Senior Project Manager

About the role 

The Senior Project Manager role is an exciting and influential position that sits at the heart of our country office operations. It involves the overall management and delivery of a range of development projects across our three impact areas. The Senior Project Manager will oversee a diverse, multidisciplinary team to ensure the agreed targets and objectives are met; and will ensure the quality and cohesion of project outputs. Maintaining relationships with donors and ensuring accurate and timely financial and narrative donor reporting will be a key part of the role, as will identifying further funding opportunities related to meeting development priorities in Ethiopia and taking the lead on writing successful proposals.

Why work with us 

At BBC Media Action, you don’t work for us, you work with us. We are a creative and dynamic team with an exciting work environment and culture that support and enable people to thrive. When you work with us, you’re contributing to helping tackle some of the biggest challenges facing people and communities. We offer opportunities for personal and professional growth through cross-country collaboration and support, learning and development, and a competitive pay and benefits. 

BBC Media Action works to ensure that everyone we work with remains safe during their time with us, and we operate a zero-tolerance policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. As this role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children, youth, and adults, mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct.

About BBC Media Action 

We are the BBC’s international charity. We believe in the power of media and communication for good. With our extensive network of partners in the 20 countries we work, BBC Media Action reaches more than 100 million people a year. We are committed to stronger democracies; a safe and habitable planet; and inclusive societies. We’ve been working in Ethiopia since 2001, producing high-impact social and behaviour change communication content across themes and platforms, and supporting media around the country.

REPORTS TO: Country Director             

DURATION: 12 Months (with the possibility of an extension)

TERMS: Local contract—right to work in Ethiopia required.

Who we’re looking for 

We’re looking for a strong team player with excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to help deliver our current and future development projects. To be our Senior Project Manager, you will have competencies in managing relationships, analytical skills and strategic thinking, change management, effective communication, planning and organizing, flexibility and resilience, among others. The work we do depends on donor funding and partnerships with local and international organizations. Therefore, you’ll have a proven track record and experience in working with various international donors and partners. The ideal candidate is also expected to have a minimum of three to five years senior project management experience with university education in a relevant field of study.  The following skills and experience are essential to effectively deliver the role:

• Considerable experience developing and managing large-scale, donor-funded projects.

• Proven ability to develop and secure new donor-funded international development projects, including ability to develop new business ideas and present these persuasively to potential partners and funders. Proven experience writing successful donor-funded proposals that incorporate project research and development, log-frames, budgets, etc.

• Strong financial management skills, with proven experience managing complex medium to large budgets for donor-funded international development projects and knowledge of the reporting requirements of donors.

• Experience managing teams, and developing and improving internal management systems and processes.

• Confident public speaker with experience of presentations to colleagues, donors and stakeholders. 

• Good judgment and decision-making skills, including the ability to adapt, react and respond to crises, and to evaluate risk.

• Experience working on own initiative and organizing time effectively within a range of often conflicting deadlines and demands.

• Excellent written and spoken English. 

Working with us requires a strong commitment to diversity, equality, and safeguarding.

How To Apply

Is this something you want to do? Send your CV with a cover letter to info@et.bbcmediaaction.org. Please use the job title in the subject. And do get in touch if you have any questions. Sorry, we do not accept hardcopy or hand-delivered applications. The deadline to apply is August 9, 2024.