Save the Children NGO IT Delivery Manager Jobs in Kenya
Save the Children NGO IT Delivery Manager Jobs in Kenya
Dimensions:Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.
In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya.
In Feb 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own.
Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana and Wajir and a footprint in Kakamega, Kisumu, Migori and Kitui. In 2016, Save the Children established a new project office in Madagascar whose operations are managed by the Kenya CO.
Role Purpose:
The purpose of the IT Delivery Manager is to manage resource supply and delivery planning of the global IT technology staff.
The role acts as an interface with the London based PMO team running global change projects, and project managers and team leaders across the global IT team, ensuring alignment of resource management plans.
Key Areas of Accountability:
Drive the delivery of the diverse portfolio of IT projects working within a defined methodology
Prepare and manage an IT resource map up to 1 year in advance, predicting spikes and troughs of demand.
Ensure that the IT and PMO leadership have accurate information from these reports to make resourcing decisions in a timely fashion.
Consult regularly with all Project Managers to ensure that their IT resource needs are being met, and provide management information to them to help them model their project costs.
Identify opportunities for utilising low cost FTE solutions as the default resource supply, falling back to contractors and partners where needed.
Work with resource owners / team leaders to model and predict supply and demand of IT resources and assist in the development of flexible burstable supplier capacity where appropriate.
Drive
the project resourcing to a regular beat: monitor workstream activity, dynamically manage resource allocations and keep all stakeholders informed.
Provide regular status reports that support effective decision making with the project, at the Management Review Group (MRG) and across PMO and IT leadership
Manage relationships with stakeholders (SCI) as well as with Save the Children members
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
Understanding of a structured Project methodology (e.g. PRINCE2) or accredited Project Management training (APM or PMI)
Understanding of an Agile approach to project delivery
Proven experience of supporting the successful delivery of projects across multiple geographic locations
Demonstrable experience and knowledge of programme and project practices and standards
Proven experience of using and leading change management activities including change impact assessment, stakeholder management, managing resistance, building change capacity
Demonstrable understanding of IT staffing methodologies, using a mixture of FTE, FTC, Offshore, Near shore, partners and suppliers
A proven ability to apply excellent analytical and problem solving skills, and to work collaboratively to deliver of effective solutions to project related issues
Highly developed organisational awareness and ability to understand any sensitivities within a complex multi-stakeholder structure; and think creatively and strategically to overcome obstacles to cooperation and progress
Strong team leadership abilities with the ability to motivate and mobilise individuals outside their reporting line
Strong business requirements collection, and process/workflow analysis skills
Excellent communication skills (written & oral English)
Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally
Proven experience in relationship or account management in a multi-cultural environment
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 9th June 2019
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children NGO IT Delivery Manager Jobs in Kenya
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