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People with passion

It's Save the Children's passionate and talented team – our employees, experts, volunteers and members, Executive team, CEO, Board and ambassadors – that make it possible for us to protect and support children around the world.

We're proud of our talented teams 

Thanks to your support, our programs are helping to improve the lives of children here in Australia and all around the world. 

In order to deliver this life-saving and life-changing work, we rely on a passionate and talented team striving to change the world for the better. Our volunteers, members, ambassadors, employees, Executive and Board all make it possible for us to protect children from harm and help them access quality education and health services.

Our employees

Our employees

Save the Children Australia employs more than 1,000 staff in Australia and across the Pacific. In Australia, where we deliver our services as 54 reasons, our local workplaces embrace diversity and celebrate the valuable contribution and skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.


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Our experts

Our experts

Save the Children's team of experts have extensive experience on a range of issues affecting children. As well as Mat Tinkler, our Chief Executive Officer and the other members of the Executive, Save the Children has a team of experts with extensive experience in areas such as humanitarian emergencies, child protection, international development, government policy, education and health.


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Our Executive team

Our Executive team

Meet our Executive team who lead and inspire our employees and supporters to create better lives for children. They lead the direction of Save the Children's work and nurture the daily commitment of our employees. Each Director leads a section of the organisation and has unit managers and staff that support them in their role.


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Our CEO

Our CEO

Our CEO, Mat Tinkler has a high public profile as an advocate for vulnerable children through our media and campaigns work. As well as leading Save the Children’s International Programs for eight years, his diverse background in the public and private sectors includes senior executive roles as a Chief of Staff with the Federal Government and as Acting Executive Director of the Public Law Clearing House, an organisation that provides legal services to the most disadvantaged Australians. Mat began his career as a corporate lawyer at Minter Ellison.


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Our Board

Our Board

Our Board is responsible for providing strategic direction and making sure Save the Children performs to the best of its ability. It delegates the responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the company to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who together with our Executive team is accountable to the Board.


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Our Life Patrons

Our Life Patrons

Our Life Patrons champion the cause of children and actively seek to raise awareness of the challenges that children face around the world. They generously give their collective time, networks and support to provide opportunities for all children.


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Our volunteers and members

Our volunteers and members

Ranging in age from 15 to 94, our volunteers and members provide invaluable support to our programs, retail shops and offices throughout Australia. Find out how you can get involved.


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Our ambassadors

Our ambassadors

Our ambassadors generously give up their time to support vulnerable children in Australia and overseas. We're lucky enough to have many passionate Australians who raise awareness in the wider community about important issues that impact children.


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