Project Manager

Verité

Remote

Role Verité is seeking an experienced and collaborative Project Manager to support Verité’s work promoting fair, safe, and legal working conditions by managing the operational aspects of a grant-funded project and supporting Verité’s Training Center. The Project Manager will work closely with U.S.- and West Africa-based staff to support projects developing tools and implementing capacity-building to identify and address the risk of labor abuses in supply chains. The Project Manager will oversee project workplans, ensure the timeliness of deliverables from all partners, coordinate contracting and staffing, project reporting, and act as the liaison between the financial management and project implementation teams.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and update project workplans, and support project staff in creating concrete workplans and timelines for specific project outputs and deliverables.
Track workplans and deliverables for timely delivery, flagging where delays occur and developing new timelines as necessary.
Maintain familiarity with planned project activities and the status of work with project partners and workstreams.
Coordinate assignment of specific project activities to team members.
Coordinate, attend, and support regular team meetings.
Coordinate preparation of client/donor-ready communications, including project reporting.
Work with project staff to plan and execute project activities and events including seminars, trainings, and webinars.
Administer and track training participant surveys and evaluations.
Coordinate project communications, including newsletter content and distribution.
Maintain understanding of, and adherence to, all Verité protocols and processes for procurement, contracting, financial procedures, etc.
Oversee and coordinate administrative and other compliance-related procedures with internal finance and human resources teams.
Support logistics and travel planning for project activities.
Maintain familiarity with donor compliance guidelines and advise project staff on donor compliance questions, flagging for escalation to internal compliance experts when necessary.
In collaboration with project technical staff, oversee development of scopes of work (SOWs) for new consultant contracts, ensuring consultants understand and agree to SOWs.
Coordinate editing and proofreading of reports and other project materials.
Liaise between program and administrative staff as necessary.

Qualifications for this position

3-5 years or more of relevant professional experience, with proven expertise in management and coordination of complex projects, preferably on an international scale.
Fluency in English and professional proficiency in French is required.
Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, coupled with strong and creative problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Ability to process, organize, and analyze large amounts of information quickly and accurately.
Experience with spreadsheets, databases and budgets.
Strong communication skills with the ability to modify delivery, language, or content to account for the characteristics and needs of the audience.
Ability to learn and utilize project management software and platforms.
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, MS Office software suite.
Demonstrated experience working with a diverse network of stakeholders including government.
Ability to work well in groups and independently.
Must be able to operate effectively in a remote work environment.
Intellectual curiosity and the ability to learn quickly.
Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent is required.
Experience in monitoring and evaluation of grant-funded projects is desirable.
Experience in survey platforms like Alchemer and Survey Monkey is desirable.
Knowledge or experience working on issues related to trafficking for forced labor, child labor, or other internationally recognized labor standards is desirable.
Previous experience with US-government-funded projects (USAID, USDOL, US Department of State, etc.) is desirable.

Qualifications for all Verité positions

Demonstrates strong personal commitment to Verité's mission or related social justice objectives in human rights, labor issues, international law, or corporate social responsibility.
Demonstrates professional competency and/or personal experience thinking and working effectively across boundaries.
Demonstrates sensitivity and competency engaging with the diverse marginalized populations impacted by Verité’s mission around the world.
Personal reliability and commitment to organizational success.
Maintains confidentiality in communications, as appropriate.

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