Project Manager (Program Management Department) [based in Seoul]

Join the International Vaccine Institute as a Project Manager in Seoul, Korea, to lead and manage key projects with a focus on timely and quality delivery.

• Monitor delivery of project objectives to an agreed timeline, quality, and budget in a manner consistent with the IVI Project Management Guidelines.
• Monitor project progress, and identify deviations from plan and flag raise rectification measures to keep the project on track.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the project management processes, while working with Head of Program Management, PMO, head of project, and with other project managers in developing and enhancing standard project management methodology.
• Provide periodic project status update reports based on analysis of project data.
• Contribute to preparation of project related legal documents (e.g. MOU, research agreement, service agreement, contract, etc.) with collaborating institutions, agencies, consultants, and vendors.
• Ensure the project plan is accurately reflected in the financial budget and forecast.
• Track and monitor project expenses at a sufficient level of granularity to provide meaningful analysis, and identify the need for reporting to senior management, develop a remediation plan or change requests from baseline.
• Contribute/review periodic financial performance reports by coordinating with PAs and communicate variations to plan and financial consequences with finance.
• 8+ years
• Approx. 3 years of demonstrated Project Manager experience (multiple simultaneous projects) required
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures
• Financial knowledge of projects, forecasting and monitoring
• Experience in research and/or academic/medical institution handling a large number of diverse grants preferred
• PMP certificate or equivalent is preferred
• Client Orientation
• Communication
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Fluency in English
• Local language skill is preferred

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent