The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
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- Junior Business Analyst - Humanitarian Systems
- Business Analyst - Process & Systems
- Head of Data Governance
- Senior Officer, Transformation Portfolio Management
- PMO Manager, Foundational Transformation
- Method of Application
- Job TypeFull Time , Remote , Hybrid
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldData, Business Analysis and AI  , NGO/Non-Profit 
Role purpose
- Within the Transformation Delivery Department, we have a team of Business Analysts that are assigned to projects based on need. Projects will have an IT component but the specific function being supported will vary by project.
- Our Business Analysts are responsible for analysing the relevant business area or function and documenting business requirements, business processes, view of existing systems, data, integration requirements etc. Business Analysts will support the development of the current and future state and bridge the gap between projects and the relevant functions and IT (where relevant). Business Analysts will also be expected to contribute to our BA Methodology and support continuous improvement to our BA processes and tools. To be effective in this role you will need experience working as a BA on a complex Transformation Project or Programme.
Reporting To: Director of Business Architecture & Business Analysis
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote; flexible working options available
Contract: Permanent Contract
Grade: P2
Location: Any approved Save the Children office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Preferred Time Zone: Any
Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their preferred location for the duration of employment
International Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 10%
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility: None
Accountabilities
- Discover and document business requirements by engaging with different teams across the organisation to understand their needs and constraints
- Ratify and express clear business goals, ensuring that they are aligned with the organisation’s strategic priorities
- Collaborate with the Solutions Architecture team to guarantee compliance with organisational standards and practices
- Partner with test engineers to design and develop comprehensive test cases that ensure the functionality meets the documented requirements
- Work with Business Functions to document as-is and to be process maps, utilising tools as defined by the Business Analysis and Architecture methodology
- Monitor and report on the progress of the project to stakeholders to ensure transparency and accountability
- Encourage and promote a culture of inclusivity and diversity in all activities, ensuring equitable treatment for all stakeholders
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Foundational experience in discovering and documenting business requirements supported by exceptional verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex concepts clearly
- Proficient experience in modelling business processes and translating them into system requirements
- Experience in analysing data, drawing actionable insights, and problem-solving using various analytical techniques.
- Experience with business analysis tools and methodologies, such as UML, BPMN, and software development lifecycle (SDLC) frameworks
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, and partners.
- Experienced in collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams including solutions architecture and test engineering
- Considerable experience in engaging with diverse stakeholders to understand their needs and constraints. Adept at facilitating workshops and discussions to gather requirements and foster consensus
- Ability to partner with test engineers to design test cases that verify functionality against documented requirements
Desirable
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
- Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello) and office suites (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Proficient in conflict resolution techniques to address and mediate stakeholder disagreements and ensure project continuity
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Understanding of a structured Project methodology (e.g. PRINCE2) or accredited Project Management training (APM or PMI)
Desirable
- Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic
- Job TypeFull Time , Remote , Hybrid
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldData, Business Analysis and AI  , NGO/Non-Profit 
Role purpose
- Within the Transformation Delivery Department, we have a team of Business Analysts that are assigned to projects based on need. Projects will have an IT component but the specific function being supported will vary by project.
- Our Business Analysts are responsible for analysing the relevant business area or function and documenting business requirements, business processes, view of existing systems, data, integration requirements etc. Business Analysts will support the development of the current and future state and bridge the gap between projects and the relevant functions and IT (where relevant). Business Analysts will also be expected to contribute to our BA Methodology and support continuous improvement to our BA processes and tools. To be effective in this role you will need experience working as a BA on a complex Transformation Project or Programme.
Reporting To: Director of Business Architecture & Business Analysis
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote; flexible working options available
Contract: Permanent Contract
Grade: P3
Location: Any approved Save the Children office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Preferred Time Zone: Any
Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their preferred location for the duration of employment
International Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 10%
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility: None
Accountabilities
- Develop business process architecture skills by engaging in various projects and ensuring continuous learning and improvement to align with SCI’s strategic goals
- Enhance business architecture views, including capability models, organisation models, and value stream inventories, to provide a comprehensive understanding of SCI’s operations
- Collaborate with management to ratify current and future state process architectures, ensuring alignment with overall strategic objectives and operational efficiency
- Model process architecture by specifying which capabilities from the capability model contribute to each process (value stream), offering a cross-functional representation of SCI's operating model. Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure the seamless integration of business processes and architecture, promoting collaboration and shared understanding.
- Discover and document business requirements by engaging with different teams across the organisation to understand their needs and constraints
- Ratify and express clear business goals, ensuring that they are aligned with the organisation’s strategic priorities
- Collaborate with the Solutions Architecture team to guarantee compliance with organisational standards and practices
- Partner with test engineers to design and develop comprehensive test cases that ensure the functionality meets the documented requirements
- Encourage and promote a culture of inclusivity and diversity in all activities, ensuring equitable treatment for all stakeholders
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Significant experience in discovering and documenting business requirements and working with test engineers to design test cases against defined requirements
- Significant experience in modelling business processes and translating them into system requirements
- Experience in analysing data, drawing actionable insights, and problem-solving using various analytical techniques
- Experience with business analysis tools and methodologies, such as UML, BPMN, and software development lifecycle (SDLC) frameworks
- Experienced in collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams including solutions architecture and test engineering. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with team members, stakeholders, and partners.
