Skills

Go Organization Project Management Agile Recruitment

Job Specifications

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager, Transformation Project Management – SCUS FMS Transition to join our global team

Team purpose

A robust Financial Management System (FMS) is essential for the efficient operation of any organization. Across SCI and several Members, we currently use an FMS originally designed for SCI and later extended to opt-in Members. Due to our vendor’s transition from an on-premises solution to a SaaS model, we initiated a tender process and selected Oracle FMS as the new global solution. This system will support across SCA, including all SCI entities, and multiple Members. SCUS has committed to migrating to this shared FMS, with go-live planned for 2027.

To deliver this change, a global project has been established to design and implement the solution across all participating entities. Given SCUS’s size and complexity, its local implementation must be managed effectively to minimize operational risk and maximize the value of this significant investment.

The SCUS FMS Transition Project will work in close partnership with the Global FMS Project to ensure successful delivery of the global solution within SCUS. The approach will prioritize “off-the-shelf” functionality and global alignment wherever possible, while ensuring SCUS-specific requirements are understood and addressed.

Role purpose

The role holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the required project and portfolio management reporting including risk and issues logs, dependencies, status updates etc. In addition, they will manage the Project Management deliverables as part of the defined Save the Children Project Lifecycle examples including the Project and Assurance Plan. The role will also be required to work closely with the Business Analyst, Project Lead and relevant Business Functions. The Senior Project Manager will work with the relevant Global Change Manager to manage the relationship with our Offices as well as work with an international team of staff and subject matter experts to drive our delivery and deployment forward.

Job Title: Senior Manager, Transformation Project Management – SCUS FMS Transition

Reports To:Head, SCUS FMS Transition Project

Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available

Contract Length: FTC - 18 months

Grade: M3

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location.

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.

Language Requirements: English

International Travel Requirements: up to 10%

Principal Accountabilities

Partner with the Project Lead to ensure the effective setup of the Project including recruitment of key roles, definition and setup of governance and ongoing meeting requirements
Lead the comprehensive management of the project, ensuring that it is delivered successfully in alignment with agile and/or waterfall project frameworks, within the allocated budget, and on time. As part of this, develop and oversee a realistic and committed project plan, considering organisational deadlines, dependencies, necessary resources, and associated costs
Ensure reference groups are established and maintained and continue to be used effectively to ensure the required input is received from functional SMEs from both SCI and Members (if relevant)
Work with the Business Analyst to ensure any required analysis is defined and agreed. Support the BA to ensure effective development of the requirements to deliver the future state operating model
Ensure project controls including risks, issues and dependencies are documented and reported in line with the Portfolio Management Office requirements and any critical issues are escalated quickly through the agreed channels and stage gates are effectively managed
Lead the governance process including ensuring sufficient time is available for review and sign off from the relevant leaders that are agreed up front
Lead engagement with stakeholders within SCI including engagements with senior stakeholders in coordination with the Project Lead and Global Change Manager
Continue to monitor scope definition and implement change control in line with the PMO principles
Implement best practices and procedures in project management within the project and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Project Lifecycle
Input and Support Delivery of Change Impact and Interventions relating to the transformation design, resource impacts, comms and engagement etc.

Essential

Experience and Skills

Extensive experience in managing transformation projects for system and non-system change. This should include considerable experience in establishing and embedding Agile or Waterfall methodologies to ensure successful project delivery . As part of this experience working with a standard Project Ma