Senior Officer, Transformation Portfolio Management at Save The Children
Save the Children invests in childhood - every day, in times of crisis and for our future.
- In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.
- By transforming children's lives now, we change the course of their future and ours. Please give monthly and support our mission.
Role Purpose
The Senior Officer, Transformation Portfolio Management is a key member of the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) team.
- The role holder will act as the PMO business partner for a sub-set of the projects within the Transformation Portfolio and is responsible for portfolio-wide activity including dashboards and reporting, governance support, tooling and document management.
- The role drives the development and adoption of good practice, and coaches Project Managers and Project Leads in the application of the Transformation Delivery Lifecycle, PMO controls and project management tooling to their projects.
Principal Accountabilities
Tooling:
Support in the training and coaching of Project Managers and Project Leads in the use of project management tooling, including the application of project management best practice using the tooling.
- Manage and maintain project management tooling guidance, and identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in use of tooling.
Experience and Skills
Essential:
Knowledge of project, programme and portfolio management practices, standards and methodologies.
- Considerable experience in a PMO role, ideally in a programme or portfolio management office.
- Experience in the use of project and portfolio management tools and experience of supporting tools and good practice adoption.
- A proactive and solutions-orientated approach, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to identify and implement solutions.
- Able to build strong relationships within the organisation and influence others.
- Flexible and pragmatic attitude to work, happy to support others to achieve team goals, with the ability to work at pace while maintaining high quality standards.
- Excellent communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English.
- Confident user of standard Microsoft applications, including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines with strong attention to detail.
Maintain a calm disposition and positive outlook particularly when working under pressure.
Education & Qualifications:
Essential:
Educated to Degree level or equivalent work experience.
- Understanding of a structured project methodology (e.g. PRINCE2) or accredited project management training (APM or PMI), including experience leading a project using such a methodology.
Desirable:
- Self-motivated with ability to work autonomously.
- Commitment to the mission, vision and values of Save the Children.
- Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects).
- Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic.
Deadline: Not Specified
How to Apply
Interested applicant can apply via this link
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