Humanitarian Project Manager

Practicus; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Private medical cover

Up to 10% bonus

Job summary

Practicus is partnering with a medical technology company to appoint a Humanitarian Project Manager. Based in Stevenage with hybrid working, you will lead international pilots across Sub-Saharan Africa, coordinating NGOs, clinicians and funders to turn plans into funded, scalable programmes.

You will own end-to-end delivery, manage risks, report progress to donors and support the growth of humanitarian deployments in challenging environments.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex international projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Background in humanitarian aid, global health, or healthcare projects is preferred.
• Strong planning, risk management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage three to five international projects from planning to delivery.
• Coordinate partners across countries and time zones.
• Develop budgets, timelines and risk registers; monitor deliverables.
• Prepare donor reports and communications; analyze lessons learned.

Skills

International project mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

Risk management

Project planning

Logistics coordination

Tools

Microsoft Office

PM tools

Job description

Humanitarian Project Manager – Global Health & Medical Technology

Location: Stevenage – hybrid working, three days per week in the office

Bonus: Up to 10%

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Would you like to manage international projects that could make a measurable difference to newborn survival in some of the world’s most challenging environments?

We are partnering with a pioneering, award-winning medical technology company to appoint a Humanitarian Project Manager. This is a rare opportunity to join a growing, purpose-led organisation whose innovative healthcare technology is being deployed across low-resource and emergency settings.

You will take end-to-end ownership of several major pilot projects, primarily across Sub-Saharan Africa. Working with international NGOs, humanitarian agencies, funders, clinicians and delivery partners, you will help turn ambitious plans into successful programmes with lasting impact.

These initial projects will play a critical role in shaping future large-scale deployments and unlocking significant international funding. You will therefore be joining at an exciting point in the organisation’s journey, with genuine scope to influence how its humanitarian programmes are delivered and scaled.

The role

You will manage three to five complex international projects, typically lasting between six and twelve months. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing projects from initial partner planning through to contracting, international logistics, training, installation and ongoing delivery
• Developing and maintaining project plans, budgets, timelines, risk registers and action trackers
• Coordinating internal teams and external partners across multiple countries and time zones
• Monitoring progress against agreed deliverables and keeping stakeholders focused on key actions and deadlines
• Anticipating risks, resolving operational challenges and adapting plans when circumstances change
• Supporting the deployment of medical technology into remote and low-resource environments
• Preparing donor reports, project updates, impact stories and other stakeholder communications
• Analysing project data and lessons learned to improve future programmes
• Contributing to the development of practical project-delivery processes as the humanitarian portfolio grows
• Supporting the identification and development of new partners and opportunities

About you

You will be a proactive and adaptable project professional who is comfortable taking ownership in a fast-moving environment. You will know how to create structure without becoming overly rigid and remain calm and solutions-focused when projects encounter unexpected challenges.

You are likely to bring:

• Experience managing complex international projects involving multiple stakeholders, countries or regions
• Experience within humanitarian aid, global health, international development, healthcare or a related environment
• Strong project planning, organisation and risk-management capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to work with NGOs, technical teams, clinicians, funders and senior leaders
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a collaborative, multidisciplinary team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A practical, proactive approach to solving problems and maintaining momentum
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project-management tools

Experience delivering programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa would be particularly valuable. Exposure to donor- or grant-funded programmes, monitoring and evaluation, international logistics, humanitarian supply chains or technology-for-development projects would also be advantageous.

French or Arabic language skills would be welcomed but are not essential.

Why consider this opportunity?

This is much more than a traditional coordination role. You will have the opportunity to:

• Manage projects capable of delivering a profound humanitarian impact
• Help shape an emerging international delivery model
• Work closely with an experienced, passionate and highly collaborative leadership team
• Influence future deployment and growth strategy
• Develop towards responsibility for larger, multi-million-pound international programmes
• Join a purpose-led business where ideas, initiative and constructive challenge are genuinely valued

The organisation operates a collaborative hybrid model, with new employees spending three days per week in its Stevenage office. The office is less than a ten-minute walk from the station and is accessible from both London and Cambridge. There is flexibility around start and finish times.

The package includes 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays, a salary-sacrifice pension with employer contribution, private medical cover following probation and a company-performance-related bonus of up to 10%.

The requirement is immediate, and applications from candidates able to start before the end of the year will be particularly welcomed.

You do not need to meet every desirable criterion to be considered. If the mission excites you and you have the core project-management and stakeholder-engagement experience, we would be very pleased to hear from you.