The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) is a non-profit, independent governance body that aims to set and maintain a global standard for high integrity in the voluntary carbon market, unlocking private climate and carbon finance that would not otherwise be deployed. To read more about the ICVCM, please visit our website.

The Executive Secretariat for the ICVCM are looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to join the Programme Management Office (PMO) team. This is a diverse and hands-on Project Management role managing a range of different projects such as HR, IT, process design, governance etc. through the full project lifecycle from scoping through to embedding outcomes.

To succeed you will be a pragmatic, results-focused Project Manager with a keen attention to detail. You will need to be comfortable leading a project team with partners and colleagues in multiple organisations and geographical locations and be able to effectively manage relationships with key stakeholders with differing priorities and areas of expertise. You will be comfortable taking a hands-on approach, developing and delivering project solutions and change activity directly with the appropriate level of project structure in each instance.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of managing the full project lifecycle, ideally in diverse, multi-agency and/or multi-national organisations. Experience of complex stakeholder management and implementing project and programme governance and structure in a complex, layered governance environment would also be advantageous.

As part of a small but growing team, you will need to be flexible and willing to undertake tasks to support the wider activities of the Integrity Council when required.

This is an exciting and fast paced role, with considerable opportunity to shape the role and develop as the Integrity Council grows.

The ICVCM is a remote organisation, with the optional opportunity to work in London regularly if desired. We are dedicated to fostering a positive work/non-work balance and operate with flexible start and finish times/no core hours. We are also open to more formal flexible working arrangements such as compressed hours, part-time etc. The role is offered as standard as a 40 hour a week contract with 30 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the hiring Manager Tom Tyler on tom.tyler@icvcm.org.

Candidates will be told the outcome of their application on 10th July, with first interviews planned for 17th & 18th July and second interviews for 23rd  July. Further interview rounds may take place if required and candidates will be informed if any of the above dates are required to change.

 Key duties

• Scope, design, plan, coordinate and embed all aspects of projects to ensure effective delivery of required project outcomes

• Ensure projects contribute to achievement of relevant programme and organisation wide outcomes and benefits

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partners in all aspects of the project

• To deliver effective change management activity including briefings and training where required

• Own development and delivery of individual project plans

• Lead and direct the work of remote project teams, including across multiple organisations and suppliers

• Develop strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders and ensure effective communication and support for the project and/or programme

• Undertake proactive risk and issue management

• Undertake collation, management and high-level analysis of data to support and inform delivery of the project

• Developing, managing and tracking project budgets

• Provide regular reports and updates and give formal and informal presentations to a variety of audiences which support successful delivery of the project  

• Ensuring that Project, Programme and corporate policies and processes are followed

• Manage personal workload to balance demands of several projects running concurrently

• Monitor workloads and allocate/delegate tasks as appropriate to meet deadlines

• Additional duties as required

 Essential experience

• You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivering and fully implementing complex, multi-layered projects with significant business change

• Experience of managing a range of diverse stakeholders

• Experience of managing all aspects of a project lifecycle

• Experience of working with / managing multiple stakeholders

• Team management experience

• Experience of managing project suppliers both internal and external

Desirable Experience

• A formal project management qualification, such as Agile, PRINCE2, APM, or PMI

• Experience of working in a start-up environment and in a small team

• Experience of managing a project budget

• Experience of working in an agile project environment and/or awareness of agile project management methodology

• Experience of working with complex governance processes

• Experience using Microsoft Project

Skills, Abilities & Attributes

• Positive, can-do attitude with a focus on developing ideas and solutions as part of a team when faced with challenges

• Ability to work under pressure to agreed deadlines and managing competing priorities

• Strong project management and organisation skills - capable of handling multiple projects, balancing competing priorities to meet deadlines

• Customer focus – strong inter-personal skills

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills

• Strong change management skills

• Collaborative working in a complex stakeholder environment

• Adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, start-up environment

• Aptitude for planning, co-ordinating and time management

• Discretion and confidentiality

• Excellent IT skills, in particular the use of Microsoft Office 365 suite and MS Outlook