Project Manager ( 3 Months Contract )

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Berlin, Germany (onsite) / Europe (Remote)

Position Type: 3 Months of contract

Expected start date: 1st of October

Visa requirement: For the on-site role there is no sponsorship. Must be already resident in Germany with a valid work permit.

Are you passionate about leveraging Project Management to create impactful solutions for a reputable NGO? Then we are looking for you!

Experience

• At least eight (8) years of recent professional experience in program / project planning, management and successful delivery of complex cross functional or interdependent projects, some of which should be at the global or international level.

• Experience in collaborating with teams (physically or virtually) in an international and multi-cultural environment whilst producing results.

• Proven experience in writing project plans and project-related documentation.

• Experience in facilitating workshops, presentations to senior stakeholders and managing change in a federated (decentralized) organization.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

• Proven skills in the areas of project management, change management, building trust, planning, organizing, resourcing with careful attention to detail to continuously monitor progress actions and initiatives.

• Ability to adapt and manage deliverables and resources in a climate of change and to think and act quickly, sometimes under pressure yet remain effective.

• Ability to effectively collaborate with teams in an international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment; separated by geographical locations and working under different time-zones.

• Ability to promote best practices, advise on improvements, independently perform research, and apply information from a broad range of sources.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, advocate, motivate, resolve conflict, and adapt relevant leadership styles to a variety of situations.

• Excellent communication (both oral and written), problem solving and analytical skills.

• Strong supervisory, organizational, management, and consultancy skills.

• Proactive, flexible, resourceful and able to work independently with limited supervision.

• Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint…)

Education Qualifications

• First-level university degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.

• Professional qualification or foundation certification in project management methodologies such as PMI, Prince 2, Agile SCRUM.