Hello! I'm Valentin Murez, a proactive and organized project manager with 6 years of experience coordinating EU-funded programmes and multi-stakeholder consortia across Europe, Africa and Asia. I deliver complex projects end-to-end, from workplans and deliverables to reporting, with budgets up to €3M, while ensuring full compliance with EU donor rules and strong coordination with EU counterparts. I excel in financial oversight, stakeholder engagement, and high-level events delivery, translating technical content into clear outputs. I am trilingual (French, English, Spanish) and bring a solid understanding of EU institutions, public policy and infrastructure. I’m known for streamlining reporting, managing risks, and driving operational efficiency across diverse thematic portfolios and international environments.

Valentin Murez

Hello! I'm Valentin Murez, a proactive and organized project manager with 6 years of experience coordinating EU-funded programmes and multi-stakeholder consortia across Europe, Africa and Asia. I deliver complex projects end-to-end, from workplans and deliverables to reporting, with budgets up to €3M, while ensuring full compliance with EU donor rules and strong coordination with EU counterparts. I excel in financial oversight, stakeholder engagement, and high-level events delivery, translating technical content into clear outputs. I am trilingual (French, English, Spanish) and bring a solid understanding of EU institutions, public policy and infrastructure. I’m known for streamlining reporting, managing risks, and driving operational efficiency across diverse thematic portfolios and international environments.

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Hello! I’m Valentin Murez, a proactive and organized project manager with 6 years of experience coordinating EU-funded programmes and multi-stakeholder consortia across Europe, Africa and Asia. I deliver complex projects end-to-end, from workplans and deliverables to reporting, with budgets up to €3M, while ensuring full compliance with EU donor rules and strong coordination with EU counterparts.

I excel in financial oversight, stakeholder engagement, and high-level events delivery, translating technical content into clear outputs. I am trilingual (French, English, Spanish) and bring a solid understanding of EU institutions, public policy and infrastructure. I’m known for streamlining reporting, managing risks, and driving operational efficiency across diverse thematic portfolios and international environments.

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Language

French
Fluent
English
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced

Work Experience

Freelance Project Manager (Consultant) at DT Global - Consulting - International Development
October 1, 2024 - Present
Led delivery of the EU-Vietnam Cooperation Facility in Hanoi (€2.5M total), ensuring on-time and on-quality outputs through structured work planning and milestone tracking. Set up and ran project governance (steering routines, decision logs, action trackers, escalation paths), accelerating issue resolution and protecting scope and deadlines. Owned performance management & reporting: built KPI frameworks, evidence trackers, and logical frameworks to improve data quality and client clarity. Managed budgeting, forecasting, and variance control: monitored burn rate and implemented corrective actions to keep delivery within ±2% of plan. Mobilized and supervised 14 Key Experts (KE/NKE) and staff, including sourcing, contracting, onboarding, mission planning, QA of deliverables, and timesheet compliance. Key achievement: Delivered 15 critical deliverables under tight deadlines and scope changes, maintaining client satisfaction with zero major non-compliance findings. Facility themes: circu
Project Manager at DT Global - Consulting - International Development
January 1, 2022 - October 1, 2024
Managed end-to-end lifecycle for 4 EU-funded Technical Assistances and Framework Contracts in Africa and Asia (€3M): defined scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, reporting, monitoring and evaluation. Directed cross-functional teams of up to 15 employees (staff + consultants), coordinating workflows and ensuring quality assurance for 20 outputs delivered to EU Delegations. Ensured donor compliance (PRAG) and audit readiness by maintaining complete project files and passing 6 internal/external checks. Owned stakeholder management: managed expectations with EU Commission, EIB, World Bank and government counterparts; facilitated governance meetings and resolved escalations. Implemented RAID management and mitigation plans, reducing delivery risk and improving milestone predictability across the portfolio. Conducted more than 10 backstopping missions, participated in steering committee meetings, and led the establishment of project offices, local recruitment and contract setup. Supporte
Junior Project Manager at DT Global - Consulting - International Development
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022
Supported delivery of 3 EU-funded projects across Madagascar, Ethiopia and Niger: tracked tasks, dependencies, deadlines and consolidated technical inputs into client-ready outputs. Drafted and quality-checked progress reports, deliverables, meeting minutes, and trackers, improving consistency and reducing revision cycles. Assisted financial and administrative coordination: expense tracking, supporting documentation, internal approvals, and inputs to invoicing and financial reporting. Coordinated expert mobilization (scheduling, briefings, travel logistics) and monitored compliance (timesheets, deliverable submission, contractual requirements). Coordinated consortium and sub-contractors under PRAG/internal protocols. Maintained accurate records and ensured approval traceability. Key achievement: Contributed to the successful delivery of 10 missions and maintained 100% compliance in project documentation for 2 audits.
Project Associate at UN Tourism - Institutional Relations and Partnerships Department
August 1, 2019 - August 1, 2020
Conducted research and contributed to the analysis of issues relevant to tourism for development and the SDGs. Guided transparent management of project resources by organizing statistical data on implementation. Supported the elaboration of project work plans and assisted in the timely preparation and submission of progress, donor, financial and audit reports, project reviews, and related documents. Assisted in following up with partners and donors to ensure smooth implementation of administrative and operational activities.
Trainee at UN Tourism - Institutional Relations and Partnerships Department
February 1, 2019 - July 1, 2019
Assisted in core IRP activities in tourism for development and SDGs. Conducted research and prepared analyses on issues related to UNDAFs and UN country teams, and their relation to tourism. Participated in the coordination of the UN Family Spain and supported drafting notes, background papers, talking points, presentations and speeches for IRP.

Education

Master's degree in Political Science, International Relations at Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018
Bachelor's degree in Political Science at University of Namur (UNamur)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2016

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Energy & Utilities, Government, Transportation & Logistics, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization

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