Head Of Department Operations

Description:

The Global Programmes Division works with Save the Children International colleagues and local partners, combining and optimising resources for maximum impact. Through our resilient partnerships model and technical expertise, we design appropriate, high-quality humanitarian and development programmes, that drive sector level change and provide immediate and lasting impact for children around the world. We take pride in developing processes and tools that underpin our data driven decision making, ensuring we work in the most inclusive, effective, and efficient way possible.

About the Role

We currently have two exciting opportunities to join the team. As one of two new Head of Department Operations, you will be working with either the Programme Quality and Impact (PQI), or Programme Partnerships department within our Global Programmes division, playing a key role supporting teams at the heart of our international programming work.

These are varied and rewarding positions, spanning operational leadership, strategic planning, and people initiatives within the department and supporting the development of a high performing, effective team.

You will drive major system and culture change initiatives at departmental level in support of these priorities, as well as leading initiatives to enhance our ongoing operational effectiveness, and the engagement of staff in our organisational communications, people and culture agendas.

You will also work closely with the Division Operations team to ensure appropriate alignment across the division, as well as with multiple stakeholders across the organisation, building effective relationships at all levels.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Leading Strategy, Planning and Programme Management across your department, developing and overseeing delivery and monitoring of department annual plans to deliver on organisational priorities.
• Guiding strategic decision-making on resource planning, operations, and prioritisation.
• Project management of strategic and prioritised projects and working groups, involving a range of stakeholders across the department, division, and wider organisation, to ensure high-quality planning, delivery, reporting and communications.
• Change Management, Systems & Process improvement: representing and advocating for the needs of the department, influencing and adapting systems and processes to ensure efficient and effective delivery of divisional and organisational initiatives.
• Developing, overseeing and supporting others in engaging cross-divisional and departmental communications.
• Financial management: effective management of the Departmental budget by leading on annual budgeting, forecasting and monitoring and ensure effective systems and procedures are in place for cost-recovery.
• People & Culture: supporting the divisional Director and leading on departmental People initiatives to advance inclusivity and diversity within departments and ensure that People are well-supported and motivated.