We are hiring: Project Manager Regional (MK, SRB, AL, MNE)
Applications should be submitted not later than 15 October 2026. How to apply: Please send your CV and a motivation letter to [email protected], using the position title as the subject line of your email.
Role purpose
Provide overall operational leadership for the regional action, ensuring that activities, resources, partnerships and reporting are coordinated across countries and delivered in line with the approved description of action, budget, timetable and contractual requirements.
Key responsibilities
- Translate the approved action into annual, quarterly and monthly
implementation plans, with clear owners, milestones, dependencies
and decision points.
- Coordinate country and hub teams and maintain a single regional
implementation calendar covering business support, policy, finance,
monitoring, communication and events.
- Manage delivery risks, issues and changes; maintain risk, decision
and action logs and escalate material deviations promptly.
- Ensure technical and financial implementation remain aligned,
including timely forecasting, procurement planning, contracting and
supporting documentation.
- Prepare project governance meetings, progress reviews and donor
coordination sessions; track decisions through to closure.
- Consolidate narrative inputs and quality-assure periodic reports,
work plans, results data and management information.
- Maintain productive relationships with DG ENEST, EU Delegations,
public authorities, financial institutions, private-sector partners
and civil-society stakeholders, as appropriate.
- Lead and coach the project team, clarify accountabilities, support
performance management and promote consistent operating standards.
- Ensure safeguarding, inclusion, conflict-of-interest,
data-protection, visibility and record-retention requirements are
embedded in implementation.
Expected outputs
- Approved inception and annual implementation plans
- Quarterly consolidated progress dashboard and risk register
- Timely, quality-assured narrative reporting inputs
- Documented governance meetings and decision follow-up
- End-of-project handover and sustainability plan
Essential qualifications and experience
- Advanced university degree in management, economics, public policy,
international development or a relevant field; equivalent relevant
experience may be considered
- At least 7 years of progressively responsible project-management
experience, including multi-country or regional programmes
- Demonstrated experience managing donor-funded projects, budgets,
partnerships and multidisciplinary teams
- Strong knowledge of results-based management, risk management and
quality assurance
- Excellent written and spoken English; relevant regional languages
are an asset
- Ability and willingness to travel within the project region
Desirable qualifications and experience
- Experience with EU external-action instruments, contractual procedures and reporting
- Experience in entrepreneurship, employment, financial inclusion or Roma economic empowerment
- Recognised project-management qualification
Indicative performance measures
- Milestones delivered on time and within approved scope
- Corrective actions closed within agreed deadlines
- Reports accepted with limited revision
- Budget forecasts and technical plans remain aligned
- Positive partner and team feedback on coordination quality
Core behavioural expectations
The postholder is expected to demonstrate integrity, inclusion,
accountability, constructive collaboration, clear communication,
responsible use of data and a practical commitment to results for
entrepreneurs.
Applications should be submitted not later than 15 October 2026.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a motivation letter to [email protected], using the position title as the subject line of your email.