- Experience in engaging with diverse stakeholders to understand their needs and constraints. Adept at facilitating workshops and discussions to gather requirements and foster consensus. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to articulate complex concepts clearly
- Skilled in tracking project progress, identifying deviations, and implementing corrective measures
- Proficient in conflict resolution techniques to address and mediate stakeholder disagreements and ensure project continuity
Desirable
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
- Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Trello) and office suites (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Understanding of a structured Project methodology (e.g. PRINCE2) or accredited Project Management training (APM or PMI)
Desirable
- Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic
- Job TypeFull Time , Remote , Hybrid
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldData, Business Analysis and AI 
Role purpose
- This role is critical in triaging and managing the Change Requests that are received into the TDIT team on an ongoing basis. Change requests are critical to ensure ongoing small and medium size changes or new interventions / initiatives are reviewed, prioritised, scoped and costed in a timely manner to support the effective ongoing delivery of our programmes for children. Change requests will include system and non-system changes.
Reporting To: Director of Data and Analytics
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote; flexible working options available
Contract: Permanent Contract
Grade: M4
Location: Any approved Save the Children office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Preferred Time Zone: Any
Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their preferred location for the duration of employment
International Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 10%
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility: Manager of a team, number of people managed in total: 2
Accountabilities
- Lead and oversee data governance processes, ensuring all key business stakeholders are engaged and supported in understanding and utilising our data infrastructure effectively
- Establish and maintain clear expectations for business functions regarding their data governance responsibilities, including maintaining data definitions and ensuring data quality
- Structure and streamline data availability, ensuring that business users have clear and accessible information to make informed decisions
- Chair and manage key forums such as the Product Owners Forum and the Analytics Community of Practice to foster collaboration and shared learning across the organisation
- Take business ownership of cross-functional data products, ensuring that reporting and analytics tools meet the needs of all stakeholders while maintaining data integrity
- Collaborate closely with IT to ensure seamless integration of technical and business aspects of data management products and processes, promoting a unified and efficient approach
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Data Governance Expertise: Extensive experience in leading implementation of data governance frameworks, initiatives, data catalogues, metadata management, and data quality processes in large organizations
- Data Quality Management: Significant experience in ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across systems.
- Analytics and Reporting Tools: Extensive experience with various reporting and analytics tools, such as Tableau, Power BI, or SAS
- Team Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional teams, offering guidance and fostering a collaborative environment that aligns with SCI's values
- Stakeholder Engagement: Proven experience in engaging and managing stakeholders from diverse business functions effectively
- Facilitation: Experience in chairing forums of key technical stakeholders, encouraging shared learning and solutions. Capable of translating complex technical information to actionable, clear summary information
- Technical-Non-Technical Integration: Ability to work closely with IT to ensure seamless integration of technical and business aspects in data management processes
- Strategic Vision: Ability to think strategically about data governance on a global scale, setting ambitious and challenging goals for the team. Encourages and applies new and innovative solutions to drive data governance and management efforts
Desirable
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience
Education and Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience
- Job TypeFull Time , Remote , Hybrid
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldNGO/Non-Profit 
Role purpose
- This role is critical in triaging and managing the Change Requests that are received into the TDIT team on an ongoing basis. Change requests are critical to ensure ongoing small and medium size changes or new interventions / initiatives are reviewed, prioritised, scoped and costed in a timely manner to support the effective ongoing delivery of our programmes for children. Change requests will include system and non-system changes.
