Project Officer - 12 Month Contract

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll help you succeed

The International Projects Group (IPG) sits within the International Institutions and Donor Assurance team part of BDO Advisory. The team specialises in delivering multi-year, multi-disciplinary technical assistance projects funded by donor organisations including the World Bank, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the UN. Most of our work is delivered in emerging or developing markets.

As a Project Officer (up to 12 month fixed term contract), you’ll provide administrative support to business development activities and existing projects across the International Projects Group (IPG). You’ll also support on managing some of the operational administration duties. At present this role will work with 3 sub teams: the Public Financial Management and Governance, Economic Development, and the Aid Oversight team.

You’ll be someone with:

• A demonstrable interest in international development e.g. previous work and/or volunteering experience.
• Experience in a coordination or support role.
• Degree educated in a related field to international development would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills in English and the ability to work in a multi-national, multi-cultural environment.
• Other languages, particularly French or Arabic, would be an asset.
• Strong organisational skills with a high attention to detail obtained within a project setting.
• Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• The ability to take ownership of issues, either finding a solution or seeking advice where necessary.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity, and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.