IT Project Manager (6 months – remote)

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IT Project Manager (6 months – remote)

2026.04.08.

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Budapest, HUN

Remote

Senior

Introduction

Our partner is the world's largest humanitarian network, which has been carrying out its activities successfully around the world for more than 100 years. They are continuously working on further succession with the help of a dedicated workforce, so their Digitalization and IT Department is now expanding to further support global projects and core activities.

Description

The Digital Transformation Department has launched a strategic initiative to decommission the IFRC Claranet Cloud environment and migrate selected applications and services to Microsoft Azure. The objective is to fully shut down the Claranet platform by August 2026, ensuring service continuity, risk mitigation, and positioning the organization to realize targeted cost efficiencies from 2027 onward.

This initiative, formally titled the "Claranet Decommissioning and Azure Migration" project, encompasses assessment, migration planning, technical transition, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and controlled decommissioning of legacy infrastructure.

The IT Project Manager is accountable for the effective management, planning and tracking of all activities related to the decommissioning and migration of the "Claranet Decomm and Azure Migration" project, in line with project management standards, IFRC policies and procedures.

Tasks

Our partner is driving a major digital transformation initiative to modernize their IT systems and move key services to the cloud. This is a high-impact project aimed at improving service continuity, reducing risks, and achieving long-term cost efficiencies.

We are looking for an IT Project Manager to lead and coordinate this effort, ensuring all activities are planned, tracked, and delivered efficiently, in line with best practices and organizational policies.

  • Lead governance and technical meetings, keeping teams aligned on priorities, risks, and operational impacts.
  • Coordinate internal teams and external vendors, ensuring clarity on scope and dependencies.
  • Act as the bridge between technical, product, finance, and executive stakeholders.
  • Develop timelines, milestones, and resource plans, and track progress against objectives.
  • Identify risks and implement mitigation plans to keep the project on track.
  • Maintain documentation and contribute to lessons learned and process improvements.
  • Ensure smooth handover of deliverables to operations across global offices.

Expectations

  • University degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant project management experience.
  • Proven track record of successfully managing technical projects.
  • Experience with cloud migration projects (Azure or similar) is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of project management tools (MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.).
  • Excellent verbal, written, and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Advantages

  • Project and/or Product Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, HERMES, Scrum, Agile)
  • Knowledge of another official language (French, Spanish, or Arabic)
  • Experience in humanitarian organizations or global projects

Employer's offer

  • Hybrid (office/home office) presence
  • An attractive compensation package
  • Internal regular events
  • Family-friendly workplace Outstanding, modern office environment

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HUN Budapest remote senior Our partner is the world’s largest humanitarian network, which has been carrying out its activities successfully around the world for more than 100 years. They are continuously working on further succession with the help of a dedicated workforce, so their Digitalization and IT Department is now expanding to further support global projects and core activities. The Digital Transformation Department has launched a strategic initiative to decommission the IFRC Claranet Cloud environment and migrate selected applications and services to Microsoft Azure. The objective is to fully shut down the Claranet platform by August 2026, ensuring service continuity, risk mitigation, and positioning the organization to realize targeted cost efficiencies from 2027 onward.This initiative, formally titled the “Claranet Decommissioning and Azure Migration” project, encompasses assessment, migration planning, technical transition, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and controlled decommissioning of legacy infrastructure.The IT Project Manager is accountable for the effective management, planning and tracking of all activities related to the decommissioning and migration of the “Claranet Decomm and Azure Migration” project, in line with project management standards, IFRC policies and procedures. Our partner is driving a major digital transformation initiative to modernize their IT systems and move key services to the cloud. This is a high-impact project aimed at improving service continuity, reducing risks, and achieving long-term cost efficiencies.We are looking for an IT Project Manager to lead and coordinate this effort, ensuring all activities are planned, tracked, and delivered efficiently, in line with best practices and organizational policies.Lead governance and technical meetings, keeping teams aligned on priorities, risks, and operational impacts.Coordinate internal teams and external vendors, ensuring clarity on scope and dependencies.Act as the bridge between technical, product, finance, and executive stakeholders.Develop timelines, milestones, and resource plans, and track progress against objectives.Identify risks and implement mitigation plans to keep the project on track.Maintain documentation and contribute to lessons learned and process improvements.Ensure smooth handover of deliverables to operations across global offices. University degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.Minimum 5 years of relevant project management experience.Proven track record of successfully managing technical projects.Experience with cloud migration projects (Azure or similar) is preferred.Strong knowledge of project management tools (MS Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.).Excellent verbal, written, and documentation skills.Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines. Project and/or Product Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, HERMES, Scrum, Agile)Knowledge of another official language (French, Spanish, or Arabic)Experience in humanitarian organizations or global projects Hybrid (office/home office) presenceAn attractive compensation packageInternal regular eventsFamily-friendly workplace Outstanding, modern office environment