Jobs at Save the Children

Role Purpose:

The Finance Transformation Manager is a role sitting within the Change and Deployment team that has been created to deliver a number of high priority projects implementing new systems and business processes across Save the Children International (SCI)’s country offices.

The Finance Transformation Manager is responsible for providing financial and accounting functional expertise to support countries to implement Coding and PRIME. They will support successful completion of readiness activities as well as providing hands-on, practical support to help country finance teams and other stakeholders prepare for and manage the change pre and post go-live.

This position is for a Roving Finance Transformation Manager, which means that they will be responsible for supporting selected country offices across multiple regions, as well as providing input on a global scale to improve the quality of the solution design and deployment approach.

As this is a ‘roving’ position, we would expect at least 60% of time is spent travelling to support country offices.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Experience working in the Finance team of an SCI country office
• Demonstrated experience and capability of leading, facilitating and influencing change and the delivery of major projects affecting business processes and systems in the field
• Proven ability to work in a large complex and highly networked matrix organisation and influence through ‘soft power’
• Previous experience of, and highly effective in, the guiding and coaching of others
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a proven ability to engage stakeholders
• Knowledge and experience of working within a standardised project methodology
• A strong results orientation and proactive approach
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English (French in WCA, Spanish in LAC, Arabic for MEEE)
• Competent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to travel within the region for circa 60%
• A commitment to Save the Children values

Desirable

• CPA / CFA qualification

Closing: 6, April, 2023

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As a core member of the Global Medical Team (GMT), the Global Lead for Medical Innovation & Digital Health will provide leadership on risk management and operationalisation of digital and innovative solutions to enable safe and quality medical services and H&N program delivery globally.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Excellent organisational, management and analytical skills, specifically effective time management, problem solving, ability to meet deadlines consistently.
• Demonstrable experience of project management, specifically on project planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• Sound judgement with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and tasks in a pressured, resource-constrained and self-administrative environment.
• Strong understanding and experience of carrying out due diligence and risk assessments.
• Excellent data analytical skills and ability to work with complex data and metrics across diverse regions and teams.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and ability to present complex issues in a clear succinct manner.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work effectively and collaboratively across diverse groups of people, teams, functions and organizations.
• Proven ability to work with a high degree of flexibility and autonomy, tackling new areas with confidence and leading on engaging stakeholders across all levels.
• Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.
• High level of computer literacy, including internet and other web-based sources and Microsoft Office.
• Competent in the use of MS Office suite, incl Excel to analyse data
• Right to work in the UK (for UK-based candidates).

Desireable

• Project management qualification such as PM², PRINCE2.
• Technical expertise or significant experience in Digital Health & medical Innovation
• Background in medical services and/or health and nutrition programs in iNGO settings.
• Working proficiency in a second language, preferably French, Spanish or Arabic

Closing: 14 April, 2023