Treuliau Cyfweld
Dylai ymgeiswyr nodi nad ein polisi yw ad-dalu treuliau a dynnwyd wrth fynychu cyfweliadau gyda Achub y Plant UK, oni bai eich bod wedi cael cais i fynychu cyfweliad mewn lleoliad gwahanol i leoliad y swydd.
Gwiriadau Cyn Cyflogaeth
Bydd unrhyw gyflogaeth gydag Achub y Plant UK yn amodol ar y gwiriadau canlynol cyn eich dyddiad dechrau:
- Gwiriad cofnod heddlu boddhaol, gan gynnwys gwiriad gan y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd (DBS) a/neu Wiriad Cofnod Troseddol Rhyngwladol (lle bo'n berthnasol).
- Derbyn geirdaon boddhaol. Fel aelod ymrwymedig o'r Cynllun Datgelu Camymddygiad, bydd Achub y Plant y DU yn cynnal o leiaf 2 eirda fel rhan o'r broses sefydlu, ynghyd ag unrhyw eirdaon ychwanegol sydd eu hangen i gwmpasu'r 5 mlynedd diwethaf o'ch hanes cyflogaeth.
- Tystiolaeth o'ch hawl i weithio yn y wlad lle mae'r swydd wedi'i lleoli.
Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau, mae adran Cwestiynau Cyffredin ar gael yma.
Am unrhyw beth arall gallwch anfon e-bost atom yn: careers@savethechildren.org.uk
Mae Save the Children Fund yn gwmni cofrestredig cyfyngedig drwy warant (Rhif Cwmni 178159). Elusen gofrestredig yng Nghymru a Lloegr (Rhif 213890), yr Alban (SC039570) ac Ynys Manaw (Rhif 199). 1 St John's Lane, Llundain, EC1M 4AR.
- Group:UK Impact
- Location (Role):Cardiff (Wales)/Home-based
- Contract Type:Permanent Contract
- Full / Part Time:Full time (flexible working options available)
- Closing Date:9 November 2026
- Salary Range :£39000
- Hours Per Week:35



