Associate, Project Manager

Company Description At Devex, our vision is to do more good for more people in the global development community. We’re a media platform that connects 1+ million development professionals with news, jobs, content series, events, and funding. Do you have 2-5 years of experience in project management? Are you excited to be a part of a dynamic, impact-driven company that’s growing and has an open, teamwork-focused culture? Do you love to end your day knowing you’ve helped advance awareness and understanding of key development issues? You're adaptable, solutions-oriented, and an excellent communicator. You thrive in an environment where you can support complex projects and manage various types of relationships, - especially client relationships - as well as assist in project documentation and planning. You understand how to engage audiences through events, news, video, social and other media. You’re well organized, can build and track budgets, meet and enforce deadlines and are willing to dig into the details while understanding the big picture. Does this sound like you? If you just said "yes," keep reading... The Devex Partnerships team is an integral part of the Devex news function. Through content sponsored by or created with input from our partners - leading NGOs, foundations, corporations, aid agencies and more - we help our audience better understand and advance key development issues. We do this through events, content series, visual stories, surveys and much more. Our Project Managers are the link between those partners and the rest of the Devex team. In short, when a partnership needs to happen, our Project Managers get the call. **Job Description**: What kind of impact will you make? As Associate Project Manager, you’ll work with a Senior Project Manager to deliver on partnerships from start to finish. Everything from kick-off to conclusion - including creating project scopes, managing budgets, coordinating and managing internal and external resources, delivering the metrics that matter and ensuring both audience and partner success. **In your first 90 days you'll**: - Receive onboarding - meet key Partnerships Team and broader News Division staff, including editorial, partnership development, creative and production teams - Get familiar on Devex business lines and internal procedures **By the time you finish your first six months you'll have**: - Actively participated in the management of some of our projects and partners - Integrated within the team as an important project management resource - Engaged with some of our Partners as one of the points of contact and trusted advisors - Been fully acquainted with the Devex Project Management business lines, processes and guidelines - Led the coordination of internal and external resources and participated in effective problem solving and creative thinking - Collaborated with the Editorial and Creative Teams to ensure our projects' content, brand and logistics are integrated seamlessly throughout - Maintained high satisfaction for the audience, partner, and internal stakeholders - Been involved in shaping project management processes for the whole partnership journey **Qualifications**: Here are the basic requirements we're looking for in the role - years of project and client management in a communications or media environment - Proven excellent organizational, communication and collaboration skills along with attention to detail - Direct client management experience - Good understanding of key global development issues - Excellent collaboration skills. **Nice-to-haves** Besides the basics, here’s what we’d love to see - Have worked at a media platform - Strong understanding of data and metrics, not only how to gather the data but also analyze it - Editorial skillset - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university - Experience working with remote teams across cultures and time zones - Portfolio of successful projects, events and digital campaigns - Experience in global development sector Additional Information When you become a Devexer, you’re not only joining a global company but a team of 120+ passionate people who value our guiding principles: - We champion global development professionals. - We focus on impact. - We embrace transformation. - We work together. - We feel urgency. Being part of the Devex team is a partnership. We strive to make Devex a place where you can thrive and do your most inspirational work. Expect to be welcomed by an international, diverse, friendly team into a relaxed environment with the following conditions: - Opportunity to work remotely, in our BCN office or a combination of both - Our office is: - In city center Barcelona - Dog friendly - Equipped with free snacks, soft drinks & coffee - Weekly afterworks on a Friday afternoon to bring in the weekend - Accompanied with a terrace, used for having lunch, work, playing ping pong or informal meetings - Medical insurance from the beginni