Project Manager (12 month FTC)

BDO Llp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO LLP in the UK seeks an entry-level Project Manager to join the International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department within the International Projects Group (IPG). You will gain understanding of international development consulting and build experience in business development, project management and cross-team administrative support.

IPG manages donor-funded projects across developing countries, including FCDO, World Bank and others.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in International Development, Economics, International Relations or a related field.
• 1–2 years' experience in international development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; additional languages are advantageous.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced programme and team environment.
• Strong MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Confident using AI tools and platforms, such as Microsoft Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Gain insight into international development consulting and develop experience in business development, project management and cross-team administrative support.
• Work within the IPG to support diverse projects including donor-funded initiatives.
• Engage with multinational teams and stakeholders to deliver project activities.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office skills

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Succeed by shaping what matters

We’re BDO, one of the UK’s largest accountancy and business advisory organisations, helping ambitious businesses, their owners and management teams navigate a changing world.

With circa 8,500 people across the UK and Ireland, backed by a global network spanning 169 countries, there’s lots of knowledge, experience and different thinking to draw on here. But what matters is what you bring to it; your ideas, perspectives - the things you care about getting right.

So, here’s where you come in:

The team you’ll join

International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) team serves the needs of the international development and humanitarian community around the world. Principally, it helps donor agencies to oversee and implement their projects. Our assurance and Advisory work helps to ensure that grant funds deliver their intended benefits and social impact. Each year we travel to more than 170 countries to deliver almost 5,000 engagements for these funders, including UN agencies, the European Commission, philanthropic foundations and government agencies in the UK and overseas. Our work helps maintain confidence in donor-funded projects and the funding that humanitarian and development organisations rely on.

The role you’ll have

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join the International Institutions and Donor Assurance (IIDA) department, sitting within our International Projects Group (IPG) which delivers ODA-funded projects in developing countries for a range of international donors including FCDO, World Bank, EIB, AfDB, ADB amongst others. The Project Manager is an entry level role in our team structure which will provide you with a good understanding of international development consulting and enable you to gain experience in business development, project management and cross team administrative support.

IPG currently has a range of projects in our portfolio including: the FCDO-funded Manufacturing Africa programme, which is facilitating investment into East and West Africa; our World Bank-funded monitoring project in Afghanistan; and our FCDO-funded governance programme in the Sahel.

You’ll be someone who:

• Holds a Bachelor's degree, ideally in a relevant subject such as International Development, Economics, International Relations or a related field.
• Has one to two years' experience in international development, gained through work, internships or volunteering.
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and can work effectively within a multinational and multicultural environment. Additional language skills, particularly French, Arabic, Spanish or Portuguese, would be advantageous.
• Has strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Is self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced programme and team environment.
• Has strong Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Is confident using AI tools and platforms, such as Microsoft Copilot.

You’ll have people around you to learn from, ask questions and share thoughts with, alongside learning programmes to enhance your skillset and digital platforms to ease your work. All of this helps you succeed in achieving those big (and personal) dreams.

How you’ll succeed

You’ll have plenty of ways to develop at BDO; you might build deeper expertise in what you already do, take on something new or simply get better at the things that matter to you.

How and where you work matters too. Our agile working framework is designed around our Better Together approach: bringing more in-person time with clients and teams, creating more opportunities to share ideas, build confidence and develop day-to-day.

Whatever success looks like to you, you won’t be shaping it alone. You’ll have people around you who want you to do well, and plenty of opportunities to make it all count.

That’s how we’ll all continue to succeed by shaping what matters.

At BDO, we want everyone to feel included, valued and able to succeed. We welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to improving access to opportunities – work we've been recognised for as Company of the Year at the 2026 British Diversity Awards. Because we know different experiences and perspectives make us stronger.