Vacancies at Save the Children

Principal Accountabilities

• Lead the Cost Optimisation Project and Organisational Adoption: lead the design, planning, and delivery of the Cost Optimisation Project, ensuring alignment with strategic, operational, and financial objectives and develop and maintain a phased, multi-year transformation roadmap with prioritised initiatives, clear milestones, and alignment to organisational delivery capacity
• Lead Change Management and Continuous Improvement: Drive organisational change, stakeholder adoption, and continuous improvement for the Cost Optimisation initiative to embed sustainable efficiencies and a culture of operational excellence.
• Identify and Deliver Efficiency Opportunities: Drive the identification, prioritisation, and implementation of enterprise-wide efficiency opportunities across all support functions and organisational levels. 
• Drive Cost Optimisation and Benefits Realisation: Establish cost baselines, analyse current and future state, and ensure delivery, tracking, validation, and sustainability of efficiency benefits and cost savings including structured reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Enhance efficiency in Service Delivery: Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, and optimise service delivery models and levels of effort across functions and geographies.
• Lead Programme Governance and Delivery: Establish programme governance structures, oversee workstreams, manage dependencies, and ensure timely delivery of agreed milestones and outcomes.
• Influence and Engage Senior Stakeholders: Facilitate alignment, decision-making, and collaboration across senior stakeholders, functions, and geographies to support successful delivery.
• Leverage AI, Digital Solutions, and Analytics: Promote the use of AI, automation, analytics, and digital technologies to improve operational efficiency, decision-making, and organisational effectiveness.
• Manage Programme Risks and Organisational Change: Proactively manage programme risks, issues, and organisational impacts while ensuring effective change management and adoption of new ways of working.
• Embed a Culture of Continuous Improvement: Foster innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement, ensuring efficiency initiatives are embedded into long-term organisational practices and governance.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• An extensive track record of leading large-scale organisational transformation, organisational redesign, and enterprise-wide change programmes within complex global organisations.
• Significant experience operating within complex INGOs, federated organisations, multinational matrix environments, or similarly complex stakeholder structures.
• A proven ability to design and implement enterprise-wide organisational redesign initiatives across both programmatic and support functions, including operating model transformation and service delivery redesign.
• 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
• Extensive experience engaging, influencing, and building alignment among Executive Leadership Teams, Global Functional Leaders, Country Directors, Member organisations, and senior stakeholders across multiple geographies.
• A proven ability to lead and influence in highly ambiguous, politically sensitive, and rapidly changing environments, including influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of operating model design, shared services, process harmonisation, workforce and level-of-effort optimisation, finance transformation, and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capability.
• Experience leveraging AI, automation, analytics, and digital transformation approaches to improve organizational performance.

Desirable

• Experience leading global transformation programs exceeding USD 100M operational scope.
• Experience working across both headquarters/global teams and decentralized country operations.
• Experience supporting ERP transformation Initiatives.
• Experience in Lean Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or operational excellence methodologies.
• Exposure to enterprise analytics, AI-enabled transformation, or intelligent automation initiatives.

Education and Qualifications 

Essential

• Master’s degree in business administration, Finance, Organizational Development, Strategy, Operations, Management, or related field.

Desirable

• Professional certification in Programme Management, Change Management, Lean Six Sigma, Organizational Design, or related discipline is strongly preferred.

