Project Manager - international capacity building

Project Manager - international capacity building

Our client is a globally recognised professional and awarding body. As part of their values agenda, they have focused for many years on international capacity building projects (connected to their professional sector).

Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a background in international development to deliver a six-month project based for a client in Ethiopia and give support to other on-going projects in its portfolio.

• 6-month temporary contract
• Part-time, on average 1.5 days a week (circa 10.5 hours a week) for 6 months, anticipated total of 36 days (dependent on demands of the project)
• Home based anywhere in the UK (no travel is required)
• Pay rate (PAYE, inclusive of holiday pay): £400 per day

You will work alongside an established Programme Manager, who is very knowledgeable, and will be able to provide mentoring as you onboard into the contract.

Your day to day responsibilities will include:

• Support project kick-off meetings - e.g. preparing engaging slide decks and logging actions
• Coordinate and track information requests from the projects team to the key clients
• Identify and track projects' dependencies
• Develop and maintain the project plans
• Produce and update the project RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues and Decisions), liaising with the projects team to gather updates from external meetings/events
• Manage changes to projects plans, dependencies, timelines and risks (including appropriate record keeping and communication / escalation) across dynamic and fast-moving projects
• Support the production of internal and external project reports
• Set the agenda and supporting documentation for internal projects meetings in partnership with the project team - chair internal project meetings and record and monitor actions
• Work closely with the colleagues across the organisation on the areas above plus budget tracking
• Work with both the Specialist Programmes Manager and Projects Technical Leads to engage, brief and manage internal input from the corporate team and in-country teams
• Facilitate projects evaluation/lessons learnt workshop and coordinate final project report

Skills needed:

Capacity building and international development work, External Stakeholder Engagement, Leading Project Teams

Project Management, Project Planning, Project Reporting, Stakeholder Communications

Public Sector Stakeholder Management, Intercultural Awareness

A recognised project management qualification is essential.

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We encourage applications from all sections of the community. Furthermore, qualifications and/or experience identified are indicative. We will consider applications from candidates who have comparable qualifications and/or experience for the assignment advertised