- Lead technology strategy to enable greater impact for children and communities
- Drive digital, data and AI capability across a purpose-led organisation
- Lead enterprise platform transformation and foster a high-performing team
Save the Children is the world’s leading Child Rights organisation. Locally, Save the Children Australia works alongside communities across Australia, the Pacific and globally to ensure children grow up safe, healthy and able to learn.
Technology plays an increasingly critical role in enabling this mission - supporting frontline services, enhancing digital engagement with supporters and enabling teams operating in diverse environments from metropolitan centres to remote communities. Save the Children is seeking an exceptional Chief Information & Digital Officer to lead the next stage of its technology evolution.
What you will deliver
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer/Deputy CEO, the CIDO will shape and deliver an architecture-forward technology strategy that strengthens the organisation’s ability to deliver impact at scale. Leading a multidisciplinary team spanning emerging tech, digital, data, applications, infrastructure and security, the CIDO will strengthen digital platforms, and ensure technology becomes a proactive, strategic partner to the business. The role will:
- Develop a technology strategy that centres client experience and income generation while balancing cost and risk
- Oversee re-platforming of core enterprise systems
- Significantly enhance digital capabilities that improve engagement with clients and supporters
- Partner with key business leaders and external technology partners to contribute to the organisation’s double income triple impact agenda
As a curious, growth-minded technology partner, you will translate how technology, data and digital will enable the organisation to deliver, driving continuous improvement, operational efficiency and service innovation. You will set and embed a clear technology and digital vision” translating opportunities into a technology architecture roadmap, supported by robust investment cases. You will uplift technology performance and maturity by fostering a high-performing team, strengthening service excellence, and drive sound technology governance to deliver key programs including major core platform implementation. You will also transform end-to-end customer journeys through improved personalisation and digital engagement to improve decision-making and accelerate responsible AI adoption across the organisation. Success will also require building strong vendor and strategic partnerships while ensuring robust governance, cybersecurity resilience and operational performance.
About You
We are seeking a credible, contemporary technology leader with a proven track record of leading technology-enabled enterprise transformation in customer-focused environments. Highly regarded for your curiousity, strategic vision and strong enterprise leadership across technology, data, risk and delivery, with the ability to align stakeholders and translate vision into practical execution. With deep experience in change you are able to combine investment prioritisation, vendor and partnership management, value realisation with a purpose-led approach. Importantly, you have led major transformation across core platforms, integration, data uplift and process modernisation, to drive meaningful service delivery outcomes.
You are a partner-first leader who collaborates and influences at all levels, you’re passionate about enabling high-performing teams and lifting client experience.
Based in Melbourne, this is career defining opportunity to lead an enterprise-wide transformation in technology and digital capability ensuring Save the Children can continue to deliver impact and deepen engagement for the children they support now and into the future.
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To apply, please click ‘apply now’ and upload your CV and Cover Letter. For any questions not outlined in the PD and for a confidential discussion, please contact Aleisha Cajaglis on 0439 910 866 or Kate Chase on 0412 254 802.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check.
Davidson acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. We are also committed to equal opportunity and strive to promote diversity, inclusion, belonging, flexibility, and accessibility in all that we do.
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Applications close on Friday 27 th March.
