Lead FMS Application Architect

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the permanent Lead FMS Application Architect

Agresso (Unit4 Business World) is at the heart of our FMS applications, the largest and most complex application set SCI operate, which are mission critical to our operation. The Lead FMS Application Architect owns and drives the FMS Applications strategy, roadmap, standards and design patterns.

The role is responsible for the architecture, design, development and enhancement of all SCI Agresso and other financial technology implementations across organisation. In addition the architect is responsible for Member implementations where the SC member utilises the FMS shared service run by SCI in its global service centres.

The role collaborates with users across the global organisation, the development team and the vendor to architect, design, plan and deliver solutions and is a leading role in the on boarding of new Members onto the FMS shared service.

The role requires experience in developing and adapting existing business solutions as well as creating new solutions.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Proven experience of architecting globally distributed Agresso and other FMS implementations
• Proven experience in working on FMS Application strategies, roadmaps, standards and design patterns.
• Advanced Agresso skills in > 75% of modules
• Advanced T-SQL skills
• Advanced Agresso performance analysis skills
• Advanced Excelerator skills
• Proven line management experience (with a globally distributed team desirable)
• Proven ability to manage stakeholder expectation at multiple levels of seniority
• Experience of communicating technical issues to a multi-cultural, multi-functional audience.
• Ability to evaluate, recommend and implement timely, essential improvements to existing application services 
• Exceptional planning and organisational skills with ability to clearly communicate technical issues to a wide audience.
• Proven ability to recruit, coach and retain technical staff
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Desirable

• Experience of working within an agile project delivery environment
• Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally with offshore project team members
• Additional languages (particularly French or Spanish)

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector with an option of flexible of working hours

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.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

 

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.