Project Manager (12 month FTC)

Bdo, City of Westminster

Project Manager (12 month FTC)

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Bdo, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 11 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: f6d524b679c34388b53f058a63443f81

Location ref: City of Westminster

Full Job Description

  • Holds a Bachelor's degree, ideally in a relevant subject such as International Development, Economics, International Relations or a related field.
  • Has one to two years' experience in international development, gained through work, internships or volunteering.
  • Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and can work effectively within a multinational and multicultural environment. Additional language skills, particularly French, Arabic, Spanish or Portuguese, would be advantageous.
  • Has strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
  • Is self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced programme and team environment.
  • Has strong Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
  • Is confident using AI tools and platforms, such as Microsoft Copilot.
  • You'll have people around you to learn from, ask questions and share thoughts with, alongside learning programmes to enhance your skillset and digital platforms to ease your work. All of this helps you succeed in achieving those big (and personal) dreams.

    We're BDO, one of the UK's largest accountancy and business advisory organisations, helping ambitious businesses, their owners and management teams navigate a changing world. With circa 8,500 people across the UK and Ireland, backed by a global network spanning 169 countries, there's lots of knowledge, experience and different thinking to draw on here. But what matters is what you bring to it; your ideas, perspectives - the things you care about getting right. So, here's where you come in: The team you'll join International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) team serves the needs of the international development and humanitarian community around the world. Principally, it helps donor agencies to oversee and implement their projects. Our assurance and Advisory work helps to ensure that grant funds deliver their intended benefits and social impact. Each year we travel to more than 170 countries to deliver almost 5,000 engagements for these funders, including UN agencies, the European Commission, philanthropic foundations and government agencies in the UK and overseas. Our work helps maintain confidence in donor-funded projects and the funding that humanitarian and development organisations rely on. The role you'll have We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join the International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department, sitting within our International Projects Group (IPG) which delivers ODA-funded projects in developing countries for a range of international donors including FCDO, World Bank, EIB, AfDB, ADB amongst others. The Project Manager is an entry level role in our team structure which will provide you with a good understanding of international development consulting and enable you to gain experience in business development, project management and cross team administrative support. IPG currently has a range of projects in our portfolio including: the FCDO-funded Manufacturing Africa programme, which is facilitating investment into East and West Africa; our World Bank-funded monitoring project in Afghanistan; and our FCDO-funded governance programme in the Sahel., You'll have plenty of ways to develop at BDO; you might build deeper expertise in what you already do, take on something new or simply get better at the things that matter to you. How and where you work matters too. Our agile working framework is designed around our Better Together approach: bringing more in-person time with clients and teams, creating more opportunities to share ideas, build confidence and develop day-to-day. Whatever success looks like to you, you won't be shaping it alone. You'll have people around you who want you to do well, and plenty of opportunities to make it all count. That's how we'll all continue to succeed by shaping what matters.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/project-manager-12-month-ftc-127729135