Head, FMS Transition Project at Save the Children

Principal Accountabilities

• Project Leadership: Including direct and indirect management of team members and accountability to the CTO and SLT from impacted Members on delivery of the project
• Governance and Senior Stakeholder Engagement: Define, implement and manage governance and engagement with wider senior leaders as well as setting up and managing reference groups to ensure input from key individuals has a forum for the duration of the project
• Planning and Reporting: Including ensuring alignment with standard Project and Change Methodologies and associated Portfolio Management requirements
• Budget Management: Define and monitor ongoing management of the budget for the project, ensuring compliance with required processes and any issues are escalated and managed effectively in a timely way
• Future State Definition: Detailed definition of the future operating model and actions required to achieve the required change including all impacts on people, processes, data and technology
• Dependency Management: Working effectively with wider initiatives and functions to ensure dependencies are understood and actively managed with clear owners and accountability ensured
• Problem Solving: All projects face challenges along the way and the Project Lead will need to take a hands on role to identify issues and ensure they are effectively managed through to resolution and any subsequent impacts are reported to governance in a timely way

Experience and Skills
Essential

• An extensive track record of successfully managing large and complex projects and programmes that include significant system transformation managed alongside process change
• Demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of programme and project practices and standards 
• A proven ability to deliver projects on time / on budget, using project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management and quality assurance 
• A proven ability to apply excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and to work collaboratively to deliver of effective solutions to project related issues. This will include taking on hands on analysis activities to support the wider team as required
• Highly developed organisational awareness and ability to understand any sensitivities within a complex multi-stakeholder structure; and think creatively and strategically to overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress
• Strong team leadership abilities with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organisation
• Able to demonstrate instances of initiative that have delivered organisational benefits
• Strong practical and hands on experience of IT Systems

Desirable

• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
• Proficiency in a second core language of Save the Children (French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic)
• Experience delivering global finance transformation

Education and Qualifications 
Essential

• Educated to degree level of equivalent work experience
• External Project and/or Change Management accreditation
• Understanding of a structured Project methodology (e.g. PRINCE2) or accredited Project Management training (APM or PMI) including experience leading a project using such a methodology