Manager, Change and Engagement - FMS Transition

Our Financial Management System is critical to the operational running of our organisation but is currently built on premise and needs to be migrated to a SaaS solution to drive efficiencies and ensure the long-term stability of the solution. To effectively implement the new FMS solution, we must decommission our existing system, ensuring transition of all processes and data and ensuring we adhere to global audit and data protection / maintenance requirements. This is a critical initiative that will work in partnership with the FMS SaaS initiative.

Role purpose

The Change and Engagement Manager is a key role to ensure the effective end user / stakeholder adoption of priority change initiatives. This role is critical to ensure the stakeholder impact is understood, documented and interventions are planned to ensure any impacts are effectively managed to enable the organisation to move from the as-is to the to-be state.

This role will work with the project team to understand key change and engagement interventions required to support the delivery of the initiative, agree the approach, develop the required materials and support the effective implementation.

For 2026, this role will focus on providing change management support to the first member going live with FMS SaaS - SC Netherlands., * Manage and deliver change management activities and associated deliverables to ensure effective change implementation of behavioural, process and system change

• Conduct detailed change and impact analysis to identify the differences between current and future operational states, facilitating smooth transitions
• Identify training and engagement needs in order to ensure stakeholders are aware of and adopt the changes
• Create and manage a deployment toolkit to ensure the successful embedding of changes across various functions and geographical locations.
• Oversee stakeholder analysis and engagement to ensure comprehensive, inclusive, and effective change and engagement planning that addresses all key change requirements, 1. Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter

2. Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team
3. Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview
4. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-Harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities.

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment

Language Requirements: English, 1. Change Management Capability: Significant experience and capability in managing change initiatives effectively for multiple processes and systems at a Global Scale for a complex change

2. Project Lifecycle Expertise: Experience working on changes across various phases
3. Methodological Affinity: Affinity, knowledge, and experience of working within a standardised project/change methodology.
4. Analytical and Problem-solving Skills: Experience in solving issues through analysis, defining a clear way forward, and ensuring buy-in from stakeholders.
5. Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Ability to articulate ideas clearly and build strong working relationships across multiple functions or locations.
6. Passion for Results and Proactivity: Genuine passion for achieving results, taking responsibility, and being proactive.
7. Multifunctional Collaboration: Experience in working effectively across multiple functions or geographic locations to achieve common goals, especially IT and including Senior Leaders across a Global organisation
8. Advanced MS Office Proficiency: Competent in using Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and presentations.

Desirable

• Non-profit sector knowledge/experience (especially international development projects)
• Second language - French, Spanish or Arabic

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Understanding of a structured Change Management Methodology or accredited Change Management training

Desirable

• External Change Management Accreditation

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