Programme/ Project Manager for Governments

  • Full-time

Company Description

About IN-VR

IN-VR is the leading global energy investment platform for emerging markets. Our vision is to democratise investments to the emerging markets, enabling an energy efficient and sustainable future for all. We believe the only way to achieve this is by breaking down barriers and connecting Technologies, Funds and Governments together. We help Governments in emerging nations attract the funds and technologies they need; and companies from the developed world to safely invest in unfamiliar markets for them. 

Founded in 2017, IN-VR has managed within a few years to be one of the leading investment platforms globally, while IN-VR’s team has influenced billions of FDIs in Africa, LATAM and South East Asia.

Additional Information

We are the trailblazers in our space and we continually strive to learn and grow, but there is always time to celebrate a colleague's birthday or a recent success. We dress casually when not with clients, have never had a physical office, travel constantly and the world is our playground. Our Founders Chryssa Tsouraki and Stelios Papagrigoriou and our senior executive team have their “virtual” office doors open. 

  • IN-VR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
  • We organically grew to have a 50-50 ratio male/female ratio and people from all continents including LATAM, Africa, Europe and Middle East

Job Description

The Role

* This is a fully remote role *

We are looking for an energetic, unstoppable Project Manager to join our team.
Reporting to our Chief Growth Officer, you will be responsible for supervising and delivering IN-VR’s most relevant Governmental contracts in a big part of Africa and potentially the MENA region.

You will be expected to work closely with the Governments in the region, understand their needs and then orchestrate (along with our internal departments and other external outsourced stakeholders) their 12/24 months strategy to attract the necessary investments they need for their Nation’s future.
With that said, you will work closely with teams across IN-VR’s organization, specifically Product, Sales, and Marketing to ensure that our clients’ deliverables and requests are being properly attended to, with a healthy balance between optimal satisfaction of the client and its expectations management. You will be in charge of ensuring that the teams are aligned and that all benefits are being delivered in due time.

Responsibilities
 

  • Project managing from A to Z our Marketing and Business Development contracts with energy authorities including site visits to client’s HQs
  • Nurturing and expanding fruitful relationships with high-level Government officials and C-level executives
  • Attending international exhibitions, conferences and other BD activities
  • Working alongside with Marketing, Revenue Enablement, etc to define and execute strategies for client engagement and management

Qualifications

Required qualifications and experience

 

  • BA or MA with sound knowledge of international politics and law, economics, business management, marketing or communications*
  • 2-4 years of relevant work experience in project/ programme management 
  • Fluent in both written and spoken English AND French (with additional languages such as Spanish, Arabic or Portuguese as a major plus)
  • No travel restrictions
  • Previous experiences in African and Middle Eastern markets are a plus
  • Based most of the year in compatible time zones with Central European Time
  • Experience in attending conferences and other Public Relations events
  • Knowledge in Energy and/ or Oil and Gas is a plus

The ideal candidate would have/be
 

  • Hard-working candidates who can work effectively within a team;
  • Excellent adaptability to an international environment with a wide exposure to various cultures and customs;
  • Excellent project and stakeholder management skills
  • Ambitious, results-driven, competitive, self-starter;
  • A highly independent and vivacious personality;
  • Year-round availability to travel up to 2 weeks each time;
  • Excellent personal and professional presentation;
  • Excellent with meeting demanding deadlines and working in a quickly paced environment

Additional Information

Remote work:
We are a remote company which means everyone works from their home or their own office. We look for individuals that are self-starters, disciplined and can manage their own time. We want to empower our team members and set them up for success. 

ABOUT IN-VR
A leading global energy investment platform for emerging markets. Our vision is to democratise investments to the emerging markets, enabling an energy efficient and sustainable future for all.

We believe the only way to achieve this is by breaking down barriers and connecting Technologies, Funds and Governments together. We help Governments in emerging nations attract the funds and technologies they need; and companies from all over the world to safely invest in unfamiliar markets for them.

Founded in 2017, IN-VR has managed within a few years to be one of the leading investment platforms globally, while IN-VR’s team has influenced billions of FDIs in Africa, LATAM and South East Asia.