Location: Paris, France
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) is a multilateral development bank with an exclusively social mandate from its 43 member countries. It finances investment and provides technical assistance in social sectors such as education, health and affordable housing, with a focus on vulnerable people and the social dimensions of climate change and the environment.
The Facility & Travel Management (FTM) Division of the Corporate Services Directorate is seeking an experienced and highly organised Project Manager to coordinate and support the delivery of a varied portfolio of projects and cross-functional activities related to the CEB's working environment, property services and facility management. The role covers the full project lifecycle, from needs assessment and planning, internal coordination, procurement follow-up, and budget and contract monitoring to implementation, reporting and timely delivery of key milestones. The Project Manager reports to the Head of the FTM Division.
Key responsibilities:
- Coordinate a varied portfolio of projects from clarification of needs and objectives through implementation, monitoring and completion.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, action logs, budgets and dashboards.
- Prepare project updates, briefing notes, meeting records, recommendations and decision-making documents for the Head of Division and other stakeholders.
- Monitor project and activity budgets, forecasts, purchase requests, commitments and supplier invoices.
- Support contract management: track milestones, deliverables, renewals, performance indicators and SLAs.
- Support procurement processes, including requirements, specifications, evaluations and internal approvals.
- Coordinate internal contributors, contractors and service providers, escalating issues where necessary.
- Contribute to the launch and follow-up of projects involving SAP S/4HANA, Concur and other ERP systems.
Profile:
- University degree or equivalent in project management, business administration, engineering, facilities management, corporate services or a related field; a recognised project-management qualification is an asset.
- At least five years of relevant professional experience delivering projects in an operational environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven experience in project planning, milestone tracking, stakeholder coordination, budget monitoring, contract follow-up, risk and issue management and reporting.
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, Concur or comparable ERP systems, and experience in facilities or property management, are assets.
- Strong drafting skills in English; proficiency in Microsoft 365 and digital tools.
- Excellent command of one of the two CEB official languages (English and French) and knowledge of the other.
- Citizen of one of the CEB's Member States.
Conditions: initial 5-month temporary appointment starting as soon as possible, renewable up to a maximum of 24 months. Grade B5-B6, monthly salary starting between €5,890.95 and €6,846.51, plus allowances, exempt from French income tax.
Closing date: 2026-11-03
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications (CV and cover letter) from candidates who are nationals of CEB Member States should be made in English or French using the Bank's online application system at CEB Careers (https://jobs.coebank.org/) before midnight Paris time on 03 November 2026.
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