Project Manager

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

12/11/2024

Application deadline: Monday, 06 January 2025– 23:45

Location: Cambridge, UK (Hybrid working)

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Contract: 2 year fixed-term

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum, dependant on skills and experience

Annual Leave : 25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days.

BirdLife International is the world’s largest nature conservation partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead the project management and execution of two critical initiatives:

• Project Life Cycle Initiative: Develop and implement a standardised Project Life Cycle (PLC) process for the BirdLife Secretariat.
• BirdLife Global Partnership Meeting: Organise and deliver this major event involving BirdLife International Partners and key stakeholders.
  
  

You will be responsible for ensuring both projects are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.

How you will do this:

• Project Management: Plan, implement, coordinate resources, and manage tasks to ensure project delivery on time, within scope, and budget.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build effective relationships with stakeholders, partners, and international teams, including event managers and venues.
• Leadership and Team Coordination: Lead project teams, motivate participants, and manage meetings, ensuring clear communication and progress tracking.
• Quality Assurance and Risk Management: Oversee risk assessment, implement changes as needed, and ensure quality outcomes.
• Performance Tracking: Use tools and techniques to measure progress, refine goals, and maintain detailed project documentation.
• Innovation and Problem-Solving: Develop creative solutions and evaluate project results.
• Cross-Functional Decision-Making: Collaborate across teams to drive successful project outcomes.
  
  

Ideally you will have:

• Degree level education or advanced vocational training
• Strong theoretical and practical Project Management experience, including methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.), tools, and software proficiency
• An Industry recognised Project Management qualification is an advantage but not essential, i.e. Prince 2, APM, PMP or relevant experience
• Proven track record with at least two complete project life cycles and integrating project methodologies into organisations.
• Skilled in strategic planning, risk management, and change management.
• Strong critical thinking, leadership, conflict resolution, and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrable skills in budget handling, multitasking, and effective time management.
• Excellent communication and motivational skills, ability to communicate project concepts and deliverables to all audiences, including with people whose first language is not English
• International travel required in year 2 for the Global Partnership Meeting.
  
  

See The Full Job Description Here.

Some of our benefits:

• We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on-site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work-life balance.
• A chance to work in the award-winning David Attenborough Building, which brings together much of the Cambridge-based conservation community on a ‘conservation campus.’
• A generous pension scheme, up to 12% company contribution.
• Holiday starting at 25 days excluding Bank Holidays and increasing for every year of service up to a maximum of 28 days.
• Full access to LinkedIn Learning with access to more than 13,000 high-quality, on-demand courses.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including access to Health Assured online health portal (webinars, nutritional advice, 4-week programmes, financial wellbeing and more).
  
  

BirdLife values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Find out more about our Diversity statement.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will consider putting into place appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

Interviews: Interviews will be held on the week commencing 20th January 2025.