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Job Title: Senior Manager, Transformation Development & Interventions
Team: TDIT
Reports To: Director of Transformation Development
Contract Length: Fixed term until end of February 2026
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%
Budget Responsibility: None
Team purpose
Save the Children is a global organisation with ambitious goals in a constantly changing environment. We need to continuously improve and innovate to achieve our strategic goals and deliver high impact for and with children. Interventions - Given the size and complexity of the transformation portfolio at Save the Children, we often identify dependencies that need to be addressed through the creation of sub-projects or come across roadblocks that ultimately could impact the successful delivery of our projects. These if not dealt with result in costly delays and the capacity within the existing management structure is not sufficient to cope with this demand. Adding to this we have no transformation resource bench and often the solution to avoid delays is either adding additional burden to resources already at capacity or bringing in external consultants to plug the gap which are costly and require significant onboarding time before they are fully effective. The central Transformation Development team lead interventions to remove these roadblocks and support these dependencies to ensure our portfolio continues to move forward at pace and achieve its objectives. Development – Despite our wide-ranging transformation portfolio, there are always more opportunities for improvement across our organisation. One of the priorities of the transformation development team is to select new opportunities that will have the largest impact for our movement. In order to achieve this, we first need to understand the pipeline of opportunities available and conduct feasibilities that enables us to make good strategic choices on which projects to take forward. These feasibilities consider the benefits case as well as the cost and wider organisational implications for potential projects.
Role purpose
The Transformation Development & Interventions Manager sits within the Transformation Delivery department and is responsible for addressing business critical risks and issues across the portfolio. This could be supporting the team to avoid issues becoming significant through targeted interventions relating to design, development or implementation of projects or directly intervening where a critical issue is already impact project delivery. In addition, this role will work in partnership with out PMO team and Transformation Leaders to develop proposals and feasibilities for potential new projects to ensure they are effectively scoped, sized and reviewed prior to being progressed to the required governance bodies. Following feasibility, this role will also support effective set up of agreed new projects and act as a key SME supporting wider teams/ functions across Save the Children in setting up and scoping new initiatives. They will also provide hands on guidance to teams and offer ongoing opportunities for capacity strengthening.
Principal Accountabilities
* Manage and resolve immediate and future critical risks and issues across various projects by working collaboratively with Project Teams, PMO, and the Transformation Delivery Management Team, conducting practical assessments of identified risks and issues to determine and document immediate and tactical solutions, ensuring effective resolution and moving projects forward
* Develop and execute intervention and resolution plans in partnership with relevant project, IT, and business stakeholders, promoting seamless coordination and effective outcomes
* Provide coaching and support to team members and stakeholders in managing interventions, fostering skill development and enhancing the team's capacity for risk management
* Ensure alignment with the Transformation Development Management Team and relevant project leadership to maintain a cohesive approach to managing interventions, prioritising efforts, and sharing necessary support or engagement
* Work with the Transformation Development Team to align on new project proposal and feasibility development priorities
* Focal point for all feasibilities on TD-led project initiatives (conducting and/or supporting feasibility activities as well as ensuring oversight of all those in flight)
* Define, agree, implement and continuously improve the formal process to conduct feasibilities for project initiatives in TD. Define quality standards for the feasibility process and lead on quality checks / quality assurance and related support
* Work with PMO to ensure the pipeline of project initiatives is effectively developed and maintained pre-feasibility and provide regular input and status updates
* Lead on creating and rolling out training materials and standardised templates for feasibility activities (within TD and across the organisation); proactively promote and share skills and tools for developing business cases for change initiatives including providing coaching and guidance to individuals and teams outside TD. Promote a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to build capacities and improve processes across the Transformation Delivery Management team
* Provide ongoing support for new initiatives for the first ~6 months of the project initiation to ensure things are progressing as expected and blockers are identified and removed as they come up
Essential
Experience and Skills
* Considerable experience in the management and deployment of large, global, transformation projects within Save the Children or equivalent scale organisation. Demonstrates direct accountability for issue resolution and capacity building to empower others in problem-solving
* Proficient experience in setting up new initiatives including initial scoping and developing complex business cases including both system and non-system projects and calculating Return on Investment
* Familiarity with industry project and change management standards including evidence of completing formal training, with the ability to hold project teams accountable to those standards
* Demonstrated experience in engaging and collaborating with global stakeholders across various levels of the organisation including Senior Leaders, from diverse contexts
* Ability to resolve complex project issues with a balanced approach of pragmatism and rigour including experience documenting business requirements and as-is and to-be process views and options analysis
* Proven ability to operate successfully within a matrix organisation structure, overseeing resource without direct line management accountability and being experienced working across multiple different functional areas
* Direct line management experience and demonstrable coaching skills to develop others' capabilities in project management, change management, project feasibility, and initiation
* Experience working in a dynamic environment characterised by high levels of change and quick turnaround times while maintaining high standards of delivery
Desirable
* Business Partnership: Demonstrable experience of acting as a ‘business partner’ to functional areas such as Supply Chain, Finance, etc.
* Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
* Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic
Key Relationships
Internal (excluding direct team and manager)
* SCI Global Functions (relevant)
* Country Office SMT
* Country Office Functional Teams (relevant)
* IT Leaders
External
* Third party vendors
* Members
Essential
Education and Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
* Understanding of a structured Project methodology (e.g. PRINCE2) or accredited Project Management training (APM or PMI)
Desirable
* External Project and/or Change Management Accreditation
Competencies
Cluster: Leading
Competency: Delivering results
Level: Leading Edge
Behavioural Indicator: Establishes clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance
Cluster: Thinking
Competency: Problem solving and decision making
Level: Leading Edge
Behavioural Indicator: Takes effective considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organisation
Cluster: Leading
Competency: Leading and inspiring others
Level: Accomplished
Behavioural Indicator: Demonstrates clear commitment to the organisation’s vision and values in all aspects of work
Cluster: Thinking
Competency: Innovating and adapting
Level: Accomplished
Behavioural Indicator: Develops and implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in ever-changing and uncertain global and working environments
Cluster: Engaging
Competency: Working effectively with others
Level: Accomplished
Behavioural Indicator: Enables people from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives to contribute to positive outcomes
Cluster: Engaging
Competency: Communicating with impact
Level: Accomplished
Behavioural Indicator: Promotes dialogue with key stakeholders through active listening and effective questioning
* Job Identification 13318
* Job Category Information Technology
* Posting Date 07/03/2025, 09:33 AM
* Apply Before 07/13/2025, 11:59 PM
* Job Schedule Full time
* Locations CENTRE - London Worldwide
Annuel based
Morocco, Morocco
Morocco, Morocco
