The Role: Flex Operating Model Design Lead – National Offices

Scope:
The Design Lead role sits within the Project and Change Management team that is part of the Transformation Delivery Department within Save the Children International.
As the Design Lead within our Flex Operating Model project, you will be accountable for managing the design of the NOM entity and ensuring that this is delivered in line with the required timelines and cost constraints.
This includes ensuring we have clarity on the scope of the project, we have a structured approach to requirements gathering and solution design and a set of design workshops that incorporate the required business owners and are structured appropriately to achieve the required outcomes.
This role will also be responsible for managing, consolidating, and incorporating design-related input from relevant stakeholders, including from other Flex Operating Model Work Stream Leads.
This role will have matrix line management responsibilities for the Business Analysts and will be accountable for defining and guiding their work, ensuring the outputs are aligned with the agreed Business Architecture methodology.
In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate/mediate; to facilitate the resolution of conflicting business requirements
• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies
• Intellectual curiosity and the ability to question thought partners across functional areas
• Proven experience in facilitating productive workshops, preferably in multi-cultural contexts
• Ability to effectively prioritise work and agree priorities with the Project Manager
• Experience working with a standardised Business Analysis methodology and associated processes and tools
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the business
• Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally
• Demonstrable ability to challenge the user-friendliness of set up, requirements and design for implementation and regular usage
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Engaging as well as assertive, influencing and negotiating
• Experience leading small teams
• True passion for results, responsibility and proactivity
• Excellent communication skills, fluent in English
• Competent in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to travel

Desirable
• Expertise in Target Operating Model design and implementation
• INGO experience
• A second language. Preferably French, Spanish or Arabic.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.
This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.
We are looking for candidates that are based in countries where Save the Children operates.
This role is a Mid-Senior Level and we can offer circa £56,000 per annum salary (if based in UK)

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 current remuneration and salary expectations.
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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.


JOB DESCRIPTION:
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Date advertised: 11 Feb 2021
Closing date: 26 Feb 2021 - 04:59 GMT
Location: Worldwide, Worldwide
Department: Human Resources
Type: Permanent
Schedule: Full-time