Senior Project Manager – The SCI Website Redevelopment at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

Transformation Delivery is responsible for the delivery of projects across Save the Children with a focus on providing Project and Change resources with the oversight of a Portfolio Management team.

The SCI Website is a very important digital platform for Save the Children to engage and communicate information with the public to drive campaign support and fundraising. The platform of Save the Children International’s website is currently on an older version of Drupal which is reaching its end of life and so needs to be moved onto a newer version. The functionality and content within the website also needs to be upgraded to it better enables Save the Children’s Global Digital Engagement function to meet its strategic objectives. The redevelopment of the SCI Website will ultimately drive an increased number of people to it, which will lead to increased numbers of donations, greater levels of brand awareness, and improved campaigns support.

To be successful, the Senior Project Manager should be open to rolling up their sleeves to really understand the SCI Website and what the key requirements are of the Global Digital Engagement function to redevelop it.

The role of the Senior Project Manager of the SCI Website Redevelopment project will be to initiate and deliver on our priorities for this initiative, to include ensuring we have a clear strategy and plan to reach our defined outcomes whilst also prioritising delivering the required redevelopment in the timeline that has been defined. The Senior Project Manager will be accountable for defining the start-up approach, which will include setting up the governance, ensuring the required team / reference groups are in place, working with a BA to complete the current and future state analysis, leading vendor selection, identifying and proposing mitigations for project risks and issues, define the costs and benefits and coordinate the required governance to move the project through the stage gate process.

The role holder will be responsible for establishing project management practices utilising SCA’s Project Lifecycle, managing relationships with key stakeholders and driving continuous improvements. This role also requires the holder to work closely with the Global Digital Engagement function within SCI.

Prior experience in delivery of global transformation initiatives is therefore essential for candidates applying for this role, in either the INGO sector or the private sector.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

• An extensive track record of successfully managing large and complex projects, including CMS redevelopment projects, and programmes that include strategy development, design, systems, processes and operating model changes.
• Demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge of content management and e-commerce platforms and standards.
• Ability to work in a diverse and international environment.
• 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

Desirable:

• Advance experience /knowledge using Drupal technology
• Remote working experience