Responsibilities
Key responsibilities
- Responsible for the strategic design, execution and scaling of geo-focused initiatives, driving systemic change and business value, aligning with Drive’s global strategy.
- Supervises and coordinates the work of cross-functional team members.
- Forges and develops relationships with our current and potential partners.
- Performs quality and performance monitoring of the project.
Key focuses for 2025-2026
- Launching and scaling new initiatives in our focus countries: Kazakhstan, Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco etc.
- Gathering and analyzing business needs and the target audience needs.
Scope of work
- Project Management and Development
- Strategically design, execute, and scale geo-focused initiatives driving systemic change, aligning with Drive’s global strategy
- Design scalability models from the outset to ensure sustainable growth.
- Assess systemic factors and social challenges affecting our target audience and convert insights into a strategy.
- Requesting and assessing relevant research for effective project concept definitions.
- Responsible for the definition of project goals and main stages, including planning for resources, costs, schedules, and risk management.
- Responsible for ensuring proper project governance for swift decision-making.
- Supervises and coordinates the work of cross-functional team members.
- Implements projects in accordance with the agreed and approved work plan.
- Initiates, creates, and maintains internal/external project documentation in project and reporting documentation formats.
Ensures that projects are completed within agreed deadlines, within the allocated budget and with the required level of quality.
Resource Management
Manages allocation of project budget and cross-functional teams based on priorities and schedules.
Quality and Performance Monitoring
- Performs quality and performance monitoring of the project.
Together with our Research team, manage the project’s workflow, feedback and analyze its effectiveness, overseeing the progress, quality, and timing of work/services provided.
Stakeholder Management and Partnerships
- Facilitate alignment across business units by actively negotiating win–win outcomes with product, marketing, operations, legal, and tech teams.
- Build internal coalitions by demonstrating how impact projects drive business value, strengthen employer brand and public image.
- Translate social impact objectives into actionable roadmaps for tech and business teams.
- Forges and develops relationships with our current and potential external partners.
Forms and coordinates interim results, final reports, and prepares presentations and reports for stakeholders.
Issue and Risk Management
- Facilitates the evaluation and management of project risks, internal and external.
Responsible for addressing assumptions and limitations of the project, handling changes, and managing expectations.
Regulatory Compliance and Best Practices:
- Ensure social projects comply with sustainable impact goals.
- Stay informed on trends and best practices in social impact, sustainability, partnerships and community engagement.
Qualifications
Candidate profile:
- Senior project manager with 3–4 years of experience (preferably in the digital sector)
- English – full professional proficiency
- Social impact-related experience is a big plus
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Assertive and quick worker
- Good knowledge of most common tech tools: google, JIRA, miro etc.
- Knowledge of main analytics and product development principles
- Understanding of basic digital marketing principles
Conditions & Benefits
- Health insurance with oncology coverage and life insurance included.
- Hybrid work mode and flexible schedule.
- Relocation package offered for candidates from other regions.
- Access to professional counseling services including psychological, financial, and legal support.
- Diverse internal training programs.
- Partially or fully paid additional training courses.
- All necessary work equipment.
- Fitness club membership discount.