Project Manager

We are currently looking for a Project Manager to join one of the groups specialist divisions. This division partners with governments, civil society, foundations, academia, and the private sector, to work on the critical issues of our time, including the climate emergency, national security, social justice, conflict prevention, and sustainable development. We provide a fully integrated, end to end service, combining multi-discipline communications teams with subject matter experts, across the world. Our work is domestic and global, often affecting the most vulnerable in society, with international activity orientated towards conflict affected or developing countries. We're looking for an individual who's interested in working on some of the most meaningful, exciting and challenging communications tasks in the Middle East.

If you're obsessed with understanding different cultures, with human psychology & behavioural change and never put down your phone/books when it comes to staying up to date on geopolitics, get in touch! Languages would be a plus, particularly Middle Eastern languages. You'll be working with a close-knit team to help build and run partners to support programs from insights through to content and activity delivery, while working with one of the smartest and most engaged agencies in the business. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Manage day to day activity. 
• Ensure reporting of deliverables is quickly and accurately communicated and prepared for review by line management and project teams. 
• Ensure contact with suppliers is properly captured and saved down to system
• Attend all relevant project team meetings to provide knowledge and expertise. Ensure notes are taken and any actions or requirements are acted upon in a timely fashion. 
• Keep risk management, finance and activity trackers up to date, and provide resilience to network management team. 
• Become an expert in your designated region.

About you:

• Excellent communication skills. 
• Practical understanding of how communications affect behaviour change. 
• Be a problem solver
• Creative solutions to deliver against requirements. 
• Know how to get the best out of people
• Understand their motivations and use it to drive high quality output. 
• Strong moral and ethical compass. High levels of emotional intelligence 
• Sense of responsibility towards the organisation’s reputation. 
• A sense of responsibility towards the individuals you are working with.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team. 
• Confidence to engage with stakeholders and to understand requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills (English). 
• Proficient in all components of Microsoft Office.
  
• An ideal candidate would have a working or educational knowledge of security and defence sector, international relations, political science or related degree/professional experience.

What we offer:

A competitive salary and benefits package that includes 27 days holiday per year, pension contributions, private healthcare, discounted dental insurance, enhanced maternity/parental leave, plus a whole host of others including:

• Cultural stimulation allowance - £250 per person per year
• Half days off before bank holidays
• Emergency care days for dependants
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave per year to work for a registered charity
• Up to 10 days special emergency leave per year
• Season Ticket loan
• Payroll Giving Scheme
• An annual Summer and Christmas party
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion sees us offer inclusive bank holidays

We also offer learning opportunities around DE&I, targeted mentoring programmes and the opportunity to participate in several active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success.

The M&C Saatchi Group UK has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture brought to life through equity with business-wide activity across people, culture, industry and society. As part of this, M&C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.

All employee and candidate information is kept confidential according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

No recruitment agencies please.

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