The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Project Management Data and Insights Lead in Centre –London, UK or any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office worldwide

ROLE PURPOSE:

The PMM PRIME project, part of the CAPP programme, has the objective of improving project management across Save the Children for all of our operational programming. The project introduces a Project Management Methodology (PMM) and a Project Management Information System (PRIME).

The Project Management Data & Analytics Lead will be responsible for:

• establishing a clear and effective set of cross-functional and cross-application project management metrics by which the organisation can track the progress of projects, which are aligned to and contribute to operational KPIs,
• delivering a suite of standard reports in PRIME, agreeing a roadmap for project management reporting, and developing report building capabilities in the PRIME team,
• contributing to the solution architecture and business processes for data flows in and out of PRIME in relation to monitoring and evaluation of projects.

The successful candidate will be able to engage strategically with senior leaders to gain agreement on application and business roadmaps as well as be hands on in building and testing reports in PRIME and training support team members.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Proficient at leading strategic work-packages, influencing and getting agreement from key stakeholders including senior leaders, and delivering desired outcomes
• Experience of working on organisational change projects; developing a new tool or business process
• Proficient at understanding stakeholder requirements and using analytical skills to design effective solutions
• Ability to capture and document requirements and then translate into deliverables
• Experience of getting strategic agreement on KPIs/operational metrics
• Understanding of/experience of project management/programme management and the metrics used in tracking status
• Understanding of data models and relational database design principles
• Proficient at designing, building and testing reports and dashboards in Power BI or other Business Intelligence tools
• Advanced Microsoft Excel/Word & PowerPoint including the use of Macros, Pivot Tables and producing visualisations
• Passion for data and highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven experience of delivering projects on time
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Fluent in English
• Experience and knowledge in the areas of Reference Data, Data Quality, Metadata Management
• Good knowledge of Data related topics such as compliance, management and data quality
• Demonstrated consulting skills, with change management concepts and strategies, including communication, culture change and performance measurement

Desirable

• Previous experience working in an International Non-Governmental Organisation
• Experience in working with multi location, multi cultural project team members
• Experience of different reporting softwares, knowledge of what good looks like, advising on which reporting platforms to use, driving/influencing a vendor’s product roadmap for analytics
• Experience writing requirements for reporting attributes for user stories
• Have worked on projects that use data warehousing or cloud based computing (Azure or similar)

We can offer circa £55,000 per annum (If based in UK) with an option of flexible working hours. If the role is based outside of the UK, National T&C (including pay) will apply.

This role can be based in any existing Save the Children International Regional or Country office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location.

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The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.