Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 13th Apr 2021
We need you - a passionate Agile practitioner excited about taking Save the Children, who is relatively new to Agile, on the Agile project management journey. We need you to roll up your sleeves and use your demonstratable operational planning skills and strategic mind to lead a project through all stages. Use your project leadership experience to lead team members who have little Agile experience, to ensure we can continue to do the work we do to help children in Australia and abroad.
We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there's a disaster - like an earthquake, drought or conflict - we are there on the ground.
In this full-time permanent position, based in Carlton, you'll lead our cross-organisational Agile portfolio operating process, which is key coordination role responsible for driving portfolio planning and strengthening project governance across Save the Children. You'll also directly project manage delivery of key strategic projects with a particular focus on our transformation for 2021. You'll be part of our Strategy and Transformation team and report to our Director of Strategy and Transformation.
You will make an impact by:
You are proactive and professional. Your motivation and communication skills see you work to enhance participation and engagement Agile project delivery. You're able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, and prioritise a full workload. You enjoy working in a team, thrive on developing collaborative relationships, and are equally comfortable supporting a project team as you are working with senior executives.
This role requires:
It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:
We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply' section.
Position Description - Manager Strategic Projects
At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work. We encourage people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds to apply.
Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check(where necessary), and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
Save the Children Australia supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.