Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Change Analyst – Global Hiring to join our global team.

Team and Job Purpose

Driven by challenging or fluctuating labour market conditions, our strategy and an increase in remote working possibilities post-Covid 19, Save the Children sees an increased need to ensure we are able to ensure we leverage our global presence and talent available across markets to fill key global positions based in different countries to the recruiting office.

The Global Hiring Project aims to transform Save the Children’s ability to attract, contract and manage talent based internationally by determining an agreed list of global hiring countries and establishing a fit for purpose operating model. This will broaden our access to affordable talent pools and enable us to effectively and efficiently source and manage the high-calibre, diverse talent and critical skills needed to deliver our mission for children.

Engaging with the project team and business representatives, the Senior Change Analyst conducts analysis to manage agreed change deliverables and will support the development of these deliverables for specific projects as directed by the Global Change Manager or Project Lead.

Change & Deployment deliverables include Change definition (including current state analysis), Change Impact Assessment, Stakeholder Analysis, Change planning, Communication materials, Business Readiness Assessment, approach to transition to Business as Usual and Post Go-Live review. The Senior Change Analyst will also support the development of the Deployment toolkit to enable country level deployment activities. The Senior Change Analyst will regularly need to engage with stakeholders to complete the required change activities.

Job Title: Senior Change Analyst – Global Hiring

Reports To: Global Change Manager – Global Hiring

Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available

Contract Length: 1 year Fixed Term Contract

Grade: P3

Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. For a full list of locations that Save the Children International can hire in, please visit: Hiring Locations

Time Zone (that the role holder must be available to work in): Any

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment.

Language Requirements: English

International Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 10%

Budget Responsibility: None

People Management Responsibility: None

Principal Accountabilities

• Support the development of the required Change deliverables based on previous proven experience of delivering change interventions / projects

• Elicit, analyse, translate, and document the current state in terms of people, processes, technology/tools and data/information through ongoing engagement with stakeholders across the organisation

• Articulate the solution/ proposed changes and their anticipated impact on the business

• Identify stakeholders and in what way they will be impacted in terms of process, people, technology/tools and data/information

• Ensure that all content in the Feasibility to Build Phases contributes in the best possible way to a smooth and effective implementation by all impacted stakeholders including Countries and Members where relevant

• Support ongoing Change Management capability development activities for the wider movement

• Provide ongoing expertise and support to enable local deployment activities in Countries and Members

• Activities may also include process mapping, workshop preparation and facilitation, development of slides and word documents, data analysis, development and management of communications channels

Experience and Skills

Essential

1. Experience and capability in change management

2. Proven stakeholder engagement skills including engaging with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation including senior stakeholders

3. Strong communication skills (written & oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to different types of audiences with different levels of understanding of the subject matter

4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

5. Experience of working on projects at various phases of the project lifecycle

6. Experience working across multiple functions or locations

7. True passion for results, responsibility and proactivity

8. Competent in Excel and PowerPoint

Desirable

• Affinity, knowledge and experience of working within a standardised project/change methodology

• Experience working across geographies

• INGO experience

• A second language. Preferably French, Spanish or Arabic

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

• External Change Management Accreditation

Working at Save the Children International

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.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

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.

Application Information

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found here via the job listing. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Our recruitment process:

Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter
Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview
If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Job Info

Job Identification 11023
Job Category Business Transformation
Posting Date 01/10/2025, 06:35 PM
Apply Before 01/27/2025, 04:59 AM
Job Schedule Full time
Locations CENTRE - London Worldwide

Senior Change Analyst - Global Hiring