Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 09 Oct 2015
About Us
Adam Smith International is an award-winning professional services business that delivers real impact, value and lasting change through projects supporting economic growth and government reform internationally. Our reputation as a global leader has been built on the positive results our projects have achieved in many of the world’s most challenging environments.
About the Private Sector Development team
Private Sector Development is one of our core areas of expertise. We specialise in the design and implementation of programmes that adopt a market systems approach (often referred to as “Making Markets Work for the Poor”), and work on numerous projects related to agriculture, public-private dialogue, business environment reform, business for development, and trade across the world.
About the role
Project Managers perform a key role in Adam Smith International’s consulting model and play a central part in managing project technical and financial performance. Similarly, a member of the Professional Development Scheme will also perform project management activities, collaborating with, supporting and learning from more experienced Project Managers in the team. A member of the Professional Development Scheme will also support and prepare technical and financial proposals and expressions of interest. The position will be based in London and will require extensive travel in Africa and Asia. Candidates who successfully complete the Scheme and are offered permanent Manager contract should be prepared to relocate overseas.
About you
A member of the Professional Development Scheme should have the ability to build effective relationships with clients from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds, and to work effectively in politically sensitive and challenging environments. He/she should relish working in a team, should be innovative, energetic, positive, and genuinely committed to achieving lasting change in their work. Adam Smith International seeks the following skills and experience:
· A post-graduate degree in economics or other relevant fields from top class and internationally recognised universities;
· Strong interest in the Private Sector Development and working in developing countries;
· Demonstrated experience of initiative, client-orientation, risk taking, and working in complex and time-pressured contexts;
· Outstanding English written and oral communication skills with additional languages;
· Excellent inter-personal skills and team-work;
· Strong attention to detail;
· Enthusiasm and flexibility along with a willingness to travel at short notice and work in developing countries for a significant time; and
· Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio.
· You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this position.
What We Offer You
We offer you a dynamic and friendly team environment and the opportunity to work on a highly successful portfolio of programmes. We have a strong commitment to our people and strive to live by our principles:
· Take responsibility (Accountability).Individually and collectively accountable for what we do.
· Always find a way (Resourcefulness).We think innovatively to reach a solution.
· Promote Quality (Excellence).We maintain and promote professional standards in everything we do.
· Commit to the Outcome (Achievement).We take pride in delivering our best to achieve results
We’ve built a culture to reflect our principles, full of likeminded professionals who are smart, passionate and great at what they do. We have a headquarter overlooking the Thames in a central London location. We offer a highly competitive compensation package and excellent benefits.
How to apply:
Heard Enough? Ready to Apply?
We would love to hear from you. Please submit a CV (no more than 3 pages) and short cover letter to recruitment@adamsmithinternational.com with a subject line of “Assistant Project Manager - London”. Shortlisted applicants only will be contacted. Thank you for your consideration.