Reporting To: Director of Transformation Portfolio Management Office
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote; flexible working options available
Contract: Permanent Contract
Grade: P2
Location: Any approved Save the Children office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Preferred Time Zone: Any
Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their preferred location for the duration of employment
International Travel Requirements: None
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility: None
Accountabilities
- Facilitate and coordinate the end-to-end change request management process to ensure timely delivery of requests, maintaining a focus on continuous improvements and efficiency gains
- Organise and chair regular change request review meetings, ensuring all relevant stakeholders are engaged and that outcomes are documented and actioned promptly
- Liaise effectively with colleagues across IT, TD and PMO to track the progress of change requests, manage escalations, and remove any barriers to timely delivery
- Maintain and continuously improve process maps, guidance, and training materials related to change request processes, ensuring they remain current and effective
- Deliver comprehensive reporting on change requests, including detailed analysis and trends, and communicate findings to Finance and other relevant teams to inform decision-making. Manage, maintain and drive continuous improvements in dashboards for managing and reporting on change requests
- Hold colleagues accountable for delivering change requests in line with defined processes, providing necessary support and applying appropriate consequences to ensure adherence to organisational standards and principles
- Develop & maintain PMO reporting dashboards for project, resourcing and change request activity. Drive continuous improvement in use of PMO tooling across project, resourcing and change request activity
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Stakeholder Engagement: Considerable experience in organising and chairing review meetings. Proven capability to engage all relevant stakeholders and ensure that outcomes are documented and actions taken promptly
- Multi-Department Coordination: Proficient experience in liaising effectively with colleagues across multiple teams and departments to track progress, manage escalations, and remove delivery barriers
- Process Improvement: Proficient experience in maintaining and continuously improving process maps, guidance, and training materials related to change request processes. Ability to ensure that these documents remain current and effective
- Reporting and Analysis: Considerable experience delivering comprehensive reporting and development of dashboards for reporting, including detailed analysis and trend analysis. Ability to communicate findings effectively to finance and other teams to inform decision-making structures
- Accountability and Adherence: Proficient experience in holding colleagues accountable for delivering change requests in line with defined processes. Capacity to provide necessary support while ensuring adherence to organisational standards and principles.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in relevant software tools such as MS Office Suite, project management and dashboard software (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Planview, PowerBI)
Desirable
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
- Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a related field such as Information Technology, Project Management, or Business Administration is desirable.
Desirable
- External Project Management accreditation
- Job TypeFull Time , Remote , Hybrid
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND
- Experience
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldNGO/Non-Profit  , Project Management 
Role purpose
- The PMO Manager, Foundational Transformation is a key member of the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) team, looking at our Foundational Transformation Initiatives, a set of initiatives focused on our core systems and processes are robust and efficient, enabling us to focus on where we can deliver the greatest value and supporting all our programming across Development and Humanitarian and in delivery through Partners. This role will also manage key PMO-owned governance forums across the portfolio.
Reporting To: Head of Portfolio Management, Foundational Transformation
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote; flexible working options available
Contract: Permanent Contract
Grade: P4
Location: Any approved Save the Children office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations
Preferred Time Zone: Any
Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply
Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their preferred location for the duration of employment
International Travel Requirements: None
Budget Responsibility: None
People Management Responsibility: None
Accountabilities
- Work effectively across the portfolio of initiatives with the teams to ensure they are held to account for delivery against the priorities and associated plans and to support them to remove blockers as they arise, reaching out to senior stakeholders in support of the teams where needed
- Collaborate with in-department and other department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects including supporting the Change Request process where required. This could include hosting triage calls, monitoring change request tickets and chasing for updates as required
- Portfolio level planning and management of controls at a portfolio level– including ownership of the integrated plan and associated dependencies across the Transformation and IT department
- Ensure ongoing monitoring of delivery and reporting of progress including resourcing, benefits, budgets etc. identifying and escalating issues where needed and stepping in to provide hands on intervention and delivery support to the Project Manager and wider team where needed
- Actively manage interdependencies between initiatives, ensuring these are properly captured, monitored and content specific interventions and priorities are clearly defined and actioned
- Play a key role in ongoing improvements in the Portfolio Management space including improving existing project management office policies and processes.
- Manage the preparation, facilitation and follow up for key governance and engagement forums including Transformation Steering Groups, Portfolio Progress meetings, stage gate reviews etc. As part of this, engage across multiple different stakeholders including Senior Leaders
- Train and coach Project Managers and Project Leads in the application of the Transformation Delivery Lifecycle and PMO controls to their project . In addition, train and coach Project Managers and Project Leads in the use of project management tooling, including the application of project management best practice using our tooling. Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in project management tooling
- Manage and maintain PMO dashboards and reporting at both project/initiative and portfolio levels. Produce regular PMO reporting and dashboards. Support projects to develop project-specific dashboards and reporting. Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in dashboards and reporting
- Provide ongoing guidance and support to the initiative leads and wider team members as required, acting as a sounding board for questions and escalating issues as they arise to the relevant leaders in the team
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of project, programme, and portfolio management practices, standards, and methodologies with a minimum of five years of PMO experience in a senior analyst/manager role
- Previous responsibility for managing a complex portfolio of transformation initiatives including system and non-system changes or at a minimum experience of leading a global transformation initiative as a Project Manager or equivalent
- Demonstrated experience working with global stakeholders across different levels of the organisation from a broad range of contexts including experience setting up and working with project governance structures
- Experience of industry project management standards and holding project management teams accountable to those standards as well as coaching skills to help build the capabilities of others in the area of Project and Change Management
- Demonstrable experience of acting as a ‘business partner’ to functional areas e.g. Supply Chain, Finance etc.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment with high levels of change and quick turnaround times, whilst delivering to the highest standards
- Ability to resolve complex project issues, with a balance of pragmatism and rigour and delivering interventions to support the resolution of issues
- Confident user of standard Microsoft applications, including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. Experienced in using work management tools such as Jira. Previous experience of using project planning tools such as Planview
Desirable
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
- Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a related field such as Information Technology, Project Management, or Business Administration is desirable.
Desirable
- External Project Management accreditation
Method of Application
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