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Grants Transition Project Manager - Fixed term contract

This role is for a 12 month fixed term contract.

Save the Children is a global child rights organisation with a dual mandate to deliver world-class, quality programming in health, education and child protect and to be the leading INGO for children in emergencies.

Save the Children: • reaches 50 million children every year • raises $1.4 billion for children every year • has 29 national organizations in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia • works in more than 90 countries and has over 15,000 employees

The Grants Transition Project Manager will be responsible for providing project management support for the end-to-end transition of member-owned grants into Save the Children International (SCI). This role will provide oversight on the fund summaries process to enable the smooth and timely migration of member data into SCI Grant Management System (GMS). He/she will primarily dedicated to ensuring that the transfer of all member grants occurs in an accurate and timely fashion from a country office's pre-transition phase through to its post-go-live date, at which point he/she will ensure that outstanding grants transition activities are appropriately handed-over to the respective business functions and regional offices. In addition, this role will be responsible for the continued development and improvement, training, and roll out on the overall grant transfer process.

The Grants Transition Project Manager will need to work closely with many different member staff and user groups throughout the organisation, as well as Save the Children International staff from finance, grants management and IT teams. He/she will need to work with all stakeholders to track progress, identify risks and issues, develop mitigation and solution options, monitor resolution, and escalate where appropriate to IP senior management.

This position may require travel to Save the Children International offices or member offices to support central, regional and country office staff. Willingness to travel at short notice, if required, (up to 20% of the time) is expected.

Required skills and experience • Excellent project management and prioritisation skills; strong organizational and follow-up skills • Ability to set and agree reasonable expectations for individuals and teams and hold them accountable for meeting those expectations • Strong analytical and problem solving skills, notably ability to translate strategy into practical action, understand risk factors and put in place mitigations; strong attention to detail • Ability to work effectively under tight timelines and potential crisis scenarios • Outstanding interpersonal skills; able to professionally interact with diverse employees, from entry-level to upper-level management • Ability to work successfully in a matrix organisation and “manage” teams and individuals who are not line reports • Strong communications skills - verbal and written fluency in English. The ability to work in a second language would be a strong advantage • Ability to translate complex grant and financial information into a clear and approachable format for a wide range of audiences • Solid skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint applications • Prior knowledge of grant and programme management processes for not-for-profit organisation a plus • Must be willing to travel at short notice up to ~20% of the time to the centre (member and Save the Children International), regional and country office staff as required

How to apply:

Please send a copy of your CV with accompanying cover letter to SCIRecruitment@savethechildren.org. Further information on Save the Children can be found at www.savethechildren.net