Contract: 1 year fixed-term

Salary: £29,491 – £34,978 per annum

Location: London

Ref: PMU/01/2021

An independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives.

About us 

ODI is an independent, global think tank, working for a sustainable and peaceful world in which every person thrives. We harness the power of evidence and ideas through research and partnership to confront challenges, develop solutions and create change. (odi.org).

We are excited to advertise opportunities for few full-time and part-time project management roles.

We are currently looking to fill one or more Project Management Officers roles to join Project Management function.

The Project Officer (PMO) will oversee the development and management of multiple ODI projects, including research, advisory services and events. In line with the PMO’s experience and expertise, these projects will be low to medium complexity. Project complexity is determined by value, operational risks, reputational risks, quality risks, number of countries, number of partners, number of sub-contractors, and the nature of the project management arrangements (e.g. agile multi-partner consortia). These projects might have a large number of contractors, a limited number of institutional partners and up to three donors working with either single or multiple currencies. Projects can either be single or multi-year and require the delivery of multiple outputs

About you
Knowledge and qualifications

• Project Management qualifications and experience
• Knowledge of the project management cycle
• Good understanding of financial management/budgeting as part of the project cycle

Experience

• Experience managing projects of low to medium size and complexity throughout the full project cycle
• Experience of working in a complex/challenging business environment and an understanding/awareness on how projects contribute to the organisation’s financial and strategic
• Experience in donor compliance and administrative procedures and donor relationship management, including reporting both financial and narrative reporting.
• Experience in coordinating project teams
• Experience dealing with multiple suppliers and contractors
• Experience of costing and budgeting according to different models and templates
• Experience of budget monitoring including experience of creating accurate and timely financial
• Experience of participating in the development of proposals

Skills/abilities

• Advanced IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and database
• Ability to write well and to prepare reports
• Multitasking skills in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to innovate in order to overcome problems
• Strong planning, organisation and execution skills
• Ability to work to own initiative with minimum supervision
• Ability to learn new software quickly
• Effective communication skills
• French and Arabic language skills are desirable

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