Senior Project Officer

Senior Project Officer – Inclusive Growth and Climate Change

We are a global consultancy united by a strong set of values and a common purpose: to help build a more equitable and sustainable world for all.

We do this by providing expert monitoring, evaluation, learning and strategy services that help organisations create positive lasting social, economic and environmental change.

For 40-years, we have collaborated with governments, foundations, businesses and global alliances to generate the evidence needed to understand the impact of their work and improve their performance.

In all our work we are committed to equity, inclusiveness and technical excellence to meet the highest professional and ethical standards**.**

Location: Brighton (you don’t need to be in the office every day, travel to the office would be expected for key company and team events which are typically once a month)

Remote or hybrid: Hybrid (UK working only)

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months with the potential for extension

Hours: Full time 37.5 per week

Salary: Circa £38,000 pa depending on experience

Closing date: Wednesday 12 February 2025

The IGCC Team

This role sits with our Inclusive Growth and Climate Change practice, which recognises that the threats posed by climate change are global and have the potential to reverse hard-fought development gains.

Our Inclusive Growth and Climate Change team is recognised as a global leader in providing monitoring, evaluation, learning, strategy advice, and services to a diverse range of clients. Our support encompasses a range of economic development and climate change/ nature projects, these include areas such as; climate adaptation and resilience, natural resource management, nature-based solutions, oceans/ coastal adaptation, climate finance, impact investing and innovative finance, markets systems development, agriculture, private sector development, social business and supply chains, financial inclusion, infrastructure and cities and women’s economic empowerment.

Role Overview: As a Senior Project Officer, you will play a critical role within our Inclusive Growth and Climate Change Practice, playing a key role in leading the delivery of projects or programmes throughout their lifecycle and coordinating business development activities and supporting practice processes. You will work closely with the Commercial Practice Manager and other Senior Project Officers/Officers to ensure day-to-day continuity across the Practice. Your responsibilities will span three key areas:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Delivery & Commercial Expertise:

• Provide project support to a portfolio of high-risk and complex projects.
• Perform the role of Itad Project Manager on lower-risk projects.
• Ensuring travel and security deployments in high and extreme risk countries are planned effectively with the Global Safety and Security Team.
• Monitoring and updating of project budgets, resources and workplans within the project and financial management platform – Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Collaborating with the project team to assist with project forecasting.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure successful commercial delivery.
• Identify project risks and mitigation strategies.
• Create financial and commercial reports.
• Assist with project forecasting and client invoicing.
• Support sales and purchase invoice processes.
• Manage client and subcontractor requirements.
• Develop and implement bid pricing strategies.

1. People and Leadership:

• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
• Support resource planning and management.
• Contribute to team briefings and company events.
• Potential line management responsibilities if the contract duration is extended.

1. Building the Practice:

• Support business development efforts to win and deliver high-impact projects.
• Lead business improvement initiatives.
• Identify commercial excellence improvements.
• Foster opportunities to develop Quality Assurance processes.
• Collaborate with the Business Development team on systems for pipeline management and reporting.

The Candidate

You will possess strong project management skills and have experience in working with teams managing complex projects from proposal to completion; ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and budget. Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously are essential. You should also demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, effective communication skills, and the capacity to adapt to changing project requirements and environments.

As a commercially focussed professional you will be able to bring your experience of working in a commercially astute and effective way by delivering workload planning and prioritisation to a high standard in this role. You will have a track record in creating and implementing new and innovative solutions to commercial challenges throughout the business development process and project lifecycle.

You will be a team player who can demonstrate communication skills and experience to convey and execute instructions with other colleagues to ensure the delivery of key project activities, preferably across simultaneous projects or a programme. As an experienced relationship investor, you will have a proven track record of developing and maintaining successful relationships with internal teams as well as external clients.

As a self-aware professional, you will bring the appropriate influence and credibility to the role whilst working closely with other Itad Business Units to deliver across monthly and quarterly cycles. Active learning with various project roles will be a key skill to develop your own knowledge and that of others. Your demonstrable delivery of improvements to a wider business will be of benefit in this role and ensures an Itad Focused strength.

Our Benefits

• A matched company pension up to 5% with a wide range of fund options.
• 26 days holiday per year, plus 3 flexible days and the option to purchase another 5 days, flexible bank holidays (you can take these whenever you wish) and the opportunity to buy holiday
• Hybrid and flexible working from anywhere in the UK
• Cycle to work scheme
• Itad Rewards: Offers up to 20% discount at over 100 UK retailers. There are savings on gym memberships, holidays, restaurants, cinemas, and gym memberships and an average of 5% discount on supermarkets - giving you the option to take advantage of the benefits which are most impactful for you.
• Discretionary bonus scheme

Our office is easily accessible, close to public transport and dog friendly.

At Itad, we are committed to actively promoting diversity, equality and inclusion to empower people both within our organisation and through our work. We know that employees with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make us a more effective and innovative company and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from interested candidates regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

You will already have the right to live and work in the UK.

Keywords

project managementcommercial expertiseproject deliveryfinancial managementstakeholder relationshipsbusiness developmentquality assuranceproblem-solvingcommunication skillsworkload planningrelationship investoractive learningteam player