IT Project Manager

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IT Project Manager (Reserve list Exercise)

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 Member Countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities, and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime.

INTERPOL’s recruitment process is merit-based hence all hiring decisions are made considering the applicant’s qualifications and the needs of the Organization.

Job Title:IT Project Manager (Reserve list Exercise)
Reporting To: Head of department, Project Management Competency Center
Location: Lyon
Type of contract: Fixed-term ContractAny kind of contract/Fixed-term/Shot-term
Duration (in months): Any duration
Grade: 5
Number of post: Reserve list exercice
Level of Security screening: Enhanced
Deadline for application: 22 November 2026

Conditions applying for all candidates

Only professional experience for which candidates can provide official proof of employment will be considered. Candidates could be requested to provide copies of such official documents prior to interviews/test.

* This selection exercise will be used to generate a reserve list of suitable candidates that may be used to address Organization's similar staffing needs in the future.

Tests/interviews in connection to this selection procedure will take place approximately 2/3 weeks after the deadline for applications. Applicants are kindly requested to plan their availability during this period accordingly, in case they are short-listed.

Selected candidates will be expected to report for duty approximately two to three months after receiving an offer of employment at the latest.

SUMMARY OF THE ASSIGNED DUTIES, INCLUDING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE POST

As part of the General Secretariat of INTERPOL, the world’s largest international police Organization, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Executive Directorate delivers trusted, secure, and innovative digital platforms and services that form the technological backbone of the Organization. ICT enables global police cooperation and supports INTERPOL’s strategic and operational objectives, ensuring that law enforcement agencies across member countries can collaborate effectively and securely.

The Information Technology (IT) Project Manager manages IT projects from initiation through Go-Live, transition and formal closure, achieving an optimum result compliant with Business requirements as regards scope, quality (including performance and security), time, cost and risk. The post holder coordinates the resources involved in the assigned projects, acts as the day-to-day counterpart of the Project Owner, maintains alignment with the approved business case and intended outcomes, and works within the methodology, tooling and governance standards set by the ICT Project Management Office. The post holder may, for a given project, assume the Scrum Master role for the delivery squad.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES

DUTY 1 - Coordinating and mobilizing the project teams

• Produce the initial project assessment: cost evaluation, technical feasibility, risk assessment and expected SLA. Prepares the Project Management Plan (project schedule, operating procedures, reporting mechanisms), and submits it for approval.
• Mobilize the contributors to the projects (business team, ICT teams and external partners) and ensure they share common objectives aligned with the project.
• Supervise and coordinate, within each project, all actions assigned to internal ICT teams, external consultants or contractors.
• Define the required skills profiles for the assigned project and support the recruitment or allocation of the resources concerned.
• Apply the delivery approach approved for the project—predictive, agile or hybrid—in accordance with ICT PMO standards and the needs, complexity and risk profile of the project.

DUTY 2 - Managing scope, budget, planning and risks

• Define and maintain the project plan, deliverables, budget and risk register, and keep the project baseline current.
• Maintain alignment between project deliverables, the approved business case and the intended business outcomes, monitor whether the project remains capable of delivering the expected value, and elevate material deviations to the Project Owner.
• Track deviations and lead the team in identifying remediation and optimization opportunities.
• Initiate the formal revision process as soon as a deviation from the approved plan is foreseen in terms of total budget, budget structure, team allocation, scope or timeline, with updated plan and budget built with the relevant support functions.
• Supervise all aspects of the execution