Country Lead - Tonga

Are you passionate about driving transformative change in the Pacific? We’re looking for a dynamic Country Lead – Tonga to spearhead vital programs in education climate resilience, sustainable development, and humanitarian response. Bring your strategic thinking, cultural sensitivity, and leadership to a role that makes a lasting impact where it matters most. If you believe in the power of people and partnerships to uplift nations, we want to hear from you.

A place to make a difference:

In this full-time, permanent role, based in Tonga, you will be response for strategic leadership, coordination, and oversight of Save the Children Australia (SCA) program presence in Tonga. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring program quality, strategic alignment, and effective stakeholder engagement.

You will make a difference by:

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in similar senior management / Country Lead-level roles within the international development sector is invaluable. In addition, a sound understanding and demonstrated work experience in the Tonga context will be looked upon highly favourably.

This role requires:

A place to belong:

We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications close 4pm Tonga time, 8th August 2025.

Position Description – Country Lead, Tonga

For more information about this position, please contact Elke Puritau on elke.puritau@savethechildren.org.au or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.