Your mission
Do you believe no child should be part of war? Do you want to contribute to our ultimate goal of reaching as many children and youths as possible, who have been affected by conflict, through impactful Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Education, and Child Protection programming?
As part of our commitment to ensuring lived experiences and youth perspectives from the global south are well represented in our supervisory board, we encourage applicants who represent younger generations, typically under the age of 35 who are from the countries where we work and who meet these criteria:
Your profile
- Commitment to our key areas of interest – mental health, education and protection of children
- Passion and respect for child rights
- Knowledge of leadership and financial challenges in civil society organisations at local, national or international levels
- Strong analytical and strategic skills
- Demonstrated experience of managing groups of people, and working in teams
- Understanding of the difference roles of management and governance in civil society organisations
- Appreciation of the importance of evidence based programming
- Awareness of the wider humanitarian sector, the interaction of international NGOs with national organisations and the building of effectiveness partnerships
- Commitment to building new and equitable relationships in the humanitarian sector
- You will be an empathetic, open-minded, culturally sensitive and empowering leader with high standards of integrity
- You actively contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
- You are a citizen of, or have lived for a long time in, a conflict affected country/ies. It is advantageous if you are based within the current or former War Child countries of operations.
Potentially with additional expertise and experience in the area of:- Advocate of the localization/ shifting the power agenda. Relevant knowledge and experience in sector commitments towards localization, well informed on movements towards decolonization within the sector and experience/ insights on this
- Experience in the area of monitoring, evaluation and learning processes
- Experience in building and promoting a culture of accountability and the responsible use of power as an organisational approach
- Operational expertise in humanitarian / development programmes in emergencies and/or developing, fragile states
- Academic background and network in War Child’s thematic areas (community-based health/MHPSS, child protection, education)
Role of the Supervisory Board
The objective of the Supervisory Board is to oversee the work of and hold accountable the CEO and the International Management Team for the general course of affairs in the War Child Alliance Foundation (WCAF). The Supervisory Board is the main guidance and advisor of the IMT.
In performing their duties, the members of the Supervisory Board are guided by the interests of the foundation. The Supervisory Board regularly and demonstrably checks and evaluates the implementation of the policy and the achievement of the objective of the WCAF. The IMT will provide the Supervisory Board with the information necessary for the performance of its duties in a timely manner.
The Supervisory Board meets regularly four times per year, either virtually, in person or a combination thereof. At least one meeting per year will be in person. For each meeting, you will receive documentation well in advance to prepare. We anticipate it will take you about 4 hours of time to prepare for a meeting. In between meetings, management may ask you to act as a sounding board or advisor on specific topics within your area of expertise or other matters related to your supervisory role (2-4 hour per month, also depending on commissions you participate in and your role). Ad hoc board meetings might be arranged to address specific issues. Members are asked to consider sitting on at least one of our two board committees: the Audit and Risk Committee and the Programme Impact Committee.
What we offer
We offer you a meaningful position in the Supervisory Board of a leading organisation in the area of mental health and psycho social support, education, and child protection for children affected by conflict. Via this position you will have a chance to contribute to the well-being and resilience of children in War Child’s countries of operations.
In the event of in person meetings, reasonable travel costs will be reimbursed to enable you to travel to the meeting location. Other than this reimbursement, the position is unpaid. We will offer training in governance and other areas to support you in this role
War Child Alliance (WCA)
The War Child Alliance (WCA) was formed in 2023 as a collective of five independent War Child organizations to enhance support for children affected by conflict. Officially launching in 2024, the Alliance operates in 14 conflict-affected countries, with a bold agenda to scale globally. We raise funds through War Child Alliance Members offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and the USA. We have two regional offices in Amman, Jordan and Kampala Uganda with significant global staff currently based in Amsterdam and London.
We believe that all children affected by conflict should receive the support they need to thrive. Our intention is to galvanise humanitarian actors across our sector, from global donors to individual community members, to prioritise children and deliver effective support. We offer evidence-based methodologies that improve children’s mental health and wellbeing, promote child protection, support their potential to learn. We partner with others to bring these and other impactful methodologies to as many children as we can wherever they may be, including insecure and challenging locations. We bring our commitment to local leadership and our ability to train and support new capacity. Above all, we bring our refusal to accept that any child should find their life chances stolen by war.
The annual budget of the War Child Alliance Foundation in 2025 is approximately $70 million.
Our Vision
A world where every child affected by conflict is able to thrive.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply before 25-May-2025.
As part of our commitment to ensuring lived experiences and youth perspectives from the global south are well represented in our supervisory board, we encourage applicants who represent younger generations, typically under the age of 35 who are from the countries where we work.
Kindly upload your English CV (maximum of two pages) and cover letter (one page) through the War Child webpage link. Please explain why you are interested in the position and why you consider yourself as well suited for the position.
Please mention where you heard about this vacancy.
Should you need any support in your application please inquire via Nestley Songco, Director of People and Culture: nestley.songco@warchild.net
About us
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination.
We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.Learn more about War Child and our programmes
https://www.warchild.net/ SafeguardingWar Child is committed to
humanitarian values, standards and norms and we expect the same from job applicants. War Child is especially committed to safeguarding the children and youth we support and doesn’t tolerate any form of abuse. Because we want to prevent and deter any actions that place children and youth at risk, conduct references are an important part of our recruitment procedure. As part of the selection process, War Child will request standardized references in accordance with the
Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and a recent Criminal Records statement.
The safety of children is essential to War Child. War Child does not tolerate or accept any form of abuse. This subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures.
