Project Manager - International Advocacy Programme (London or remote working)
Zinc Network, United Kingdom
Job Description
Introducing Zinc Network
Zinc Network is an ISO certified international development company headquartered in London and with offices in Washington, D.C., Tbilisi, Riga, Warsaw, and Nairobi. We’re on a mission to achieve meaningful, measurable change through the application of behavioural science and strategic communications, technology, and human-centred design (HCD).
We have 100+ team members from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, including democratic governance specialists, behavioural scientists, researchers, content producers, digital experts, and service designers. We work with a broad range of governmental, NGO, and private sector clients, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID); the U.S. Department of State (DOS); the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD); the UK Home Office (HO); the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); UN agencies and missions; Microsoft; and the Internet Watch Foundation.
We conceptualise and create award-winning programs, interventions, and campaigns that change the way that people think, feel, and act across a wide range of pervasive social issues, including disinformation and hate speech, violent extremism, poor governance, threats to children and young people’s online safety, gender-based violence, and more.
Outline of the job
As Project Manager, you will help support an exciting communication and advocacy programme spanning five countries over three years, aiming to build support for Ukraine.
The role forms part of Zinc Network’s Project Management team and will report into the project’s Deputy Director.
What you’ll be doing
· Build relationships with Ukrainian civil society organisations who are advocating internationally.
· Conduct desk research into specific countries and work with specialist consultants to develop briefings on the political, social and media landscapes and stakeholder environments.
· Plan and facilitate delegation visits to countries.
· Work with Zinc’s strategy team and external consultants to help shape advocacy goals and tactics to ensure that initiatives deliver real policy wins.
· Write detailed reports on project activity and outcomes.
· Draft communications materials, including press releases, articles, briefing documents, etc.
· Build and maintain strong relationships with client and partner organisations across civil society, acting as an ambassador for the organisation, building trust and confidence in Zinc’s capability.
· Be the strategic guardian for your project, ensuring it delivers on both Zinc Network and client objectives.
· Ensure all client expectations for your projects are understood and communicated quickly and effectively and escalate where these are unrealistic.
· Provide project management services ensuring delivery is on time, to budget and in line with contractual requirements.
· Monitor and manage risks and work closely with our team in London to identify and overcome challenges.
· The role will involve up to 30% international travel.
Requirements
What we need from you
- 2+ years’ experience delivering effective advocacy or communications campaigns.
- Excellent client management skills; experience working with government clients is desirable.
- Ability to project manage against strict deadlines and within budget.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders clearly.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Have prior experience working in cross-functional communications teams.
Benefits
What we can offer you
The opportunity to work with colleagues from a diverse range of professional and cultural backgrounds including the very best ex-diplomats, television producers, digital media strategists, linguists, researchers, and behavioural scientists from both the public and private sector.
Across Zinc Network there’s a commitment by everyone to deliver meaningful, change across all the subject areas, social challenges, and policy goals we’re striving to achieve.
Lastly, we’re committed to hiring a diverse workforce from different professional and cultural backgrounds, and to that end we encourage a variety of people to our company to represent the diverse range of subjects associated with our projects.
Area of Selection
We’re committed to hiring a diverse workforce from different professional and cultural backgrounds, and to that end we encourage a variety of people to apply to join our company to represent the diverse range of subjects associated with our projects.
Conditions of Employment
Candidates who receive a job offer will be required to:
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