Project Officer Expectation State

Context of the Role:

At Expectation State we build more inclusive economies, communities, states and ecosystems to meet the expectations of society. We’re a partnership of entrepreneurial development experts, sharing ownership of a business that we’re passionate about. We design and deliver projects and initiatives that contribute to more just and inclusive societies.

Project Officer is the entry level position at Expectation State. You will join as part of a small, high performing team, located across Ghana, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, delivering across the Middle East and Africa. We have a growing set of technical areas of focus with defined portfolios in Migration, Research, Evaluation and Advanced Learning, and Digital Technology alongside areas of specialism in trade, investment, access to finance, innovative finance and inclusive growth.

You will join company which provides the conditions for its personnel to thrive and perform, providing direct access to Partners and Managing Partners. For this role, you will be given all you need to develop quickly to provide the foundations for a high-performing consultancy or practitioner role.

In this role, you will support the delivery of our projects and provide administrative and research support across our business and portfolio.

Profile:

You will be an enthusiastic, motivated, highly organised individual with great attention to detail, potentially with some experience in administrative support in a business setting. You need to be able to learn fast, build your experience and capability quickly to support the team across a range of areas and build your ability to offer more and more support to the business and our work. If you have some experience of project management, fantastic, but you might also be someone with little experience and great learning ability.

This role will suit a first career move for an ambitious graduate with a passion for development, inclusivity and impact. We will work with you to develop your administrative, business development and research skills to enable you to deliver your work to the best of your ability. You should want to learn and evolve your professional skills and knowledge, coupled with an appetite to become an excellent researcher. You will work with us as we grow and develop in the future, adapting to meet both the needs of the company and your own aspirations.

A good candidate will be highly proficient in English, have professional experience or education in sectors relevant to development and is comfortable using G-Suite.

Role:

Project Support

• The delivery of our projects requires attention to detail, diligence and the production of documents that need to be organised efficiently. You will:
• support the team to arrange meetings, take notes and coordinate the management of relationships; and
• occasionally provide technical input and research, ensuring that every product is excellently presented and formatted.
• Usually, our projects are not logistics-heavy, however we have a routine need for logistics support. You will plan and deliver logistics support across our projects, making sure we get the best value-for-money and deliver in accordance with best-practice.

Research

• You will support our research-based requirements for existing and future projects, eventually becoming a named resource on our projects.
• You will be asked to complete internal research projects in areas related to economic markets, inclusive growth, and country and private sector profiles.

Business Development

• You will support our ability to win new business by supporting the drafting of proposals, identifying business opportunities, completing and formatting CVs, undertaking due diligence and presenting our company track record with clarity and relevance.

Administration

• You will provide administrative support to country offices as required, including invoice and contract management.
• You will be responsible for formatting documents and proofreading products in English.