Lead Project Manager

Project Background & Context

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) is launching a multi-year Framework Contract for Communication Services to support its institutional communication, visibility and public diplomacy activities across the Euro-Mediterranean region.

The contract aims to strengthen the UfM’s positioning as a key regional actor for dialogue, cooperation and sustainable development, by delivering integrated communication strategies, digital campaigns, public affairs actions and human-centred storytelling. Activities will cover a wide range of flagship initiatives, policy priorities and regional projects, engaging diverse audiences including public institutions, opinion leaders, media, youth and civil society across more than 40 member states.

The selected team will work in close coordination with the UfM Secretariat’s Communication & Public Affairs Unit, contributing to strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of communication actions at regional and country level, in a multilingual and multicultural environment (English, French, Arabic and Spanish).

This is a long-term framework contract (up to 36 months) requiring high levels of strategic thinking, coordination capacity and experience working with international or public institutions in complex regional contexts.

Key Expert 1: Lead Project Manager

This position acts as the framework contract manager. She/he will deal directly with the contracting authority and be responsible for managing and coordinating the delivery of all services requested.

The Lead Project Manager will report to the contracting authority for the concerned framework contract and will have the following main areas of responsibility:

• Overall management of the framework contract;

• Coordination of the work necessary to implement the tasks, to ensure quality control and to evaluate the level of performance for the services/products delivered under the concerned framework contract;

• Operational contacts with the representatives of the contracting authority;

• Providing direction to the project’s team in order to achieve the stated goals;

• Management of the administrative and financial aspects related to the implementation of the order forms, including changes in the team composition;

• Ensuring the conformity of the implementation with the provisions of the order forms: respect of deadlines, presentation of results, etc.

The contractor and, in particular, the Lead Project Manager will work in close contact with the contracting authority and will be available for meetings with the representatives of the contracting authority in Barcelona if needed.

Qualifications, skills and languages

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of communications, advertising, journalism or other relevant discipline.

• Excellent command of English (C1 equivalent)

Professional experience

• At least 8 years' work experience in management of communication or/and awareness projects, including strategy, overseeing project delivery, quality control of delivered services and client orientation

• International experience implementing communication strategies, also for public institutions

• Proven experience in management of teams