International Project Manager to the M&E Business Unit

About the company
FCG Swedish Development AB (FCG Sweden) is a consulting company working in international development cooperation. The FCG Group mission is “working for wellbeing”. We implement projects in low- and middle-income countries that seek to strengthen civil society, develop the private sector, improve natural resource management, and support various forms of government reform. We also conduct evaluations within international development cooperation. Our clients are government agencies, civil society organizations, and bi- and multilateral donors.
About the team
Our M&E business area, at present five full-time team members, implement a wide range of evaluations and assessments within the international development cooperation arena. We currently have two framework agreements; one for evaluation services with Sida from which the organisation can commission evaluation assignments; and one with Norad for conducting organisational assessments of civil society organisations. With a global network of evaluation consultants, we also conduct several evaluations commissioned through open procurements. We are now looking to recruit a Project Manager.
About the role
The role of a Project Manager at FCG Sweden has two main components:
1. Project Management: Managing the successful implementation of our projects. This includes managing the relationship with our client and the staffing of our projects, financial follow-up, providing technical and other support to the project team(s), and reviewing project deliverables.
The position we are looking to fill now, is specifically focusing on coordination and management of our framework agreements. This entails to manage specific projects under the two frameworks but also to actively partake in general framework related tasks such as communicating with our framework specific networks of consultants and participate in meetings with Sida/Norad.
2. Business Development and sales: Contributing to achieving the business area’s long terms vision by managing our global network of consultants; supporting in market monitoring and the identification of relevant opportunities; and managing and supporting the development of tenders and other proposals for new projects. This may include fact-finding, the selection of partners, developing tender strategies, composing teams, and developing workplans and budgets. Much of the business development for this position will include developing proposals/tenders under the two framework agreements.
Job requirements
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
· University degree in social sciences or economics · Previous experience from a project manager role within the M&E-area of international development cooperation, including project planning and budgeting, as well as tender development in this field;
· Excellent command of oral and written English;
· Excellent social/communication skills;
· Knowledge of OECD DAC evaluation criteria, evaluation methodologies and approaches;
· Ability to manage several ongoing processes/projects simultaneously whilst keeping attention to detail; and
· Excellent command of MS Word and Excel and online survey software.
The role as project manager requires good collaborative ability. It is important to be able to build and entertain trustworthy relationships and to represent the company in a professional manner. While the role includes working as part of different team constellations, it is vital that the project manager also can structure his/her own work and to deliver independently. We apply a high level of flexibility in our daily work - the load and nature of tasks will vary over time.
In addition, it is an advantage if the candidate demonstrates:
· Experience from working with Framework Agreements;
· Good existing network with donors, partners and consultants in the M&E business area;
· Proficiency in other languages than English such as Swedish and Russian are particularly relevant.
Applications and deadline
Candidates should submit their application, including a cover letter (max 1 page) and a CV (max 3 pages) to evaluation@fcgsweden.se, no later than June 31. Note that we may fill the position immediately when finding the right candidate.
Further information
For more information about the position please contact; Frida Lanshammar, FCG Sweden CEO; Frida.lanshammar@fcgsweden.se
or
Christian Carlbaum, M&E Business Area Coordinator; Christian.carlbaum@fcgsweden.se