DAI is a global development company with corporate offices in the USA, the UK, the EU, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Palestine, and project operations worldwide. DAI tackles fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability: it works on the frontlines of global development, transforming ideas into action-action into impact. DAI is committed to shaping a more liveable world.
DAI is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our busy Human Development Team. This will be a full-time, permanent role. The role can be based in our London or Hemel Hempstead office.
The role will require managing a portfolio of projects ensuring that the client receives excellent services and projects exceed technical and financial performance expectations (manage). Delivering technical assistance as appropriate (deliver). Contribute to building the technical expertise of the wider Delivery Unit (build). Providing technical and management inputs into proposals (win).
RESPONSIBILITIES
Project Management
Deliver small-scale or medium-scale projects while working within an established
program management plan.
Project Risk and Issue Management
Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated
with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree
on, and implement solutions to overcome these.
Contract Management
Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract
service providers within allocated projects.
Project Reporting and Review
Manage the project review process; provide stakeholders with accurate and
relevant information and key recommendations at agreed review points to enable
them to evaluate progress and agree on change.
Client & Customer Management (External)
Manage relationships with clients while also helping senior colleagues manage
more important client and customer relationships.
Resource Management
Manage the deployment of project resources, proactively managing project
costs, providing forecasts, and presenting variances with narrative at appropriate
review points to ensure effective utilization.
Stakeholder Engagement
Contribute to stakeholder engagement through identifying stakeholders, finding
out their needs/issues/concern and reacting to these by arranging meetings and
events and drafting supporting materials to promote understanding and
commitment.
Project Budgeting and Costing
Deliver project budgets and conduct complex analyses on budget progress
across allocated projects.
Leadership and Direction
Communicate the project action plan; explain how this relates to the function’s
strategy and action plan and the broader organization’s mission and vision;
motivate people to achieve local business goals.
Performance Management
Develop and propose own performance objectives; take appropriate actions to
ensure achievement of agreed objectives, using the organization’s performance
management systems to improve personal performance. OR Manage and report
on project team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct
reports or project / account team members and hold them accountable for
achieving these, taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure
the achievement of team / personal objectives.
Portfolio Management
Plan and deliver small projects or workstreams using an appropriate project
management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are
achieved.
Essential skills and experience:
Desirable:
The salary offered will be commensurate with relevant experience. DAI offers a generous benefits package and there are several day-to-day perks of working at DAI that help keep us happy and motivated! Please state your salary expectations on application.
There is no closing date for applications is and interviews will be held progressively. We are recruiting for these vacancies on a rolling basis, meaning there is no fixed deadline and applications will be assessed as they are received, and the vacancies will remain open until they are filled.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in location the role is based within the UK without the need for sponsorship.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, age, religion, sex, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
This job description details the key elements of the role and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Job roles evolve over time and job-holders may be required to complete additional tasks in line with business needs.
You will be pleased to know that we strive to uphold the highest ethical standards and that we are working with our clients to reduce the opportunity for people who are known to have breached ethical standards to work in our field. Any staff and/or consultant contract with DAI, therefore, will be subject to satisfactory reference checking and vetting.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview or recruitment process, please contact Victoria_Tres@DAI.Com (Please do not send applications directly to this inbox).
If this role sounds interesting and you would like to be part of DAI’s growing business, bidding for and managing donor-funded projects round the world, we look forward to hearing from you.
DAI works on the frontlines of global development. Transforming ideas into action – action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more liveable world. We tackle fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance and instability. We work with a wide range of clients, including national and local governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, private corporations and philanthropies.
