Job Description

We are Save the Children. Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future. We stand side by side with children in the toughest places to be a child and do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they\'re in danger, and have the chance to learn.

As one of the most recognisable charities in the UK with over 600,000 supporters, we\'ve fought for children in this country since our establishment in 1919. We support children to transform their lives by putting their rights at the core of all our work, and are committed to making a positive, lasting difference for children.

In the context of increasing global volatility, Save the Children UK is at a crucial juncture. We recognise the need to adapt and evolve our culture and capabilities, to enable us to deliver greater impact for children and to futureproof ourselves in an ever-transforming world.

As a result, we have set out an ambitious, large-scale, and transformative strategy for our Digital, Data and Technology function. Our vision is to move us to an iterative, agile, design-thinking culture, with the technology to underpin it. We are on a journey to change our CRM, harness AI, drive innovation and the incubation of new ideas, improve service delivery to internal customers, and support wider strategic and digital delivery.

To achieve this, we need a new and innovative Chief Digital and Transformation Officer (CDTO) to work alongside our executive leadership team. You will lead the delivery and evolution of our DDaT strategy, acting as a change agent to deliver a fundamental shift in both mindset and culture, and capabilities and ways of working, to drive clear business outcomes.

As an established transformative leader, you will be responsible for the following:

• Both leading a capable team of DDaT professionals and working within a matrix across our organisation to drive engagement and delivery.
• Partnering with a highly capable executive team as a trusted strategic advisor and change agent.
• Accelerating our journey to drive the utilisation of data for strategic decision making.
• Finalising a new target operating model to deliver world-class technology services and digital ways of working.

• Applying strategic vision to ensure that we have a market leading digital strategy to take us into the future with total preparedness.

• Fully mapping and understand our technology estate as part of our legacy technology migration and CRM implementation.
• Leading our cloud journey to further improve accessibility, security and our platforms for future ways of working.
• Building a culture of customer experience and centricity (whether internal or external) and empowering teams to innovate.
• Embedding agile ways of working, the adoption of multi-disciplinary teams, and iterative ways of working.
• Building agency and a culture of enabled self-service throughout Save the Children UK.
• Owning the business case process and steering investment across DDaT as a function.

• Ensuring robust security across our entire technology estate and preparing us for the possible threats of the future.

As our new CDTO, you will show us the art of the possible and unlock capabilities to further improve the work that the charity does to improve the lives of children. You will be part of a thrilling and complex DDaT transformation, not only leading the way in the charity sector and setting a new benchmark for change but collaborating with other renowned charities to help unlock their own capabilities.

If all of this appeals to you, we would love to hear from you.

For further details or to apply, please contact Mercedes Sargant, Eleri Morgan, or Rachel Ellis via or 020 8253 1806.

Please note:

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.

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Interview Expenses:

Candidates should note that unfortunately it is not our policy to reimburse expenses accrued when attending interviews at Save the Children UK unless you are requested to attend an interview in an alternative location to where the role is based.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any Employment with Save the Children UK will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)

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