The Opportunity
Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as the Sponsorship ASISt Support Analyst in Asia Save the Children International Regional office.
Role Purpose:
The Automated Sponsorship Information System (ASISt) Support Analyst role provides support to those countries operating the ASISt system to ensure a smooth operation of ASISt so that the Sponsorship team will be able to meet all sponsorship-related objectives and maintain an accurate child information in their country offices.
Acting as a key liaison between SCI and SC US the role holder is responsible for working with the Country Office ASISt staff to maintain the sponsorship database in ASISt. This entails supervising all ASISt-related technical activities and providing technical support to sponsorship countries and feeding back Bugs to SC US.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in any relevant field.
- Relevant years’ experience in Database Management System including MS Access and SQL Server.
- Strong knowledge of windows operating system for both clients and servers and experienced in remote management and support.
- Experience of solving complex business and technical issues through trouble shooting and analysis, driving through to resolution.
- Experience troubleshooting access and permission to different folders and database objects.
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with ability to explain complex technical and non-technical information in a succinct and compelling manner to all levels of seniority.
- Ability to work on own initiative to build on and develop the role, combined with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Able to adapt to different working hours and interact with people from different cultural and geographical backgrounds.
- Commitment to Save the Children values.
Desirable:
- Prior experience in child sponsorship strongly preferred.
- Citrix virtual desktop provisioning services.
- Experience of working as part of a globally distributed team.
- Database administration experience on SQL Server platform.
- Experience back-end data fixing on SQL Server.
- Experience designing and developing analytical queries/reports on Microsoft Access utilizing VBAs and macros.
- Experience/exposure to the not-for-profit sector and/or developing countries.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
- Willingness and ability to travel as needed.
This role will be based in our Asia Save the Children International Regional office location on approval, provided the successful candidate has proof of eligibility to work from the preferred location for the duration of the contract.
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The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your salary expectations. A full copy of the role profile can be found available for download at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.