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Principal Accountabilities

• Lead Financial Analysis and Cost Modelling: Drive comprehensive financial analysis of organisational cost structures across Country Offices and Global Teams, developing sophisticated cost-driver models and scenario analyses to identify inefficiencies, quantify optimisation opportunities, and validate financial assumptions underpinning the Cost Optimisation initiative.
• Establish and Maintain Cost Baselines: Build robust current and future-state cost baselines and operational benchmarks, conducting comparative analysis across functions, geographies, and operating models to identify best practices and scalable efficiencies aligned with the organisation's 2026–2030 targets.
• Drive Benefits Realisation and Savings Validation: Develop and maintain financial benefits realisation methodologies and savings validation frameworks, establishing rigorous processes to track, validate and independently assure the delivery of cost savings against approved efficiency targets.
• Provide Transformation Finance Support: Partner with transformation and workstream leads to evaluate current versus future-state operating models, providing financial insight into business process redesign, operational simplification, and digital enablement initiatives including the development of investment rationales and business cases.
• Deliver Financial Governance and Reporting: Produce high-quality financial dashboards, executive summaries, and performance reports for senior leadership and governance forums, ensuring consistent reporting methodologies and proactively identifying financial risks, dependencies, and emerging issues across workstreams.
• Build and Maintain KPI and Performance Frameworks: Support the design and implementation of KPI frameworks and cost efficiency performance indicators for the Cost Optimisation initiative, ensuring milestones and efficiency targets are measurable, trackable, and aligned to strategic objectives.
• Influence and Engage Senior Financial Stakeholders: Engage and partner with senior finance, operations, HR, and programme stakeholders across global and country structures, translating complex financial analysis into clear and actionable insights and facilitating evidence-based discussions on efficiency trade-offs and opportunities.
• Support Service Delivery Cost Optimisation: Assess the financial implications of operational redesign initiatives — including staffing structures, service delivery models, and non-staff cost initiatives — to support the simplification and standardisation of service delivery across functions and geographies.
• Ensure Financial Alignment Across Transformation Workstreams: Collaborate with Finance Transformation and Enterprise Analytics teams to align financial models, reporting frameworks, and transformation objectives, ensuring coherent and integrated financial intelligence across the full programme.
• Embed Financial Discipline and Data-Driven Decision-Making: Promote a culture of financial accountability, rigour, and data-driven decision-making across the organisation, supporting change efforts by building financial literacy and confidence in efficiency data among non-financial stakeholders.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Extensive track record of financial leadership within large-scale organisational transformation, cost optimisation, or operational efficiency programmes in complex global organisations, with direct responsibility for financial analysis, modelling, and benefits realisation.
• Significant experience working within complex INGOs, federated organisations, multinational matrix environments, or similarly complex stakeholder structures, including proven ability to navigate competing priorities across multiple geographies and functions.
• A proven ability to design and apply sophisticated financial models, cost-driver analyses, scenario planning, and sensitivity analyses to quantify efficiency opportunities and validate transformation assumptions at enterprise scale.
• A proven ability to apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills collaboratively, including taking on hands-on analysis activities to support broader transformation workstreams and delivering high-quality outputs under tight timelines and with limited supervision.
• Extensive experience developing and maintaining financial benefits realisation frameworks, savings validation methodologies, and cost baseline models, with a track record of independently assuring and reporting efficiency delivery against approved targets.
• A proven ability to engage, influence, and build alignment among senior finance, operations, HR, and programme stakeholders across multiple geographies, translating complex financial analysis into clear and actionable insights for non-financial audiences.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience of cost management, operational cost structures, support function efficiency, staffing and level-of-effort optimisation, and financial implications of service delivery redesign.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and financial storytelling capability, with demonstrated experience producing executive-level dashboards, governance reports, and financial summaries for senior leadership forums.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent) with progressive experience in finance, financial planning & analysis, business partnering, or transformation finance — global or multi-country experience essential.
• Experience supporting ERP transformation initiatives or enterprise-wide financial systems implementations.

Desirable

• Experience supporting or embedding financial governance within transformation programmes exceeding USD 50M in operational scope.
• Experience working across both headquarters or global teams and decentralised Country Office operations, with an understanding of the operational realities of field-based humanitarian or development contexts.
• Practical knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, continuous improvement, or operational excellence methodologies as applied to financial or operational redesign.
• Exposure to enterprise analytics platforms, AI-enabled financial modelling, or intelligent automation initiatives in a transformation context

Education and Qualifications 

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline.

Desirable

• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent).

