Save the Children Lead, Movement Development & Quality Standards Jobs in Kenya
Role Purpose
Lead the development and management of innovative operating models, building organisational capacity, providing technical expertise, and facilitating adoption of fit‑for‑purpose models.
Contribute to building a strong quality culture and ensuring one global quality standard across Save the Children.
Join the Strategy, Planning and Movement Development Global Team to lead operating models work, building capacity, facilitating adoption, and strengthening quality culture.
Design and roll out effective solutions informed by user feedback, data, and evolving organisational needs.
Manage complex initiatives and adapt country‑level entity operating models in an international NGO context.
Principal Accountabilities
Lead planning and delivery of operating models work, evolving and strengthening models across the movement.
Identify and prioritise critical operating model gaps with stakeholders, driving resolution at global level.
Manage operating model updates in line with user feedback, shifting contexts, and organisational needs.
Identify interdependencies and ensure operating models support organisational priorities and country strategies.
Facilitate geopresence work through adaptation of operating models to local contexts and development of resources.
Promote best practices and promising operating models that achieve optimal results.
Facilitate confident, effective, and autonomous operating model practices by implementing offices and stakeholders.
Design and deliver capacity‑building support for global teams and implementing offices.
Develop and improve resources providing technical and practical guidance for adoption and management of operating models.
Provide technical support to stakeholders and networks, including in high‑risk/high‑complexity cases.
Support work to strengthen quality, organisational development, and governance across the movement.
Lead or support delivery of Movement Development and Quality
Standards initiatives and workstreams.
Align operating models with quality and mutual accountability frameworks.
Contribute to improvements in SCI’s and the movement’s quality standards to build a strong quality culture.
Provide technical expertise to drive good governance, shared learning, and streamlined reporting.
Experience and Skills – Essential
Proven experience in developing and driving innovative solutions, resources, and processes to meet user needs.
Experience building capacity of diverse stakeholders using different techniques.
Experience defining, designing, and evolving/adapting operating models, preferably in non‑profit contexts.
Strong project and change management experience, including leading cross‑functional teams.
Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and relationship‑building skills.
Experience solving complex issues through analysis and clear resolution pathways.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to distil complex concepts into simple messages.
Fluency in English essential; proficiency in other SCI working languages desirable.
Desirable
Experience working in large, complex international NGOs and/or insight into country office settings.
How to Apply
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