Project Manager

JOB SUMMARY

CARE, Mercy Corps, and Save the Children are exploring a new path for deeper collaboration, driven by a shared vision to drive greater impact, efficiency, and local leadership in global assistance. In the context of major shifts in global funding, each organization recognizes that increasing impact requires new ways of working together. We are initiating a set of collaborative opportunities designed to prototype that future alliance—from shared procurement and support services to participant feedback tools and a more coordinated approach to working with local partners. We are now seeking a skilled Project Manager to help drive forward this work in its crucial early phase and embed strong project management practices.

The position will work closely with the Senior Project Lead and will manage Project Management deliverables as part of a project management lifecycle approach. In particular, They will support individual workstreams to develop and monitor robust project plans, including success metrics, milestones, governance stage-gates, and phasing; as well as identifying synergies across workstreams. They will support the development of fundraising concept notes in collaboration with workstream leads. They will be responsible for establishing and maintaining workstream reporting including risk and issues logs, dependencies, status updates etc. The role will also be required to work closely with the Senior Project Lead to contribute to overall project tracking and reporting.

This is a unique opportunity to support a strategic transformation effort with the potential to influence the future of the global development sector. This position is funded for a period of 12 months with the possibility, but not the guarantee, of an extension.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Workstream Oversight and Management

• Ensure the comprehensive management of individual workstreams, ensuring that they are delivered successfully in alignment with project frameworks, within the allocated budget, and on time. As part of this, work with Workstream Leads to develop and oversee a realistic and committed project plan, ensuring clearly phased targets/metrics, milestones, and stage-gates.
• Ensure that workstream working groups are established and functioning effectively to ensure the required input is received from functional SMEs.
• Ensure project controls including risks, issues and dependencies are documented and any critical issues are escalated quickly through the agreed channels and stage gates are effectively managed.

Progress Tracking and Reporting

• Ensure project controls including risks, issues and dependencies are documented and any critical issues are escalated quickly through the agreed channels and stage gates are effectively managed.
• Partner with the Project Lead to support effective management of the overall Project including governance and ongoing meeting requirements, reporting, risk and issues management etc.
• Support the overall governance process including ensuring sufficient time is available for review and sign off from the relevant leaders that are agreed up front.

Fundraising Concept Development

• Partner closely with workstream leads and supporting teams to articulate clear, compelling concepts for funders.
• Generate budgets and workplans for new funders as needed.
• Work closely with fundraisers across CARE, Save the Children and Mercy Corps to share updates and assist with refining concepts.

Briefing, Communication and Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a liaison between the project team and Impact Alliance stakeholders at HQ, regional, and country levels.
• Facilitate meetings, manage communications, and ensure alignment across diverse teams to support smooth implementation and adoption.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Extensive experience in managing transformation projects for system and non-system change. This should include considerable experience in establishing and embedding Agile or Waterfall methodologies to ensure successful project delivery. As part of this experience working with a standard Project Management Methodology to ensure effective project monitoring and issue resolution as needed
- Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget, utilizing project management processes and tools including risk management, benefits management, financial management, and quality assurance
- Strong understanding of scope and change management, ensuring projects adapt seamlessly to evolving requirements and in line with formal governance
- Comprehensive management and influencing skills with significant experience in working with senior-level executives, fostering a collaborative environment
- Strong team leadership skills with the ability to motivate and mobilize individuals within and beyond their reporting lines, across a global setting aligning with our value of collaboration.
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral English), including the ability to communicate and present to all levels of the organization with cultural awareness for international delivery
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, fostering innovation and creativity in project solutions. Possesses intellectual curiosity and the ability to question thought partners across functional areas, driving excellence and continuous improvement
- Ability to effectively prioritize work, agree and communicate priorities within the team, ensuring optimal resource allocation and job performance
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic and is able to take the initiative and ownership to deliver value to the organization, consistently modelling our highest values of integrity and accountability and ensuring others are held to the same standards and actively held to account for delivery
- 5-7 years of transformation project management experience, ideally in a non-profit or international organization context
- Understanding of a structured Project methodology (e.g. PRINCE2) or accredited Project Management training (APM or PMI)

Preferred Qualifications:

- Masters degree in relevant field
- Second language – French, Spanish or Arabic

How to apply

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