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About the Role

The Transformation Development team drives Save the Children's organizational change agenda by delivering high-impact, global transformation initiatives. This role is accountable for understanding context, identifying and incorporating stakeholders into the change plan, and ensuring its successful deployment across Country Offices and Members. The Senior Manager, Global Change will assess the impact of change on people, processes, data, technology, policy, and governance, working closely with the wider Project Team to develop and monitor robust change plans.

Responsibilities

Develop detailed change impact analyses to identify the difference between current and future states across all workstreams in the initiative, and ensure that all people, process and system changes are documented, understood and effectively communicated
Define a change approach to ensure that the desired changes are delivered effectively and in a sustainable way
Develop detailed transition plans which capture all necessary activities at project and country level to manage the change process and deliver the solutions
Develop a stakeholder analysis and ensure that it feeds into the development of change and comms planning
Develop and manage the change and communications plan and the stakeholder engagement plan and ensure this factors in all key requirements
Develop communications and change management material to support the engagements – such as a Compelling Story, Current/Future State Analysis, and overall change impact assessments
Initiate various pathways of interactive communication that contribute to the acceptance, support and implementation success of the initiative
Define the approach, manage the workstream plan, and ensure effective delivery of the outcomes of this workstream
Develop and manage an ‘internal’ change and communications plan for the project team, reference groups and governance groups, to ensure they are kept abreast of plans, progress and changes and that their input is integrated into the initiative
Act as a key part of the Project Management team, supporting the Project Lead to ensure change is effectively managed for the project, acting as a stand in for the project lead in key governance forums etc. during absence

Requirements

Considerable experience in leading the Change Management of large, global, transformation projects within Save the Children or equivalent scale organisation across both System and Non-System change.
Demonstrates direct accountability for issue resolution and capacity building to empower others in problem-solving as well as a passion for achieving results and displaying proactivity.
Extensive experience working across multiple project phases to deliver change management oversight and interventions effectively.
Familiarity with industry change management standards including evidence of completing formal training, with the ability to hold project teams accountable to those standards.
Demonstrated experience in engaging and collaborating with global stakeholders across various levels of the organisation including Senior Leaders, from diverse contexts.
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with team members, colleagues, members, and external partners.
Demonstrable experience assessing change impact across complex system and non-system transformation including documenting as-is and to-be process and interventions to manage transition.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to define a clear way forward, resolve issues, and secure stakeholder buy-in.
Demonstrable coaching skills to develop others' capabilities in change management.
Experience working in a dynamic environment characterised by high levels of change and quick turnaround times while maintaining high standards of delivery.
Experience leading change for a project focused on systems and behavioural change for a complex global stakeholder group where digital literacy is varied.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the country where the role is based, for the duration of employment.

Skills

Change Management
Stakeholder Analysis
Communications Planning
Project Management
Analytical Skills
Coaching Skills

Location

Any approved Save the Children International office location

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
Flexible working options

Experience Level

Senior Manager
Considerable experience in leading Change Management of large, global, transformation projects
Extensive experience working across multiple project phases
Demonstrated experience in engaging and collaborating with global stakeholders
Demonstrable experience assessing change impact
Experience working in a dynamic environment
Experience leading change for a project focused on systems and behavioural change

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
Understanding of a structured Change Management Methodology or accredited Change Management training
External Change Management Accreditation (Desirable)

About the Company

Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff.
We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.
We know that great people make a great organisation, 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.
The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding.
At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected.
Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.

Equal Opportunity

DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion.
We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this.