As Junior Project Manager, you are expected to:
- Display an innovative attitude when accomplishing tasks and approaching goals
- Develop a close working relationship with the other team members
- Maintain flexibility and adaptability in the workplace
- Maintain a sense of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality in the conduct of responsibilities
- Proactively find ways to improve the efficiency of the team
- Commit to continuous learning and development
- Stay abreast of trends in project management, community development and communications
Core Competencies
- Familiar with advertising and marketing industry work, and/or development sector work - working with non-profit or non-government organizations and/or government agencies
- Basic knowledge in digital marketing and content production strategies and processes
- Desk and field research strategies and processes
- Community and organizational partnerships
- Research, proposal, and feature writing and editing
- Client management and business development
- Administrative tasks
Tasks and Responsibilities
The Junior Project Manager is required to perform the following duties and undertake the following responsibilities:
Business Development
- Achieve monthly and annual sales target by identifying potential leads and markets by doing research and/or by securing contract renewals or new business opportunities from existing clients
- Implement lead generation tactics
- Respond to, and engage with, any sales inquiries or requests for information
- Work with different teams to develop client pitches (prepare SOWs, presentations, and quotations)
- Negotiate Scope of Works (SOWs) and pricing
- Build relationships with current and potential clients to expand business opportunities
- Continuously seek opportunities to expand existing client business
Strategy and Planning
- Initiate, lead and participate in the creation of strategic plans and communications products for clients
- Design and conduct research, write and edit press releases and concept notes
- Draft budgets and work plans for internal and client approval
- Create presentations for clients
Project Management
- Understand and execute project management tasks for various online and offline events such as capacity building trainings, pressers, and webinars, among others
- Ensure proper client and internal team onboarding
- Act as day-to-day client contact and primary liaison between the client and implementing team
- Oversee the overall production of project deliverables, working, and leading team members as necessary, and ensuring output quality and timeliness
- Inform internal team members of possible issues as they arise, and manage outcomes of these
- Produce accurately written materials such as summaries, presentations, monthly media reports, and other materials as required, ensuring that all agreements are documented
- Ensure that a professional and relatable voice and style format is maintained in all materials
- When required, manage media and public relations initiatives, build and maintain media and key stakeholder relationships
- Oversee the implementation of the project timeliness and set meetings or progress sessions as stated in the contract
- Act as the client's brand champion and police any possible deviations to strategy, persona, or playbook
- Act as supplementary social media manager, assist the content team, and respond to comments and inquiries when the opportunity arises
- Act as general liaison between Evident and freelancers/suppliers/sub-contractors
- Ensures that the products submitted to client are aligned with overall strategy and direction
Finance Coordination
- Inform Finance of the payment schedule
- Inform Finance of the changes in contract, if any
- Collect necessary Finance-related documents needed for engagement
- Ensure service delivery from, and payment to suppliers, partners, or third-party contractors
- Assist in the collection of payments (as needed)
Operations and Special Projects
- Where assigned, assist in the company's day-to-day business operations
- Where assigned, implement special projects on behalf of Evident and/or its partners which may include: process improvements, marketing, business developments, events, etc.
For interested applicants, please send a copy of your comprehensive CV and cover letter to [Confidential Information]
