Manager, Transformation Project Management - Global Reporting

About the role

Save the Children International is looking for a Manager, Transformation Project Management - Global Reporting. The Global Reporting project transforms and aligns operational reporting across Save the Children entities, initially focusing on financial reporting and working alongside the implementation of the new global Oracle Financial Management System (FMS). The project reports directly to the Head, Transformation Development. The role is hybrid/remote, open to any approved office location, with up to 10% international travel.

Key responsibilities

• Project manage the Global Reporting workstreams using the SCI Project Management toolkit, delivering on time, to scope and to quality.
• Define, document and maintain the reporting scope, including the inventory of reports and their data sources, with the Head, Transformation Development and stakeholders.
• Plan the workstreams, accounting for technical dependencies, vendor schedules, testing cycles and go-live timelines.
• Coordinate with finance, the FMS project team and the IT team to capture requirements, agree specifications and sequence build and test activities.
• Monitor activity across build, test and deployment, manage risks, issues and dependencies, and escalate risks in status reports to the Management Review Group.
• Maintain the project documentation repository and support change activities such as adoption, training and communications.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Extensive project management experience, including reporting, data or large-scale systems delivery in a complex global organisation.
• Proven ability to deliver on time and on budget, with vendor relationship management experience.
• Proven experience of leading change management activities.
• Excellent written and spoken English; cultural awareness of international work.

Required skills

• Programme and project management practices and standards (PRINCE2 or APM/PMI training desirable).
• Understanding of reporting and data concepts (data sources, mapping, report specifications, testing).
• Desirable: familiarity with JIRA, Trello, Excel, Word and PowerPoint; non-profit experience; French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic.

The contract is fixed term (12 months); the right to work in the host country is required. Applications include a CV and cover letter and are reviewed on a rolling basis.