Junior Project Manager M/F

OTHER SOLUTIONS Consulting

OTHER SOLUTIONS is a dynamic and dedicated risk management and consultancy company supporting the humanitarian and development aid sector.

Based in London, it has for the past decade helped international, national and local organisations by taking a human, context-based and program-driven approach to security.

Our mission is to prepare, advise and support organizations in the humanitarian and development sector which have entrusted their safety and security to us. We commit to ethically protect people, assets and programs and to facilitate access to their beneficiaries and other people in need.

POSITION

Junior Project Manager M/F

COMPANY

Other Solutions Consulting

LOCATION

601 Pavilion House Water Gardens Square London SE16 6RN, UNITED KINGDOM

STARTING DATE

As soon as possible

CONTRACT

UK Internship agreement – 6 months – Full time or part time depending on profile

HIERARCHICAL ATTACHMENT

Operations Department

CONTACT

recruitment@othersolutions.net

Ref. to be mentioned in the subject line of the email: “Internship Junior Project Manager”.

TASKS

Under the supervision of the Senior Management (Managing Director and Operations Manager), the Junior Project Manager will be actively involved in the following tasks:

• MAIN TASKS:

Training Management:

• • Participating in the organisation of our international training missions – Scheduling travel arrangements for consultants – Booking accommodation and lodging arrangement – Booking trainings sites

Communication:

• • Design of marketing presentations problematised by client – Support for public relations missions with clients and for the benefit of partners – Proofreading documentation – Managing the company’s social media pages: Facebook/LinkedIn/Twitter – Advertising new trainings/products on various platforms

Response to tenders:

• • Marketing development and drafting of commercial offers: – Administrative files – Relations with international partners – Technical and financial response in accordance with client specifications – Helping to ensure the administrative, technical and financial compliance of commercial responses

Business Development:

• • Monitoring to identify business opportunities – Competitive Intelligence & Business Intelligence – Participation in the establishment of new commercial partnerships – Contacting potential international partners – Handling of contractual/legal aspects – Conducting market research (due diligence) and other strategic documents
• ADDITIONAL TASKS:
  • Support for the day-to-day clerical duties
  • Support for the management of ongoing contracts and projects

PROFILE

OTHER SOLUTIONS Consulting will not be able to sponsor a visa for this internship

Education:

Master’s degree or equivalent:

• Institute of Political Studies (Development Studies, Humanitarian / International Affairs, Security and Defence, etc.)
• University (Political Science, International Trade, Project Management, Law, Economics, Management, Security & Defence, Risk Management, International Cooperation, etc.)
• Other similar courses.

Prerequisites:

Ideally, you have a first successful internship experience (min. 3 months) in a company or institution and international background.

Knowledge and skills required:

• Writing and speaking skills in French and English
• Strong capacity for analysis and synthesis
• Rigour, organisation, increased sense of responsibility
• Ability to work in a team in a very dynamic environment
• Curiosity and ability to solve problems independently
• Strength of proposal, resistance to stress and flexibility
• Strong interest in security & defence issues and international affairs
• Knowledge of international relations (geopolitical news, international affairs)
• IT: advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe