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About The Job
As the Regional  HRIS Implementation Manager you will be instrumental in successful implementation of the new Global HR Information System and associated change to HR, employees and managers in region. You will ensure successful delivery and pro-active engagement with Regional HR, Business leads, Regional and Country Leadership teams, HR functional leaders in the Centre of Expertise, Strategic Business Units, country based HR, Finance and GIS colleagues, and other members of the programme team as well as the implementation partner and software provider.

Purpose of job
The post holder will be responsible for managing the change associated with the implementation of the new Global HR Information System across the British Council in the Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) region.  He/she will be responsible for the successful planning, coordination, and implementation of the project to ensure business goals and objectives are accomplished within designated time frames. They will work across functional teams, and act as a subject matter expert on the new platform and the changes required to effectively implement the new technology.  They will also ensure strategic alignment with the overall HR Fit for Purpose programme goals.

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:

• The primary responsibility is to lead the change and manage and execute the implementation of the Global HR Information System, Success Factors, within pre-agreed timelines.
• Working with the Change Manager to ensure that appropriate change assessment is completed and that change plans are agreed with appropriate stakeholders before implementation into Country and Region.
• Oversee all aspects of local regional implementation to ensure on time go-live dates; including documenting requirements,  assisting in developing local project timelines, identifying and mitigating risk and issues, software configuration, inputting into and tracking project plan and milestones and providing regular feedback to stakeholders and management, and the leading of multiple work streams at a local regional level.
• Lead and direct rollout and delivery locally in region, in line with planned scope and within planned tolerances (e.g. schedule, quality), including  user acceptance testing, and validation against the original business requirements.
• Be the point-of-contact for the project team, which includes both internal and external stakeholders.
• Consult with internal and external stakeholders, regarding technical and non-technical functionality, system interactions, system usability and data requirements and processes.
• Closely monitor the progress of the project through daily scrum stand ups.
• Ensure all documentation is collated, analysed, issued and stored throughout the project timeline.
• Work with the delivery team of configuration analysts, administrators and help desk agents during the life cycle of the implementation project, working collaboratively with other colleagues such GIS, Finance, Communications, Change Managers and other British Council Change Programme.