Planner

About the company

Save the Children is a leading humanitarian child rights organization and a pioneer in child protection. Our professionals in Finland and in over 100 countries are united by the world's most important mission. Together with children, volunteers, and partners, we build a better future for children.

We promise you a workplace where we do impactful work, work with strong professionalism, and value a human work culture.

Your tasks

The European Union co-funded (Amif fund) Juuret - project is part of Save the Children's refugee work. The project develops operating models and activities to support families with refugee backgrounds, especially fathers and children, and strengthens the expertise of professionals working with families.

Planner The Planner is responsible for the development and implementation of plain language volunteer activities that reach immigrant-background families as part of the Amif-funded Juuret project.

The Planner's tasks include

• Implementation of plain language volunteer activities, including recruitment, training, and supporting non-native speaking volunteers in their activities.
• Development and implementation of low-threshold family excursion activities together with trained volunteers, paid instructors, and immigrant-background children and families.

• Promotion and marketing of activities, as well as reaching immigrant-background volunteers and families through various communication channels and networks.
• Development of cooperation with Save the Children's civic activities and local associations as part of the development and implementation of family excursion activities.

The Planner also participates in other Juuret project activities, including the implementation of fatherhood activities, training professionals, and project communication. The position includes guiding hourly workers who support the implemented activities.

Requirements

What we expect from you

• Experience working with immigrant families and especially children, and reaching them for activities (including advertising and marketing).
• Solid experience in developing and implementing volunteer activities.

• Excellent cooperation and networking skills.
• Good communication skills.

• Good proficiency in Finnish and English. Knowledge of some minority languages is considered an advantage.
• Experience related to facilitating activities and guiding work.

• Readiness to work also in the evenings and on weekends.
• A suitable higher education degree.

Additionally, we value a culturally sensitive and child-centered approach, an interest in working with children, youth, and families, and the realization of children's rights. The work involves cooperation with different actors and network-based working. Previous experience with development projects, especially EU projects and EU project management, is considered an advantage.

What we offer

We offer you an interesting and diverse task in a respected organization. We boldly develop new ways of operating, set ambitious goals, and work uncompromisingly towards them. Together, we want to build a diverse work community and atmosphere where everyone can be themselves. Around you, you will find pleasant and professional colleagues whom you can be proud of, and who are proud of you. Heart in place – it unites us all.

We provide you with good tools for your work, flexible office working hours, and the possibility of remote work. As a benefit, we offer staff the ePass wellness benefit, lunch benefit as a natural benefit, comprehensive occupational healthcare, and remote work insurance. Good community spirit is important to us, and we meet regularly, for example, during recreation days and staff days.

How to apply

Interested in the position? Please apply by 8.11.2026. We process applications during the application period.

For more information about the position, contact: Eveliina Viitanen, Thu 29.10. at 13-14 and Mon 2.11. at 11-12, tel. 050 911 9295, eveliina.viitanen@pelastakaalapset.fi

Other

Our office is located in Helsinki, Käpylä. Our office has excellent transport connections; you can reach us easily using public transport or by cycling.

The employment is a fixed-term position for the period 2.1.2027–31.12.2028 and is full-time. In the employment relationship, we follow the collective agreement for the private social service sector.

Children's safety is important to us in all our activities, and employees' commitment to protecting children from violence is an absolute prerequisite for selection for the position, so we will check your criminal record before signing the employment contract (Act on checking the criminal background of those working with children 504/2002). Additionally, we require the signing of Save the Children ry's commitment to protecting children.

We value the diversity of the work community and work for equality. We welcome applicants from different backgrounds, such as different ages, genders, people with disabilities, as well as those belonging to different language, cultural, or other population groups.