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The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
Team and Job Purpose
Ensuring the robust, safe and reliable operation of the organisation integration solutions based on requirements gathered through business partnering activities that enables SCI's core operating platforms and end users.
Managing a team and working with members of the wider global TDIT team, the role holder will be responsible for building, implementing, continuously improving, supporting and analysing integrations solutions within the organisation. This role will partner with business stakeholders and product owners in order to understand their analytics requirements, and implement and maintain integrations solutions to meet these needs utilizing best practices.
Principle Accountabilities
- Provide the organization with accurate and timely Azure integration solutions based on requirements gathered through business partnering activities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical goals.
- Lead the integration development team by providing guidance, best practices, and mentorship. Oversee code quality through reviews and ensure adherence to architectural standards.
- Identify and design innovative Azure integration engineering solutions to achieve technical objectives. Proactively source new and innovative solutions that provide clear business value and develop proof of concepts to demonstrate them.
- Develop and manage APIs and data transformation workflows to ensure smooth and secure integration between systems, while maintaining data integrity and consistency.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to gather, clarify, and validate integration requirements. Set clear expectations on delivery timelines, functionality, and potential risks, ensuring stakeholder alignment throughout the process.
- Estimate and deliver integration project tasks to agreed-upon prioritization and timeframes. Proactively manage technical project risks and issues related to integration development.
- Maintain and support existing integration solutions, identifying areas for improvement, and ensuring platform stability through regular updates and troubleshooting.
- Implement monitoring strategies using Azure tools, ensuring real-time visibility into integration performance and managing any incidents that arise to maintain continuous service availability.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation for all integration solutions, providing clear insights for future development, maintenance, and audits. Regularly report project progress to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Assist management in designing, agreeing, implementing, and managing changes to the integration platform to meet evolving business needs. Contribute to platform scaling and futureproofing through strategic planning and innovation.
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience as a developer, including significant time in integration roles with senior-level responsibilities, demonstrating a strong understanding of application integrations, data integrations, Event-Driven and Service-Oriented Architecture.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing robust integration solutions, with a strong understanding of integration architecture patterns (e.g., point-to-point, Enterprise Service Bus, API management).
- Extensive experience with cloud-based integration platforms and tools, including server less computing, messaging services, data pipelines, and monitoring solutions, enabling cloud-first integration strategies.
- Extensive experience with Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC), including both Agile and traditional Waterfall methodologies, ensuring adaptability across project environments.
- Experience managing source control with version control systems (e.g. Git), alongside familiarity with diverse project management practices and methodologies, ensuring organized and efficient project workflows.
- Demonstrable interpersonal and communication skills, enabling the effective translation of complex technical ideas to non-expert stakeholders while fostering collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- A history of designing and implementing functional and engaging reporting solutions that meet both business and technical requirements.
- Good knowledge of networking and data protocols, providing a foundation for troubleshooting and ensuring seamless communication across integrated systems
Desirable
- Hands-on experience with platforms like Microsoft Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, or Apache Kafka.
- Expertise in API design, development, and management, including RESTful APIs and API security.
- Familiarity with event streaming platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, Azure Event Hub, AWS Kinesis) for real-time integrations.
- Knowledge of data transformation tools, ETL processes, and database integration techniques.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Developer Associate, MuleSoft Certified Developer, AWS Certified Developer).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines for efficient integration solution deployment.
- Understanding of integration-related security practices (e.g., OAuth, SAML, encryption standards).
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Demonstrated skills and experience are more important that formal education and qualifications in this role therefore none are considered essential
Desirable
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT or related field .
- Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate (AZ 204)
- Training or experience in Microsoft Azure Integration Technologies such as Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Monitoring
- Experience with Git or Azure DevOps
- Proficiency in C#
- Certified ScrumMaster or Agile certification
- Terraform experience
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Team Purpose
To develop and implement innovative talent and learning strategies that attract, select, and nurture diverse talent in alignment with the organisation’s strategic objectives, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and inclusivity while ensuring compliance with organisational policies and principles of equity. By overseeing global talent management, succession planning, performance management, and leadership development, the team ensures leadership continuity and organisational growth. Through evaluating the effectiveness of these programmes, the team drives continuous improvement, equipping all employees with the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to an inclusive and supportive workplace.
Role purpose
To lead the overarching strategy and execution of talent attraction, selection, and development at Save the Children International, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and collaboration with key stakeholders. This role is vital in shaping and implementing effective talent acquisition strategies, leveraging data-driven insights to continually evolve our approach and optimise performance management. By fostering a commitment to our Employee Value Proposition, the Talent Attraction, Selection, and Development Lead plays a central role in cultivating an inclusive, equitable, and high-performing workforce.
Reports To: Director of Talent & Learning
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available
Contract Length: Permanent
Grade: M4
Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): Any
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.
International Travel Requirements: Yes, less than 5%
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility: Yes, manager of a team of 3
Principle Accountabilities
- Owns overall talent strategy, goals, processes and works collaboratively with people partners, country teams, leadership to execute.
- Owns talent acquisition strategy , including assessment and selection and quality checking (KPI), capability .
- Uses data and insights to make recommendations that inform talent strategy that align with overall goals.
- Owns Employee Value Propositions and works collaboratively to embed
- Develops and maintains performance management strategy, ensuring that is aligned with overall organisational needs and goals
- Work with OE and other stakeholders around aligning workforce strategy planning
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience; Developing and implementing talent and performance management strategies and initaitives with a focus on aligning such strategies to broader organisational objectives
- Significant experience in thought leadership related to talent attraction, selection, development an d performance management strategies
- Substantial experience in senior HR generalist or specialist roles, with experience in practical implementation
- Significant experience in integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into our talent agenda
- Considerable experience in adapating talent and perfomance in different geographcial contexts
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to craft and execute an effective talent and performance management strategy aligned with organisational goals.
- Data Analysis: Proficiency in using data and insights to inform and shape talent strategies.
- Communication and interperonal Skills: Exceptional relationship building skills with a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Problem-Solving: Creative and innovative approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
Adaptability: Ability to navigate and lead through change in a dynamic environment.
Education and Qualifications
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