Project Manager - (TALENT POOL) Location: Remote (must be able to work to Middle East time zones, with around 10% of time on project sites) GIST is a global research, advisory and implementation firm tackling complex and high-risk challenges for our clients. We deliver strategic foresight and evidence-based advisory through in-depth field research and cutting-edge analysis methods. We also design and implement programmes that connect across local concerns and global systems and build institutional capacity for our clients to tackle their hardest challenges confidently. From training frontline actors and government agencies to co-developing innovative models with communities and the private sector, we find and implement grounded and sustainable solutions. GIST operates across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, with multilingual teams and deep contextual knowledge. Our clients include governments, donors, NGOs, and private sector actors seeking impact in complex settings. We are trusted for our independence, integrity, and ability to navigate sensitive political and security dynamics. Clients choose GIST for our ability to distil complexity and convert insight into action. About This Talent Pool We are creating a Project Manager talent pool for upcoming and anticipated work in the Middle East (mainly Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon). PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A LIVE VACANCY but an opportunity to register your interest in future Project Manager roles within our organisation. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and suitable candidates may be contacted as new projects are confirmed.  About the role Project Managers play a central role in the successful delivery of projects across aid, security and development contexts, often in fragile and conflict-affected settings.  - End-to-end project management, from mobilisation to close-out  - Day-to-day coordination of technical advisory teams and consultants  - Budget oversight, financial forecasting and value-for-money monitoring  - Risk management, including maintaining risk registers and liaising with security teams  - Donor and stakeholder engagement, including regular client communication  - Oversight of monitoring, evaluation, learning and reporting requirements  - Supporting recruitment, onboarding and people management where required  - Contributing to organisational learning and future opportunities  About you We are keen to hear from Project Managers who bring strong technical capability and the ability to operate flexibly in complex environments.  - Experience in project management within the aid, security and/or development sectors  - Experience managing projects funded by bilateral or multilateral donors (e.g. FCDO, EU, UN agencies, World Bank, USG)  - Strong budgeting, financial management and risk management skills  - Confidence working with diverse, multi-national teams and stakeholders  - Excellent communication and organisational skills  - A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach  - Comfort working remotely across time zones and travelling to field locations  - Strong IT skills, particularly across MS 365, including Excel  - Languages: Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in regional languages is a bonus The Process If you’d like to find out about project management opportunities as they arise within our team, please complete our application form which will tell us more about your skills and experience and what you are interested in. When we have a role which needs your expertise, we will reach out and let you know about it.

• Own execution across multiple parallel initiatives (e.g. ~10 at a time) • Align roadmaps across teams and shorten delivery timelines • Identify and remove execution bottlenecks and blockers • Drive coordination between: product teams, data/analytics, operations (e.g. partner-facing teams) • Bridge gaps where teams lack expertise (e.g. product vs operations) • Ensure initiatives are not just planned, but fully implemented end-to-end

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• Own regional integration of outage readiness across an assigned portfolio of outages, serving as the primary regional focal point for the Outage Readiness organization. • Consolidate and maintain a regional portfolio view of outage readiness, including: Fleet and outage‑level risks, Scope integration across parts, repairs, and services, Cross‑outage dependencies and sequencing constraints. • Partner with CPMs and Service Managers to ensure readiness inputs are incorporated into existing planning milestones without disrupting execution ownership. • Provide readiness insights and recommendations to support: Planning and readiness reviews, Prioritization and sequencing discussions, Go / No‑Go and escalation forums. • Act as a risk integrator, identifying systemic readiness issues across multiple outages and framing mitigation options and trade‑offs for leadership decision‑making. • Coordinate closely with Fleet Programs / GSIM, Engineering, and regional stakeholders to support CAPA implementation planning, ensuring corrective actions, technical programs, and outage execution plans are aligned and incorporated into readiness milestones. • Ensure fleet program and CAPA implications on outage scope, timing, parts, repairs, and field execution are visible early and integrated into regional planning. • Coordinate with global and regional stakeholders to support parts, repairs, and services readiness, ensuring constraints and risks are visible early. • Reinforce standardized readiness frameworks, templates, and work practices, enabling consistent execution across regions and technologies. • Serve as a trusted advisor to Region Operations leadership by translating readiness risk into regional business impact and decision‑ready insights. • Drive continuous improvement by identifying process gaps, data quality issues, and opportunities to improve readiness visibility, predictability, and execution performance.