Deadline of this Job: 31 October 2022
Role Dimensions:

This part-time role will will support the TE Transformation Project Team by leading on data and financial analysis for reporting. The role will work with Centre functional areas as well as Members, regions and country offices to assimilate and process a range of data; lead on analysis of these data sets; and ultimately produce outputs in support of deliverables that will be presented to a range of senior leadership audiences and other stakeholders across the movement. They will ensure quality and be a subject matter expert on the project’s core data and KPIs.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Experience in financial/ data analysis, ideally within the NGO sector
• Highly organised and methodological approach to work
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the business
• Very proficient in MS Excel
• Financially literate; highly numerate and comfortable working on complex data sets
• Experience of leading analysis outputs and working with financial and other key data sets, preferably in an accountancy, actuarial, risk or auditing capacity
• A proven ability to deliver to the highest standards in a fast-paced and complex environment, with high quick turnaround times
• Ability to work independently and judge when to ask for advice or inputs
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to understand stakeholder drivers and project expectations
• Excellent communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and present both at a technical and non-technical level
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate/mediate; to facilitate the resolution of conflicting data/ financial analysis
• Ability to effectively prioritise work and agree priorities with the Project Lead / Project Manager / Line Manager
• Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally

Desirable

• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
• Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Accelerating Delivery and Improvement (ADI) is a capacity-building initiative designed to enable Save the Children colleagues and teams to become more effective and efficient in delivering results. Through a structured capacity-building program, events and tailored business improvement support, the ADI Team’s goal is create a culture of continuous improvement in our ways of working across the Save the Children movement. ADI support offers draw on proven approaches from continuous improvement, planning and implementation, change management and stakeholder engagement.

The Senior Capacity Building Manager will play a central role in achieving this goal. They will work directly with colleagues at all levels and throughout all parts of the Save the Children movement, including senior stakeholders, to increase capacity and capabilities, identify improvement areas, deliver measurable and sustainable change, and drive efficiency and effectiveness throughout the organisation.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable expertise in both the delivery and creation of capacity-building interventions. They will be a skilled problem solver who brings a structured approach to their work and planning. This is a highly varied role serving all Save the Children offices so the successful candidate will be able to work effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organisation and will be willing to work across a range of different activity areas, sometimes autonomously.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Cross-functional leadership, building effective teams, and reaching objectives through influence is critical.
• Experience of Agile approaches desirable.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills across all cultures.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Able to prioritize time and tasks and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Managerial courage is critical in this role.
• Significant experience in managing and creating processes and workflows, including finance and operations.
• Demonstrated data analysis proficiency
• Proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic desirable