Project Executive

**About the job**

**About IN2**: IN2 is a specialist strategic communications company with a strong track record of supporting high-profile clients ranging from governments and transnational institutions to private corporations. We use innovative and engaging two-way communications to connect our clients with their intended audiences in a language, manner, and medium that feels natural to them.

IN2 combines a global geopolitical outlook with a rich understanding of local grassroots sentiment to develop campaigns that deliver sustainable engagement towards positive change. Through communications, we support key issues across a range of areas including global security, development, business transformation, crisis, and media.

We help clients to develop, deliver and measure effective strategies and communications interventions, and aid with crafting compelling narratives and focused messaging. We know how to mitigate and manage complex crises and build communications platforms that improve engagement with hard-to-reach populations in challenging and high-risk environments around the world.

IN2 has become a trusted partner and advisor to our clients because our team provides a deep understanding of how to deliver intended objectives in a safe, sustainable, and effective manner.

**Project Executive**

Context

Following a number of recent new business wins and existing projects either being renewed or increasing in complexity, the program team is looking to increase its Project Executive cohort.

Job Function

The Project Executive is a client-facing role whose principal task is to support the Project Managers(s) in the profitable management and successful delivery of their allocated projects. The position is to be based in London, UK, with an immediate 1-week induction and orientation to happen in Istanbul, Turkey following the hiring process. Following the induction period, the position will be based in the UK with occasional travel to Istanbul as needed. Importantly, while additional language skills are always welcome and advantageous, this position requires a native or like native command of the English language.

Career Progression

Due to the levels of professional experience of Project Executives recruited in the first round of recruitment, the Project Executive role has been re-graded from an ‘Entry Level’ position to a Junior to Mid-level position. And as such, the role remains an excellent opportunity for those wishing to gain exposure and expand their Knowledge, Skills, and Experience (KSE) in the management and successful delivery of projects and who potentially aspire for career progression in project/client account management.

Key Responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities will vary client-by-client or project-by-project, however, core responsibilities and outputs of the role are:

- Deputize for the Project Manager during their absence.
- Support Project Managers in the development, maintenance, and monitoring of project plans; project schedules and deadlines; work hours; budgets, and expenditures.
- Lead the organization, coordination, and delivery of project meetings - internal and external.
- Capture, draft, circulate and follow-up minutes and action notes from meetings.
- Prepare presentation materials for meetings.
- Lead the periodical project Gender and Risk reviews with IN2 Gender and Risk SMEs.
- Prepare initial drafts of all project reporting in accordance with reporting deadlines and the internal review and sign-off process.
- Set up and maintain project folders and filing systems.
- Support the Programme Office team with ad-hoc tasks as required.

Personal Competencies
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent.
- 2 - 4 years work experience in any business function
- Native command of English is a must
- Bilingual languages skills preferred (English + 1)
- Good written and verbal communications skills
- Good organizational skills
- Flexible, adaptable, and able to work on own initiative
- Relationship builder
- Keen to contribute from Day 1 and willing to learn