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Principal Accountabilities

• Lead Enterprise Business Analysis and Operational Diagnostics: Drive end-to-end business analysis across the Cost Optimisation initiative, conducting enterprise-wide operational diagnostics to identify structural inefficiencies, duplication, non-value-adding activities, and optimisation opportunities across support functions and Country Offices. 
• Design Future-State Processes and Operating Models: Lead current and future-state process mapping using BPMN and industry-standard methodologies, designing future-state business processes aligned to lean operational principles and developing high-quality transformation artefacts including process maps, service catalogues, operating model documentation, RACI frameworks, and governance models. 
• Lead Strategic Requirements Engineering and Solution Design: Lead the elicitation, analysis, validation, and management of complex business and functional requirements, translating strategic objectives into actionable solution requirements, implementation roadmaps, and high-quality documentation including user stories, business rules, use cases, data requirements, and traceability matrices. 
• Drive Cost Analytics and Operational Efficiency Assessment: Lead analytical assessments of staffing structures, PSC allocations, operational expenditures, and service delivery costs across global operations, developing robust LOE models, benchmarking analyses, and efficiency baselines to support strategic decision-making and opportunity sizing. 
• Establish Benefits Realisation and Performance Tracking Frameworks: Partner with Finance, Enterprise Analytics, HR, and Operations teams to validate savings assumptions, develop business cases and investment justifications, and establish frameworks for tracking efficiency realisation, operational performance improvements, and transformation outcomes. 
• Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement and Alignment: Facilitate complex cross-functional workshops, design sessions, and working groups, driving alignment and consensus across stakeholders with differing operational priorities and presenting analytical findings and transformation recommendations credibly to senior leadership audiences. 
• Support Digital Enablement and Automation Opportunities: Collaborate with technology, analytics, and ERP teams to assess and prioritise automation and digital enablement opportunities, ensuring proposed solutions are scalable, integrated, and aligned to enterprise architecture standards and transformation objectives. 
• Contribute to Programme Governance and Delivery Coordination: Support the Project Lead in coordinating interconnected transformation workstreams and managing delivery dependencies, maintaining rigorous governance disciplines including RAID logs, decision registers, action trackers, and documentation repositories. 
• Prepare Reporting Materials: work with the Snr. Project Lead to produce high-quality executive presentations, comms packs, analysis summaries, and status reports, contributing to dashboard development and strategic performance monitoring for senior leadership and governance forums.
• Manage Transformation Risks and Support Organisational Readiness: Proactively identify and escalate transformation risks, delivery blockers, and organisational readiness concerns, supporting change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement planning, implementation planning, and transition readiness activities.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Significant progressive experience in Business Analysis, Enterprise Transformation, Finance Transformation, ERP-enabled transformation, or Operational Excellence initiatives, with a track record of delivering high-quality analytical and transformation outputs in complex organisational environments.
• Proven track record supporting or leading large-scale enterprise transformation programmes within International NGOs, global matrix organisations, consulting environments, or multinational organisations, with demonstrated ability to navigate complex stakeholder structures and competing operational priorities.
• Demonstrated experience operating at senior stakeholder and executive engagement level.
• Strong experience across enterprise business analysis, operating model design, business process re-engineering, BPMN methodologies, organisational redesign, requirements engineering, transformation delivery, and cross-functional stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated understanding of NGO operating models, including cost allocation methodologies, donor compliance environments, shared services structures, Country Office operations, and programme support cost management.
• Experience supporting enterprise systems and ERP transformation initiatives including Oracle, Unit4 Business World (Agresso), SAP, or equivalent platforms, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable, integrated system solutions.
• Strong analytical capability with demonstrated experience interpreting complex operational, financial, and workforce data to identify efficiency opportunities, validate transformation assumptions, and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Proven ability to work effectively within highly ambiguous, politically sensitive, and fast-evolving transformation environments, maintaining rigour and delivery quality under pressure and with limited supervision.

Desirable

• Experience working across both headquarters or global teams and decentralised Country Office operations, with direct exposure to the operational realities of field-based humanitarian or development contexts. 
• Formal certification or practical knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, continuous improvement, or operational excellence methodologies as applied to process or organisational redesign. 
• Exposure to enterprise analytics platforms, AI-enabled process optimisation, or intelligent automation initiatives in a transformation context. 
• Experience developing or contributing to shared services design, service catalogue frameworks, or global service delivery model transformation.

