Manager, Transformation Project Management - Global Reporting

About the role

Save the Children International is looking for a Manager, Transformation Project Management - Global Reporting to lead the Global Reporting project, which aims to align operational reporting across its entities and reduce duplication. The project reports directly to the Head, Transformation Development and works alongside the implementation of the new global Oracle Financial Management System (FMS), initially focusing on financial reporting. The role is hybrid or remote, with flexible working, and is open to any approved Save the Children International office location.

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.
• Manage a plan that accounts 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 and sequence build, test and deployment activities.
• Monitor activity across build, test and deployment, manage project controls (plan, risks, issues, dependencies, scope) and escalate risks in status reports.
• Maintain the project documentation repository and implement project management best practices.
• Work with the Global Change Manager to include adoption, training and communications in the plan.

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, manage vendors and lead change management.
• English; right to work in the host country for the duration of the contract.
• Desirable: non-profit experience, second language (French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic).

Required skills

• Programme and project management standards (PRINCE2 or APM/PMI training desirable)
• Change management, vendor management and stakeholder engagement
• Desirable: JIRA, Trello, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

The contract is fixed term (12 months); applications are submitted via the Save the Children careers site with CV and cover letter.