Job Specifications
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Manager, BI Development (Maternity Cover) to join our global team.
Team And Job Purpose
Purpose of the team is to lead on the strategic planning, design and delivery of digital and data technology solutions used across SCA. The team will be key to defining the Technology strategy including roadmaps for product developments, ensuring our systems remain fit for purpose, maximising the value they deliver and enabling our organisation to achieve impact for children. Working in partnership with Transformation Delivery, the team will be accountable for planning, design and delivery of digital and data technology solutions to Transformation Delivery projects, SCI Functions and internal IT functions.
Role purpose
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 Business Intelligence (BI) 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 BI solutions to meet these needs utilising best practices.
Job Title: Manager, BI Development
Reports To: Head of BI and Integration Solutions
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available
Contract Length: Fixed Term Contract (1st November 2025 - 31st May 2026)
Grade: M2
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: SCI Careers
Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): Europe, WCA, ESA, MENAEE Time Zones (UTC/GMT + / - 3 hours)
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.
Language Requirements: English
International Travel Requirements: up to 5%
People Management Responsibility: Number of people managed in total: 2 - 5 depending on project demand
Manager of a team: Yes
Team Manager (manager of multiple teams): No
Principal Accountabilities
Manage and develop a high-performing team that embodies Save the Children's values, fostering an inclusive and collaborative work environment that values diversity as a strength.
Ensure compliance with SCI's policies, including the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy, to foster an environment where all employees can bring their true selves to work and feel respected, valued, and supported.
Provide technical leadership, steer and knowledge sharing to developers to assure quality outcomes. Train BI Developers, analysts and end-users.
Lead the execution of software development initiatives in the BI space, ensuring they align with the strategic goals of Save the Children International to create positive outcomes for children in need.
Collaborate inclusively with global TDIT team members, business stakeholders, and product owners to design and deliver comprehensive Business Intelligence solutions that support organisational goals, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements and best practices.
Oversee the product development lifecycle, managing the entire product development process from ideation to release and beyond, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs in alignment with project and change request delivery methodologies
Foster a culture of innovation when creating BI Solutions using 'proof of concepts' to demonstrate the new approaches
Analyse and continuously improve BI systems and processes, ensuring they are efficient, robust, and capable of helping the organisation make data-driven decisions.
Manage and provide agreed services to business functions (e.g. monthly KPI data to Program Operations team or month end stock reconciliation data to Supply Chain and Finance Teams)
Maintain and support existing BI solutions working closely with broader Technology Services teams and in alignment with the organisation's application support ways of working
Essential
Experience and Skills
Extensive experience as a developer
Experience in a variety of BI roles, including 'senior level' responsibilities
Experience delivering BI solutions using Azure technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks as well as SSAS solutions in both Multidimensional and Tabular modes including the ability to script MDX and DAX
Extensive knowledge of ETL tools such as SSIS and Azure Data Factory
Extensive knowledge of Reporting tools such as Power BI and SSRS
In-depth knowledge of MS SQL Server 2019, 2014 and/or 2012
Experience of working with SQL Server databases, including creating & modifying T-SQL scripts, stored procedures, functions, triggers, writing ad-hoc queries and dynamic SQL
Extensive knowledge of dimensional modelling and database modelling theories
Experience of working closely with non-technical s