Education and Qualifications 

Essential

Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field

Business Analysis & Requirements Engineering

• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional – IIBA)
• PMI-PBA (Professional in Business Analysis – PMI)

Process Excellence & Transformation

• Lean Six Sigma 
• BPMN 2.0 Certification or formal process modelling training

Desirable

• MBA (with focus on Strategy, Finance, or Operations) or MSc in Finance, Business Analytics, Strategy, or Management Science.

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Principal Accountabilities

Global Programme Operations Coordination and Program Risks, Delivery & Performance (40%)

• Coordinate the planning, delivery, monitoring and reporting of the Global Programme Operations and PRDP annual workplan and strategic priorities.
• Support the tracking of key performance indicators, milestones and deliverables across the Global Programme Operations portfolio, escalating risks and dependencies where appropriate.
• Facilitate collaboration across GPO teams and wider International Programmes stakeholders to promote integrated planning and delivery.
• Support leadership decision-making through the preparation of reports, dashboards, briefing materials and presentations.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and continuous improvement of operational processes, governance mechanisms and ways of working.
• Support organisational change and transformation initiatives by coordinating implementation activities, communications and stakeholder engagement.

Programme Risk, Delivery & Performance Support (30%)

• Support the Programme Risk, Delivery & Performance agenda through coordination of risk management, performance monitoring and continuous improvement activities.
• Coordinate the collection, consolidation and analysis of programme risk information and action plans, ensuring quality and consistency of reporting.
• Support preparation of strategic risk and performance reporting for senior leadership, governance forums and Board-level discussions.
• Contribute to the identification of trends, lessons learned and opportunities for strengthening programme delivery and organisational performance.
• Support cross-functional initiatives designed to improve programme effectiveness, operational efficiency and accountability.

Learning, Knowledge Management & Capacity Strengthening (20%)

• Support the design, coordination and delivery of learning and capacity strengthening initiatives across the Global Program Operations community.
• Maintain and continuously improve knowledge management platforms, ensuring access to relevant guidance, tools, lessons learned and resources.
• Help foster a culture of learning, collaboration and innovation through communities of practice, knowledge-sharing events and engagement activities.
• Support the collection, synthesis and dissemination of operational learning and good practices from across Save the Children.

Communications, Engagement & Leadership Support (10%)

• Develop high-quality communications, newsletter and engagement materials that promote alignment, visibility and understanding of team priorities and achievements.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, team events, workshops and strategic planning sessions.
• Support leadership communications and stakeholder engagement activities across the wider Global Programmes Operations community.
• Provide high-level project and operational support to senior leaders as required.

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Experience supporting complex projects, programmes or operational initiatives in an international organisation.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and workstreams within a matrixed environment.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, including planning, monitoring and reporting.
• Experience supporting performance management, risk management, change initiatives or continuous improvement processes.
• Proven ability to analyse information, identify trends and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience producing high-quality presentations, reports, briefing materials and communications for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent facilitation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications, collaboration platforms and virtual engagement tools.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with strong delivery and execution focus.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaboration, inclusion and continuous learning.

Desirable

• Experience within an international NGO or humanitarian/development organisation.
• Knowledge of programme management, risk management or organisational performance frameworks.
• Experience supporting organisational change or transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of SharePoint, Power BI or similar reporting and knowledge-management tools.

Education and Qualifications 

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in international development, Business Administration, Project Management, Public Administration, Organisational Development, Risk Management, Management, Social Sciences, or a related field; or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of programme and project management approaches, planning and performance management practices.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint.
• Professional fluency in English, with excellent written, verbal, facilitation and presentation skills.

Desirable

• Professional certification in Project Management (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, MSP or equivalent).
• Certification or training in Risk Management, Organisational Performance, Monitoring & Evaluation, Change Management, Continuous Improvement or Knowledge Management.
• Experience with Power BI, data visualisation and performance reporting tools
• Specialized training in social change and locally-led programming or partnerships
• Written language skills in French, Spanish or Arabic