Strategic Projects Executive

Working as part of the Director's Office, this role will provide high-level executive coordination and administrative support across a portfolio of strategic priorities, external engagements and organisational initiatives. The postholder will play a critical role in ensuring activities remain organised, coordinated and on track, enabling the Director to focus on strategic leadership, relationship building and decision-making.

The role will support the planning, coordination and administration of a range of high-profile activities, including the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2026, the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos 2027, War Child UK's Gala Event 2026, advocacy initiatives and engagement with War Child's founding global ambassadors.

Working closely with the Director, you will coordinate strategic projects, events and engagements, providing exceptional administrative, planning and organisational support. Acting as a trusted operational partner, you will ensure information is organised, actions are tracked, deadlines are visible, and preparations for key meetings, events and international engagements are delivered to the highest standard.

The postholder will be responsible for effective planning, action tracking, information management, relationship mapping and follow-through across a portfolio of strategic initiatives. Working across multiple teams and War Child member organisations, you will support communication, coordination and information flow while maintaining oversight of key actions, documents, timelines and logistics.

This role is ideally suited to a highly organised and proactive individual who excels at managing competing priorities, coordinating complex schedules and ensuring actions are followed through to completion.

What You'll Bring

• Significant experience providing executive support to Director or Executive-level leaders.
• Experience coordinating complex projects, events, strategic initiatives and multiple workstreams.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience coordinating international meetings, travel and logistics.
• Ability to produce high-quality presentations, reports, briefings and meeting materials.
• Confident managing calendars, inboxes and scheduling requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM system.
• Proactive, highly organised and detail-oriented, with excellent follow-through.
• Able to work independently while handling sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.

What we can offer you

At War Child, we genuinely value different ways of working. Our goal is to support our employees to do their best work while ensuring we continue to deliver for children affected by conflict. Some of our benefits include:

• Flexible working culture and flexible public holidays
• 28 days annual leave (pro-rata), plus bank holidays, which increases by one day per year on your work anniversary, up to a maximum of 33 days.
• Pension- 5% employer contribution (increasing to 6% after one year's service), with minimum employee contribution.
• Health and wellbeing- employees may take advantage of a healthcare cash plan, a GP 24/7 helpline, cancer cover, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and training. All employees have access to free, confidential one-to-one wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors.

This role offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible difference at a time of unprecedented need. Join us in standing up for children affected by war and help create a future where no child's life is torn apart by conflict.