Program Manager

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Zinc Network

📍Remote - United Kingdom

Summary

Join Zinc Network, a leading organization dedicated to impactful global change, as a Program Manager. Based in London or a project country, you will manage a strategic communications project focused on building resilience against disinformation in Global South countries. Working remotely up to three days a week, you will collaborate with a dynamic team, manage project administration, and report to the Team Leader. This role requires strong project management skills, experience with donor reporting, and a passion for media integrity. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant bachelor's degree, strong writing skills, and experience managing U.S. government-funded projects.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in international development, journalism, regional studies, or another relevant field required
  • Strong written and spoken proficiency in English required
  • Experience with project management and administration, including budget management, donor reporting, contracting, invoicing and consultant management
  • At least 3 years’ experience managing related programming
  • A strong interest in media, information integrity, civil society development, and/or democracy-building required
  • Superb attention to detail, strong writing skills and ability to work across multiple priorities
  • Familiarity with major office software

Responsibilities

  • Support and manage the project team to deliver across program activities. Collaborate with project leadership to ensure that all project management tasks, including daily workflows, project reporting, check-in meetings and internal learning function smoothly
  • Provide regular written and oral updates to the donor, ensuring transparency and alignment with project objectives and milestones
  • Chair meetings in the absence of the Team Leader, ensuring continuity of discussions and project progress
  • Collaborate with the Project Accountant and technical team to maintain forecasts and monitor levels of effort
  • Oversee and execute the administrative aspects of the project to ensure smooth operations
  • Responsible for tracking work progress by taking detailed minutes during meetings, preparing and distributing follow-up write-ups, monitoring action items, and ensuring timely updates and completion of tasks
  • Compile team contributions and draft internal and external reports to update on the project
  • Oversee the procurement process for consultants and service providers, serving as the primary point of contact for all related engagements
  • Identify and escalate potential issues or risks to the Team Lead in a timely manner to ensure proactive resolution. Contribute to project expansion and development
  • Contribute to written strategy documents, research reports and other project documents as required
  • Represent Zinc at high-level meetings with clients, partner governments and project partners, while embodying the values of Zinc Network
  • Opportunities to provide strategic input on partners' work, including regional research projects and strategic communication campaigns

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree strongly preferred
  • Command of one or more regional languages a plus
  • Experience implementing and reporting on U.S. Government-funded projects strongly preferred

Benefits

The Program Manager will be based in London or one of the project countries and can work remotely up to 3 days/week, with possible requirement for travel

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