The I&T Project Manager is a key role to lead, oversee and ensure the successful delivery and management of single or multiple projects. They must do this within scope, to a defined quality, and within time and cost constraints. Interfacing directly with frontline staff across the various cultures within the dynamic and complex Amnesty environment (“The Movement”), you will provide a pivotal point of contact between human rights stakeholders, subject matter experts and the I&T department.
This is a unique change management opportunity, a chance to establish platforms, practices, and innovation to lay the platform for human rights change and activism across the globe.
You will be an exceptional project leader with strong people and stakeholder management, technical and financial capabilities. You will manage project budgets, small teams, partners and suppliers to deliver mission critical services on-time and in-budget.
Interpersonal skills are crucial as are technical skills notably in tracking and progressing projects from ensuring the delivery of business requirements and processes, solution design, configuration and build, testing, deployment and operations. Familiarity with enterprise solutions (e.g., Microsoft 365 or Dynamics 365) will be beneficial. Above all else, an ability to drive projects to completion will be key.
Main Responsibilities;
Analyse project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations and appropriate process for accomplishing projects
Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle, and confer with project staff to outline a work plan
Benchmark project management performance continuously to identify the potential for improvements and increase capability in project and portfolio management
Facilitate work on design options/potential systems/process solutions with I&T SMEs and business stakeholders
Skills And Experience:
Extensive IT experience with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving – technical and non-technical
Demonstrated competency in a formal project management role involving the execution of multiple projects or a large relevant project
Track record of driving projects from requirements through to realisation across multiple teams
Formal qualification or familiarity with project management methodologies (for example, that of the Project Management Institute, PRINCE2 etc.)
Familiarity working with DevOps/Agile project methodologies such as SCRUM
