Project Director – Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Define and manage the strategic influence of a multi-country, donor-supported program.

• Identify the nature and extent of program outputs and outcomes in accordance with organizational values and donor objectives.

• Guide project management teams on resource distribution across countries and workstreams.

• Enhance program impact, ensure value for money, and optimize commercial performance when applicable.

• Cultivate and sustain relationships with senior donors.

• Lead conversations with current and prospective donors to broaden or extend the program.

• Promote technical methodologies and collaborate with leadership on resource allocation and budgeting.

• Offer technical guidance, mentorship, and leadership to senior OSINT analysts, investigators, and communications experts.

• Assess key outputs, question assumptions, and direct analytical and communication strategies.

• Create a cohesive, collaborative multidisciplinary team across various countries and fields.

• Supervise the Monitoring and Evaluation framework, including the Theory of Change, Results Framework, and data collection and synthesis processes.

• Ensure that risk management incorporates team insights and aligns with organizational risk-register requirements and donor reporting timelines.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a confident manager and leader of diverse, senior teams in dynamic, high-pressure, multi-country settings.

• Proven capability in adaptive management and fostering a productive working culture where team members collaborate effectively and consistently achieve high-quality deliverables.

• Strong experience in networking, stakeholder relationship development, and management, including with government agencies and other senior institutional players.

• Experience overseeing projects in complex or conflict-affected environments, with adept use of adaptive program risk management.

• Knowledge of OSINT methodologies and their application in intricate contexts.

• Extensive experience in strategic communications, including narrative formulation, audience comprehension, and countering harmful narratives in support of policy or program goals.

• Familiarity with donor-funded initiatives centered on information integrity, counter-disinformation, CVE/PCVE, or related areas.

• Experience in conflict-affected or fragile scenarios, with an understanding of political, media, and cultural dynamics.

• Proficiency in German is a plus.

• Availability to work within UK/EU time zones.

• Submit a CV and cover letter, along with responses to application form questions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Option to work from CIR’s offices in London.

• Possibility of office-based, hybrid, or remote working setups.

• Working patterns agreed upon to accommodate the successful applicant.