Project Executive (French speaking)

Landell Mills; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An international consultancy is seeking a Project Executive to manage key contracts in the Republic of Congo. The ideal candidate must be fluent in French and English and have project management experience. Responsibilities include leading teams to support government partners in improving forestry sector governance, and the role involves regular travel to Congo. This full-time position offers a salary of £28,000-35,000 with a range of benefits. Flexible working options are available, and candidates with unrestricted UK work rights are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Matched workplace pension scheme

24 days of holiday

Performance-related bonus scheme

Health advice service

Qualifications

• Demonstrable interest in the environmental sector.
• Ability to coordinate logistics and activities while attaining financial targets.
• Experience of project management with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of a major contract in the Republic of Congo.
• Support technical team and engage with government partners.
• Contribute to developing new business opportunities.

Skills

Project management

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Interdisciplinary team coordination

Market research

Bid writing

Education

Degree level education

Job description

About the role

Due to recent business development outcomes, we are seeking to recruit a Project Executive to primarily lead on the management of a major contract in the Republic of Congo to support the Ministry of Forest Economy in updating systems and operational processes to ensure the good management and compliance of the forestry sector, including reducing the risks of illegal logging and strengthening governance of the sector.

The successful candidate must have a working professional proficiency in French and be willing to travel on a regular basis to the Republic of Congo to support the technical team and engage with government partners.

This role will sit within Landell Mills’ Environment, Water, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (EWD) division. The EWD division has an extensive portfolio of work, including projects in Western and Southern Africa, Central and Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, with focus areas including supporting governments in climate change adaptation measures, water resource management and irrigation, strengthening forest governance and managing protected areas and biodiversity hotspots.

In addition to management of the contract in the Republic of Congo, the Project Executive will also have the opportunity to work across our project portfolio and to contribute to developing new business opportunities.

About you

We are looking for a project management professional who can demonstrate the ability to coordinate logistics and activities whilst attaining financial targets on this exciting project, as well as potentially contributing in due course to managing the EWD division’s wider portfolio and procuring new business. You will have experience of project management of interdisciplinary teams, whilst experience of market research and bid writing for new opportunities is also desirable. You will be educated to degree level and have a demonstrable interest in the environmental sector. Fluency in spoken and written English and French is essential.

About us

Landell Mills is an international consultancy providing a range of development and cooperation-oriented services that assist countries, and their peoples attain the Sustainable Development Goals. We have been in business for nearly fifty years and are active globally. We work with private and public sector clients on assignments lasting from a few days to several years. Our work is ordinarily financed by public agencies, such as the EU, the World Bank, various UN agencies, the Development Banks, the UK FCDO and the German GiZ.

We provide multi-disciplinary services in project design; project management; fund / grant management; technical advisory services; institutional strengthening; and training and capacity building.

We have fifty staff based in offices in the UK (Trowbridge and Bristol) and Ireland (Dublin) and operate from a small number of subsidiary, branch and project offices in Belgium, Africa and Asia.

What we offer

• A full-time position (36.25 hours per week) within a company with highly developed expertise and experience.
• A salary between £28,000-35,000 commensurate with experience.
• A matched workplace pension scheme (if engaged as a UK employee).
• 24 days of holiday per year, exclusive of public holiday entitlement, rising with years of service.
• Enhanced family leave entitlements.

Non-contractual benefits include : flexible working provisions, an annual performance related bonus scheme, personal travel insurance, a holiday buy and sell scheme, and access to a health advice service for you and your immediate family members, including online private GP consultations.

Where you will work

The position is envisaged to be based at our main office in the UK (Trowbridge, Wiltshire). There is also the option to work at our Bristol office. We operate a hybrid work from home / office culture, but we would expect the successful candidate to have considerable day-to-day in person contact with the EWD Division.

We are also open to considering candidates based remotely in the UK or overseas, including those based in the Republic of Congo or the Central Africa region. Overseas travel will be an integral part of the role, and you must have the flexibility to make short visits (up to two weeks) to the Republic of Congo multiple times in a year.

If the UK is your preferred work location, please note the position is not eligible for sponsorship, and we are therefore only able to consider candidates who already have an unrestricted right to work in the UK. If your preferred work location is outside the UK, this engagement would be on a non-employed / consultancy basis.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and accompanying cover letter explaining why you wish to be considered for this position via our website. The deadline for applications is midnight on 01 January 2026. We would encourage applicants to apply early as shortlisting will be a continuous process, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.