Project Manager

For an international organization based in Brussels I am hiring a Project Manager on a long term contract assignment.

About the Role

Candidates should have at least 5 years experience as a Project Manager. This is an English speaking environment but French language skills would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

- Managing ICT projects from the drafting of the project charter to the completion of all activities using European Parliament’s Project Management methodology (ENGAGE)
- Making proposals for project strategies, planning, definition of tasks and deliverables, reviewing project deliverables, performing quality control, risk analysis and management, status reports, problem reporting and management systems, follow-up and organisation
- Guiding the team in charge of project activities and review their deliverables, follow up project execution
- Participating in functional working groups and progress meetings
- Estimating costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project in adherence to the agreed terms of reference
- Preparing and maintaining project and quality plans, tracking activities against the plan, providing regular and accurate reports
- Monitoring results including costs, timescales and resources used, and taking action where these deviate from agreed tolerances.
- Ensuring that delivered systems are implemented along these criteria
- Change management, obtaining agreement for revisions to the project from project sponsors




- Providing effective leadership for the project team ensuring that team members are motivated and constantly develop their skills and experience

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree
- Project management (CAPM, PM2 or similar equivalent certification)
- Use of project management tools
- Good knowledge of one Project Management Methodology
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the domain of the lot and more specifically as below:

Required Skills

- Experience in Project Management of Information Systems development projects
- Practical experience with the system development life-cycle
- Experience in working with a project management tool
- Experience or advanced literacy in AI in related applications/use cases in the domain
- Proven experience with quality procedures
- Sound experience in iterative, incremental and adaptive lifecycles (e.g. RUP, agile methods)
- Practical experience of reporting to Steering Committees or other governance bodies including top management
- English at C.1 level and preferably French at B.1 level

Preferred Skills

- Good analytical, organisational and writing skills
- Good oral communication and presentation skills
- Ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to apply high-quality standards to all tasks
- Rigorous and accurate approach to reporting
- Result and customer orientation
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and participate in multilingual meetings
- Ability to work as part of a team, understanding the needs, objectives and constraints of those in other disciplines and functions
- Leadership and autonomy, rapid self-starter
- Sound methodological approach
- Tact and diplomacy

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