Senior Project Manager
2025-09-29T16:09:50+00:00
BBC Media Action
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Media
Management Officer
2025-10-21T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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BBC Media Action is the BBC's international charity. In a world where media can be divisive and untrustworthy, we believe in the power of media and communication to do good. Our work reaches millions of people facing insecurity, inequality and poverty with information they can trust.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Work with country and cross-country teams to ensure project delivery and compliance, contributing to project design and delivery and securing support from internal and external technical specialists.
- Manage individual and team performance through line management of programme support team staff.
- Encourage and enable support to flow between country offices; and support country teams to draw on advice and support from cross-country functions.
- Drive improvements in processes and systems to increase efficiency of project delivery while ensuring compliance with all editorial, finance, legal, HR and other requirements.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and policy development across the organisation. Identify and contribute new ideas, opportunities and partnerships to shape regional and global strategy.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Strong experience in international development in a project design or delivery role
- Experience managing and developing staff, with a commitment to maintaining a culture of inclusion
- Good interpersonal skills with a record of forming effective relationships, especially with colleagues or stakeholders across a range of countries
- Strong communication and writing skills, in English
- Strong analytical thinking and organisational skills, able to simplify complex problems, manage competing priorities, and deliver under pressure
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT: Work with country and cross-country teams to ensure project delivery and compliance, contributing to project design and delivery and securing support from internal and external technical specialists. Manage individual and team performance through line management of programme support team staff. Encourage and enable support to flow between country offices; and support country teams to draw on advice and support from cross-country functions. Drive improvements in processes and systems to increase efficiency of project delivery while ensuring compliance with all editorial, finance, legal, HR and other requirements. Contribute to knowledge sharing and policy development across the organisation. Identify and contribute new ideas, opportunities and partnerships to shape regional and global strategy.
Strong experience in international development in a project design or delivery role Experience managing and developing staff, with a commitment to maintaining a culture of inclusion Good interpersonal skills with a record of forming effective relationships, especially with colleagues or stakeholders across a range of countries Strong communication and writing skills, in English Strong analytical thinking and organisational skills, able to simplify complex problems, manage competing priorities, and deliver under pressure
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Vacancy title:
Senior Project Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Media, Category: Management Officer]
Jobs at:
BBC Media Action
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, October 21 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
BBC Media Action is the BBC's international charity. In a world where media can be divisive and untrustworthy, we believe in the power of media and communication to do good. Our work reaches millions of people facing insecurity, inequality and poverty with information they can trust.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Work with country and cross-country teams to ensure project delivery and compliance, contributing to project design and delivery and securing support from internal and external technical specialists.
- Manage individual and team performance through line management of programme support team staff.
- Encourage and enable support to flow between country offices; and support country teams to draw on advice and support from cross-country functions.
- Drive improvements in processes and systems to increase efficiency of project delivery while ensuring compliance with all editorial, finance, legal, HR and other requirements.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and policy development across the organisation. Identify and contribute new ideas, opportunities and partnerships to shape regional and global strategy.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
- Strong experience in international development in a project design or delivery role
- Experience managing and developing staff, with a commitment to maintaining a culture of inclusion
- Good interpersonal skills with a record of forming effective relationships, especially with colleagues or stakeholders across a range of countries
- Strong communication and writing skills, in English
- Strong analytical thinking and organisational skills, able to simplify complex problems, manage competing priorities, and deliver under pressure
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to BBC Media Action on careers.bbc.co.uk to apply
https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Senior-Project-Manager%252C-Media-Action/28160-en_GB
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