Talent Pool - Project Manager

GIST Research

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

GIST is a global research, advisory, and implementation firm that tackles complex and high-risk challenges for clients by delivering strategic foresight and evidence-based advisory through in-depth field research and cutting-edge analysis. They also design and implement programs that connect local concerns with global systems and build institutional capacity. GIST operates across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, serving governments, donors, NGOs, and private sector actors. This posting is for a Project Manager talent pool for upcoming and anticipated work in the Middle East (mainly Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon). It is not a live vacancy but an opportunity to register interest for future roles. Project Managers play a central role in the successful delivery of projects across aid, security, and development contexts, often in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

Requirements

• Experience in project management within the aid, security and/or development sectors
• Experience managing projects funded by bilateral or multilateral donors (e.g. FCDO, EU, UN agencies, World Bank, USG)
• Strong budgeting, financial management and risk management skills
• Confidence working with diverse, multi-national teams and stakeholders
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach
• Comfort working remotely across time zones and travelling to field locations
• Strong IT skills, particularly across MS 365, including Excel
• Fluency in English is required

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency in regional languages

Responsibilities

• End-to-end project management, from mobilisation to close-out
• Day-to-day coordination of technical advisory teams and consultants
• Budget oversight, financial forecasting and value-for-money monitoring
• Risk management, including maintaining risk registers and liaising with security teams
• Donor and stakeholder engagement, including regular client communication
• Oversight of monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting requirements
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and people management where required
• Contributing to organisational learning and future opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed