Overview
The Project Coordinator will coordinate and track the execution of assigned projects, particularly the FAO Headquarters Digital Infrastructure Upgrade, ensuring effective planning, coordination, monitoring, and delivery.
Tasks Summary
- Plan, coordinate, and track the delivery of the project “FAO Headquarters Digital Infrastructure Upgrade”, ensuring effective execution across all project phases.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables in line with FAO project management methodologies.
- Work closely with technical leads to monitor progress, manage dependencies, and identify, track, and mitigate risks and issues.
- Facilitate coordination among cross-functional teams and business units to ensure alignment and minimize operational disruption.
- Monitor and report on project performance against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives, providing regular updates to management and project governance bodies.
- Prepare and maintain project documentation, dashboards, and status reports to support transparency and decision-making.
- Support project governance processes, including reviews, approvals, and escalation mechanisms.
- Contribute to the coordination and oversight of other Digital Workplace initiatives, as required.
Experience Requirements
- Seven years of relevant working experience in managing complex, cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders, preferably within Information Technology infrastructure or enterprise technology environments.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work
- