Project manager, dynamics 365 crm implementation

We are looking for a Project Manager who would lead World Vision New Zealand’s Dynamics 365 CRM implementation from design and build through data migration, go-live and handover. Working with a fast-paced, AI-enabled implementation partner, you’ll focus delivery on what matters most, ensure trusted data and prepare our teams to adopt the new system confidently. Bring your technical delivery leadership to a 12-month+ fixed-term role that helps us support children better.

It’s not every day that a job comes along where you really can change the world. Keep reading if you want to be part of:

• Creating positive change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children.
• Using your CRM delivery and data migration skills to help our teams work in a system they trust.
• Working with a fast-paced, AI-enabled partner team on a new CRM that supports the people who support children.

World Vision New Zealand is implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 to help our Fundraising, Supporter Care, and Finance teams serve our supporters better. As Project Manager, you’ll lead delivery from design and build through data migration, integration, testing, go-live, hypercare, and handover, keeping our implementation partner and internal teams focused on what matters most. Working within an agreed strategy and governance framework, you’ll make sure data is trusted and teams are ready to use the new CRM confidently. This is a technical delivery leadership role, rather than one that sets CRM strategy or builds the solution. You’ll bring the judgement to assess design and quality, ask informed questions, and challenge delivery approaches. Hands-on testing and validation experience is valued.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading end-to-end delivery across design, build, data migration, integration, testing, cutover, go-live and hypercare, keeping the critical path and agreed scope protected.
• Prioritising what matters most, focusing internal teams and our implementation partner on the right next actions amid competing tasks, issues and requests.
• Leading data migration planning with our data engineers, managing dependencies and securing timely business decisions, clear data ownership and formal acceptance of data readiness.
• Preparing teams for adoption through training, transition communication and business readiness sign-off across Supporter Care, Fundraising and Finance.
• Providing technical delivery assurance across Dynamics 365, Dataverse and Power Platform, identifying design and quality concerns early and challenging unnecessary customisation.
• Managing partner accountability, finances and governance, holding our implementation partner to agreed commitments, managing budgets and forecasts, validating invoices, and providing concise reporting that supports timely decisions.
• Leading stabilisation and handover to business as usual, with clear support ownership and a prioritised backlog of unresolved or deferred work.

This is your opportunity to join a professional, passionate and diverse team at World Vision New Zealand, who will stop at nothing to create meaningful change for children. Every day, as part of World Vision’s global reach, you’ll help the world’s most vulnerable families build safer and brighter futures. Every night, you’ll go home knowing you made a difference in someone’s life.

About you:

• You bring sound judgement, technical understanding and the people skills to lead a complex CRM implementation.
• You've led at least one full CRM implementation, from a legacy system through to go-live. Dynamics 365 experience is a real advantage.
• You've led complex data migration and know how to get the business to own its data decisions.
• You know what matters most next, and you keep the team and partner focused on the right things, not just busy.
• You understand the technology well enough to question what's being built and challenge a partner when needed.
• You've managed budgets of $1M or more and held implementation partners to account, and you use AI tools such as Copilot to work smarter.
• You build trust quickly, listen well, and communicate clearly and briefly.

Nice to have: hands-on Dynamics 365 configuration, especially testing and validation; experience with communication preference and consent management, recurring payments, or PCI-DSS.

Why work with us?

• The team at World Vision are connected in our desire to seek justice and to overcome poverty for all children, everywhere. We are mission focused and maintain our Christian identity while embracing the diversity of all people.
• We offer unique benefits that are aligned to who we are as an organisation and our people.
• You’ll be a part of creating positive change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package; including Southern Cross medical insurance and life insurance, a day off on your birthday, the option to buy additional leave, a hybrid work environment, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and access to a free Wills package.
• Be a part of World Vision’s haerenga (journey) of embracing te ao Māori, enabling us to be more effective in achieving our Mission.
• Opportunities for ongoing learning, development and education through a range of channels including training and development as part of World Vision International.

What you need to know

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday New Zealanders to stand up and make a difference for children in the world’s toughest places through emergency relief, community development and advocacy work. You’ll be joining New Zealand’s largest overseas humanitarian organisation, made up of 100 staff. You’ll also become part of something bigger, World Vision’s global partnership of 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries. So far, we’ve impacted the lives of more than 200 million vulnerable children by tackling the root causes of poverty. This is your chance to make a massive impact, right when it’s needed the most.

We work from a Christian kaupapa. We see our work as a practical expression of the gospel, and we value and support the wairua (spiritual wellbeing) of our people and partners. We believe in a world where every child, no matter where they were born, can live life in all its fullness. It’s as simple as that.

Location and Hours

Based in Penrose, Auckland Full-time, fixed-term position (12 months+), 37.5 hours per week Hybrid work

Eligibility

To be eligible for this role you must have current entitlement to work in New Zealand.

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We welcome applications from anyone who wants to seek justice and overcome poverty for all children, everywhere, and brings the required skills. We act in ways that respect the dignity, uniqueness and intrinsic worth of every person. Please let us know if there are any accommodations we can make to help you with your application or in our recruitment process.

World Vision New Zealand is committed to safeguarding children. All applicants will undergo appropriate screening, including police vetting. For more information, please contact stanly.devaraj@worldvision.org.nz. Alternatively, click Apply Now to submit your application.

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