Manager, GAIN Dashboard Project

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking for a Manager, GAIN Dashboard Project to lead the specification, procurement and implementation of the GAIN Dashboard Project. This role will be offered on a 1 year fixed-term contract basis, subject to availability of funding. You will be based in London, United Kingdom.

About GAIN

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of IT, you will identify and install a new Projects dashboard and support its initial use by project managers globally. The intention is to improve decision-making and to add value, by providing Project Managers with timely, up-to-date, accurate data that gives insight into project delivery and quality, attractively and accessibly displayed.

The Manager will be expected to deploy their project management skills to ensure we have a clear understanding of stakeholder needs (using business analysis tools and expertise); and will quickly develop a clear options appraisal of the available products, working with our IT team to support installation as well as leading on the training and implementation of the chosen product.

The Project Dashboard will be a critical business tool for GAIN, drawing data from GAIN’s stand-alone systems including data on finances, HR and projects. The project will include consideration of data currency (live/periodically updated etc).

The Project Dashboard will be used by programme leads, project managers and budget holders across the organisation. We will position this as the key information tool that programmes and operational staff will use to inform and manage their work, managing our $50m+ project portfolio to help ensure delivery is on-time, on-budget and to the required quality.

You will work alongside other staff and in the context of GAIN’s other systems. These are based on the Salesforce platform. They include a recently released project management tool, PRISM.

Key Responsibilities include;

• Leading, designing and managing the project on time and on budget and reporting to the Project Steering Group
• Ensuring stakeholders are engaged and fully abreast of progress and issues
• Working with the IT team and other staff running current information systems to identify data sets and how these can populate the dashboard
• Ensuring completion of our work to discover and document all “as is” data sets and information flows related to the Project Dashboard and ensuring we have full analyses that identify key issues, inefficiencies, and bottlenecks.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure that “to be” data sets will populate the Dashboard in line with project drivers
• Leading the stakeholder team to finalise the technical requirements for the dashboard product (via meetings, workshops etc.)
• Delivering the options appraisal of the leading contender projects so that the purchase decision ensures value for money; IT security compliance; and best fit with GAIN’s systems, especially PRISM

About You

The ideal candidate should have experience in applying Project Management methodologies such as APM, Prince & Agile and proven project management delivery including risk and issue management, quality assurance/management and change control. Also, you should have experience working in/with an international organisation.

The postholder should have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical staff. You should have outstanding project management skills delivering comparable projects in a knowledge management/information systems context.

The postholder should have good understanding of relevant software including Salesforce; of CRM and MIS concepts; Microsoft Office365; Windows7, Windows10 and MacOS operating systems. Degree level or in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Systems or related fields and Salesforce certifications and accreditations is highly desirable.

About our Offer

The starting salary on offer for this role is from GBP 47,438 – GBP 50,844 per annum, depending on experience.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.

This advert closes on 5th September 2022. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

Applicants must have the existing right to live and work in the UK. Please note that GAIN is currently unable to sponsor working visas and relocation.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.