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. 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.
• Manage a plan covering technical dependencies, vendor schedules, testing cycles and go-live timelines.
• Coordinate with finance, the Global FMS (Oracle) project and the IT team on requirements, specifications and sequencing of build and test activities.
• Monitor activity across build, test and deployment, manage project controls (plan, risks, issues, dependencies, scope) and escalate risks in status reports to the Management Review Group.
• Maintain the project documentation repository and work with the Global Change Manager on 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, manage vendor relationships and lead change management activities.
• Ability to lead and influence teams outside their reporting line and to work across business and IT.
• Right to work in the country of assignment; English; international travel up to 10%.

Required skills

• Programme and project management 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, PowerPoint; non-profit experience; French, Spanish, Portuguese or Arabic.

The contract is fixed term (12 months). Applications with CV and cover letter are reviewed on a rolling basis, with two-stage interviews and possible assessment stages.