DAI is looking for a Project Manager to join our busy Implementation department within European Unit. This will be a full-time permanent home-based role in Barcelona (Spain). Please note that you must be eligible to work in your preferred location to apply for this position.
The main purpose of this position is to fulfil DAI's development and business objectives through support to winning new business, helping to deliver effective technical assistance (TA) to our clients and beneficiaries, efficiently managing our portfolio of programmes, and providing inputs into knowledge management to help build our capacity to meet evolving development and business challenges.
Key tasks, duties and responsibilities: In collaboration with BDU, Win through: Networking at the appropriate level with clients, partners and external consultants to enhance client awareness of DAI services and capabilities.Assisting with the recruitment of high-quality technical personnel in collaboration with the Recruitment Team.Cultivating client relationships and gain a better understanding of upcoming needs of our clients and beneficiaries, positioning for upcoming bids, complying with all DAI ethics and business development policies and representing DAI's experience and capabilities.Manage and Deliver: Take lead on day-day management of designated projects.Manage the project mobilisation and start-up processes including the development of appropriate project specific manuals and management processes.Monitor project implementation and oversee in-country teams. Resolve minor project management issues independently and escalate issues to Project Director as needed.Provide support to review, edit, strengthen, and format project reports before client submission, including: establishing reporting timeframes, reviewing processes and team inputs, collating previous client feedback and ensuring requirements are understood and reflected.Support, coordinate and chair six-monthly project reviews with designated projects including tracking of agreed actions and monitoring of risk register and mitigation actions.Work with project teams and Project Finance Specialists to establish and maintain robust financial management and tracking systems, including managing designated project budgets, ensuring adherence to project profitability targets, monitoring project expenditure and compiling accurate expenditure forecasts internally and to clients.With the assigned Project Director manage consortia partners and sub-contractors; tracking labour, contracts and performance and escalating issues as they are identified as appropriate.Support technical direction for programme delivery as directed by the Project Director.Build: Build own professional knowledge and stay up-to-date with relevant developments in the field.Co-ordinate with other DAI Global teams and technical practices on priority areas for knowledge management in order to understand how particular projects align with the wider DAI project portfolio.Following donor-led initiatives and where DAI could position itself in the future.Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience: Essential: Degree in relevant field or equivalent or equivalent working experience.Project management experience preferably gained from managing remote teams.Work experience in a development environment (either in a developing country or with a development consultancy/ organisation) alongside experience of working with European Union funded projects.Commercially astute with demonstrable aptitude in client service and management.Good understanding of proposal development, programme management systems and standards.Excellent level of written and verbal English.Driven and motivated combined with the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally to deliver against programme and business targets.Flexibility, versatile and tolerant in a changing work environment with the ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines.Willingness to travel to any of DAI's countries of operation.Desirable: Post-graduate degree in relevant field.Experience in or knowledge of relevant technical areas.Fluency in another language.The salary offered will be commensurate with relevant experience. There are several day-to-day perks of working at DAI that help keep us happy and motivated!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, gender identity, or national origin. Deadline for receiving applications is 6th May 2024. You will be pleased to know that we strive to uphold the highest ethical standards and that we are working with our clients to reduce the opportunity for people who are known to have breached ethical standards to work in our field. Any staff and/or consultant contract with DAI, therefore, will be subject to satisfactory reference checking and vetting.
If this role sounds interesting and you would like to be part of DAI's growing business, bidding for and managing donor-funded projects round the world, we look forward to hearing from you.
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