Our Company manages EU-funded projects in sectors including trade and economic development, private sector development, regional integration, E-commerce policy, circular economy and institutional capacity building.
The Project Manager will be involved in both business development and project management. Specific responsibilities for this position include:
• Business development:
- Identify new relevant tender opportunities with the EU or other donors;
- Conduct marketing and fact-finding missions for high priority business opportunities;
- Set up competitive consortia and identify suitable expert candidates;
- Edit project qualifications and tailor experts’ CVs for specific tenders;
- Support the preparation of technical offers including inputs coordination, writing and editing;
- Prepare and review internal budgets for tenders; Represent and promote EMI towards clients, experts and partners;
- Other business development work as required.
• Project management:
- Provide backstopping support to ongoing projects, including field visits when appropriate;
- Coordinate the management of long-term and short-term expertise on projects;
- Oversee the financial and administrative management of assigned projects.
- Contribute to the preparation of monthly and six-monthly technical and financial reports;
- Other project administration work as required.
In addition, the Project Manager actively contributes to the overall team’s efficiency by working in close collaboration with his/her colleagues, making suggestions for improving the business unit’s day-to-day operations and participating to the best of his/her abilities in corporate initiatives at area or group level.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
To be successful in your application, you will be expected to demonstrate the following:
- Relevant university’s degree, Master’s degree will be an asset
- 2-3 years of relevant professional experience.
- General knowledge of EU development assistance programmes.
- Previous working experience in the private sector preferred
- Previous experience in o BD efforts such as consortium building and methodology writing / coordination o providing support to the management of EU-funded projects
- Excellent oral, presentation and report writing skills
- Proactive and able to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Highly motivated, organised and detail-oriented
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office suite, especially Word and Excel
- Proficiency in French and English mandatory; other languages will be an asset. DURATION We offer a full-time permanent contract.
COMMENCEMENT
As soon as possible
If interested and qualified, please send your CV and a cover letter to Frédérique Jouare mentioning “Project Manager International Cooperation” in your email subject, before 9 September 2022
Please note that due to the large number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Emerging Markets International s.a. (EMI), formerly Cardno Emerging Markets, Belgium s.a., is a global, integrated professional services consultancy firm which works with bilateral and multilateral donors, private firms and government agencies to improve living standards in developing countries.
Since its establishment in 1998, EMI team has carried out more than 400 EU-funded technical assistance projects and programmes globally and has acquired extensive experience in providing continuous backstopping support to our teams of Experts and Clients. EMI has also worked extensively with other global donors, such as FCDO (DFID), the World Bank, MCC, AfDB, ADB and UN agencies, partner governments, private clients and communities.
Across our portfolio, we take pride in delivering ethical and high-quality projects. We invest in building strong local teams and partnerships. Our teams not only have high-quality technical expertise, but also a deep understanding and respect for the communities with which they work. Our local partnerships bring diverse skills and help us foster local leadership. In this way, we ensure our donor partners deliver aid programmes effectively.
At EMI, we promote an innovative sustainable and participatory approach to change. Our methodologies emphasize developing long-term, high impact solutions for the management of available resources and the capacity building of every stakeholder’s know-how.
Together, we form a strong multidisciplinary team with a wealth of knowledge, expertise and passion to improve the physical, economic and social environments that underpin communities around the world.
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