Project Manager

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Thomson Reuters Full time

Project Manager - Africa Region


Join a team that has unique expertise combining the power of journalism and the law to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights.


For more than 35 years, we have promoted the highest standards in journalism by training reporters around the world to cover issues relevant to their local context, accurately and impartially.

Today, we work to strengthen local and national journalism, improve media ethics, standards and regulation, combat misinformation, and explore and shape the future of the profession.

We do this through newsroom consultancy, journalism training and mentoring, capacity-building, and via our funding of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.


We provide support to journalists and independent media outlets to produce and distribute high quality journalism in some of the world's most challenging environments.

We are seeking a Project Manager to join our TRF Programmes Team. The role will be based in South Africa or Kenya.

Job description


The Project Manager will help to define the scope and manage a number of projects spread across the African continent.

S/he/they will work closely with members of the team to ensure technical and/or business objectives are achieved and the effective delivery of his/her portfolio, including compliance with client and contract requirements.

S/he/they will hold responsibility for financial oversight of allocated programmes by coordinating with Project Coordinators, partners and the finance team.


In addition, the position will work closely with our Global Development Team and the Regional Programme Manager for Africa to contribute towards strategic networking and business development opportunities in support of the development of TRF's work, partners and impact in the Africa region.


About The Role

  • Delivers projects within the constraints of scope, time and cost to agreed levels of quality, within the organization's governance and project management framework.
  • Produce reports to key stakeholders on programme progress, including preparing narrative, identifying success stories, and providing financial updates to donors.
  • Facilitate information sharing within the Programmes Team and with other Foundation units.
  • Drive the external profile of the Foundation by representing the Foundation in networks, forums, and project consortia.
  • Travel regularly and internationally to monitor programme implementation and ensure programme quality.
  • Identify, assesses and manage risks to the success of the project.
  • Effectively manage project team conflicts, build collaborative partnerships with stakeholders, and obtain commitment to make decisions.
  • Estimates costs, timescales and resource requirements for the successful completion of each project to agreed scope and constraints.
  • Prepares and maintains project plans and tracks activities against the plan.
  • Implement effective communication plan and operating rhythm, including provision of regular and accurate reports.
  • Be at the forefront of latest donor trends in key strategic regions across Africa, and share knowledge across the Programmes and Business Development teams.
  • Work closely with the Business Development team to proactively develop a highquality pipeline for the TRF Africa programme strategy, building key relationships with donors and potential partners.
  • Support the Business Development team on funding opportunities through proposal development, activity design and budget planning.

About You

  • Experience working with a variety of international donors, particularly FDCO, GEC, USAID and NORAD. Familiarity with donor reporting requirements.
  • Track record in managing successful projects in the international development context.
  • Outstanding project or programme management skills, and experience with monitoring and evaluation (building log frames, theories of change).
  • Excellent budget and financial management, including fluency in Excel.
  • Resilience, ability to cope with high pressure projects and work environments and find solutions to problems when they arise.
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Ability to quickly understand complex information and communicate to nonexperts.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally, with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds
  • Experience in development of successful funding proposals and securing multiyear, high value income.
  • Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, to capture and share stories of programmatic impact and promote the work of TRF externally.
  • Fluency in English; other languages (such as French and Swahili) would be an advantage.

Desired skills

  • Experience in a role in journalism/media, international relations, international development, politics or relevant field.
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