Hybrid Senior Project Manager

at Zinc Network

• Job title: Senior Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Project Manager leading strategic communications initiatives for complex geopolitical issues. Managing cross-functional teams and ensuring project delivery on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• **What you’ll be doing**
• Lead day to day management of the project, contributing to its technical direction of while serving as the key point of contact with client and partners, along with the Project Director;
• Support and contribute to the development of strategies, work plans, and results frameworks aligned with client priorities and audience needs;
• Provide oversight of operational and contractual requirements, including budget management and risk mitigation to ensure timely and compliant delivery;
• Work closely with cross-functional teams - including strategists, researchers, creatives, digital specialists, and partners - ensuring effective collaboration and knowledge integration;
• Ensure consistent application of safeguarding, security, and ethical communication principles as required by Zinc and clients;
• Lead on project reporting, working across Zinc teams and integrating monitoring, evaluation and learning as required;
• Contribute to thought leadership and knowledge sharing and growth within the broader strategic communications space.

Requirements

• **What we need from you…**
• Bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent industry experience in communications, international development, security studies, behavioural science, or a related field;
• Proven record in delivering strategic communications or counter-disinformation projects, ideally in fragile or sensitive contexts;
• Senior-level experience managing international, donor-funded programmes (HMG, USAID, EU, UN, or similar);
• Excellent leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing operational environments;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to donors and high-level stakeholders;
• Strong track record in stakeholder engagement and partnership management, including with governments, civil society, and media organisations;
• Regional knowledge of Central and Eastern Europe is advantageous but not required;
• SC security clearance.