A JOB OPPORTUNITY AT
GOPA Worldwide
A JOB THAT INSPIRES YOU
Are you looking for an international working environment and enjoy working in a multicultural team with flat hierarchies Do you have a good sense for people and can convince others If so come join our team!
As Project Manager you are responsible both for the acquisition of new projects and for the implementation and the financial backstopping of on-going projects in the field of Statistics. Besides the work in our headquarters you will travel abroad regularly for project set-ups and for backstopping missions and short-term expert assignments.
Your tasks:
- You identify project opportunities and contribute to strategic business development in the department.
- You manage and coordinate the acquisition process. This includes conducting early intelligence and fact-finding forming consortia drafting technical concepts and proposal methodologies preparing project budgets identifying suitable experts and negotiating fees and project shares.
- You monitor project activities on site. This includes monitoring the project progress ensuring compliance with formal specifications and procedures supervising and managing project staff and resources.
- You exchange with clients beneficiaries consortium partners and experts during project implementation
A BACKGROUND THAT CONVINCES US
- You have an educational background in Economics Data Science Computer Science Data Analytics Statistics Maths or other disciplines related to international development and consulting
- You have fluent language skills in English both written and spoken. German French or Spanish language skills are an asset
- You have prior experience in managing development cooperation projects with EU institutions or other multilateral or bilateral donors
- You are familiar with donor procedures and requirements particularly the EU
- You have proven experience in drafting concept notes and technical methodologies preparing project budgets and participating in calls for tenders.
- Prior experience in financial management of projects and tracking project resources is an asset.
- You have the ability to use your communication skills to interact with multi-national teams project beneficiaries and clients across different time zones.
- You have the ability to prioritise actions and tasks and meeting tight deadlines.
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MOTIVATES YOU
- Team & culture: You will join dynamic multi-cultural and multilingual team members who enjoy working together and who support each other.
- Responsibility: You join a company committed to being environmentally responsible wherever we operate.
- Development: Our annual career development and performance review process will help you to set clearly defined goals and objectives. As a new employee you will be part of a mentorship system.
- Location: GOPA is located close to Bad Homburgs railway station enabling quick and easy access to Frankfurts cultural activities and events.
- Fringe benefits: GOPA offers an RMV job ticket and job-bike leasing as well as subsidies for a fitness studio and day care for your children to mention a few.
- Flexibility: We enable flexible work arrangements including flexible and mobile working hours.
READY FOR CHANGE
Do not hesitate and contact us! We are looking forward to receiving your online application including your possible commencement date and salary expectation.
About us
As a leader in development consultancy GOPA Worldwide Consultants implements projects in developing and transition economies on behalf of national and international development partners national authorities industry representatives and civil society organisations. To ensure that the programmes we implement have a lasting impact in terms of economic growth sustainability and poverty reduction we target structural reforms and capacity building in six core sectors.
These six sectors represent our commitment to improve the social and economic situation of people through Education and Employment Promotion Governance and Economic Development Rural Development and Environment Health and Social Development; and measuring the long-term impact of interventions through Statistics and Monitoring and Evaluation.
We are member of GOPA Consulting Group which consists of 6 large consulting companies with additional complementary branch organisations whose expertise and location respond to specific market demands.
In 2021 we became a certified carbon-neutral company for 2020. We are further committed to avoiding and reducing our carbon footprint as well as identifying new measures together with our staff members.
Required Experience:
IC