Meliore Foundation | Project Manager - Project Management Unit (PMU)

Meliore Foundation | Project Manager - Project Management Unit (PMU)

Application Deadline: 1 September 2026

Department: Operations & Network Support

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: EU / UK

Description

Project Managers at Meliore help turn ambitious ideas into coordinated action.

This is a mid-senior project management role that combines strong technical project management expertise with strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and a strong understanding of how strategic communications, campaigns, and programmes are delivered. You will partner with programme teams and work across digital, insights, analytics, operations, and leadership functions to translate strategic objectives into clear delivery plans, align diverse stakeholders, and drive coordinated execution.

Success in this role requires more than managing timelines and deliverables. You will help teams navigate complexity, create clarity in ambiguous situations, facilitate decision-making, identify risks and opportunities, and enable cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful outcomes.

As a senior member of the Project Management Unit (PMU), you will support complex initiatives, strengthen organisational ways of working, mentor others where appropriate, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of project management practice across Meliore.

How you'll contribute

Partner with teams to deliver strategic communications campaigns

• Partner with programme teams to translate strategic objectives into clear delivery approaches and actionable plans.
• Work collaboratively across communications, digital, insights, analytics, operations, and leadership teams to coordinate delivery and drive alignment.
• Support complex projects operating in fast-moving and often ambiguous environments.
• Balance structure, governance, and accountability with the flexibility required for effective campaign delivery.
• Develop project approaches, governance frameworks, delivery plans, reporting mechanisms, and project documentation.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, dependencies, issues, and resources, adapting plans as priorities evolve.
• Ensure projects are delivered against agreed objectives, timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Facilitate collaboration and decision-making

• Build trusted relationships across teams, functions, regions, and seniority levels.
• Facilitate project planning, prioritisation, workshops, problem-solving, and decision-making processes.
• Align diverse stakeholders around shared objectives and navigate competing priorities to maintain delivery momentum.
• Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.

Strengthen organisational delivery

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management frameworks, tools, systems, and ways of working.
• Capture and share lessons learned to strengthen organisational capability and improve future delivery.
• Mentor, coach, and line manage junior project management staff, supporting their professional development and application of best practice.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Project Management Unit and the evolution of project management practice across Meliore.

Our ideal candidate has

• Previous experience of 5+ years as a Project Manager or Project Coordinator.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects from initiation through to completion.
• Strong technical project management expertise, with experience applying and adapting project management methodologies to different delivery contexts.
• Experience supporting strategic communications, advocacy, campaigning, or other mission-driven programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence without formal authority.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, balance competing priorities, and create clarity in complex environments.
• Experience managing project governance, risks, dependencies, budgets, and resources.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working across cultures, time zones, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver shared outcomes.
• A collaborative, proactive, and solutions-oriented mindset, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Fluency in written and spoken English (our working language). Additional languages are an advantage.
• Professional project management certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, DASM, or equivalent) is strongly preferred.

Why join us?

• Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work.
• 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work
• Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer)
• Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development
• Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays
• Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that
• Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world
• A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year.

Location: Europe - Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, UK.

We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.

Contract and Benefits disclaimer : Contract type and some benefits may vary by jurisdiction. We will confirm eligibility and the applicable terms during the hiring process.

Salary / Fee: Meliore sets compensation levels through a systematic alignment with local market data, taking into account the responsibility level of each role or the expected level of services and the skills and experience of the selected candidate. We apply a consistent, equitable, compensation policy, and provide data on our calculations and pay or fee ranges, in all locations where we operate. Our compensation practices reflect our commitment to fairness, inclusion, and accountability, and are regularly reviewed to ensure alignment with evolving market standards and organisational values.