Senior Capacity Building Manager

The Opportunity

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the permanent Senior Capacity Building Manager. As part of Save the Children’s global 2016-2018 strategic plan, creating a high performing organization is one of nine priorities. As part of this priority, Save the Children wishes to establish global capability for best practice change and process improvement. This will enable the delivery of the major changes to process, systems and organisation envisaged in our current strategy and create a culture of continuous improvement that will impact how we work in all areas of our operation, over time. The Senior Capacity Building Manager in the Accelerating Delivery & Improvement team will have a direct impact on the organisation’s ability to meet this objective. S/he will work directly with senior management and their staff throughout all parts of the Save the Children movement to: increase capacity and capabilities, identify improvement areas, deliver measurable and sustainable change, and drive efficiency and effectiveness throughout the organisation.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Lean/Six Sigma, change management and/or project management trained/certified or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree essential, Masters degree desirable in Business, International Development or a related field.
• ADI Practitioner status

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Cross-functional leadership, building effective teams, and reaching objectives through influence is critical.
• Experience delivering improvements through the application of project management and/or continuous improvement tools and techniques.
• 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.

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.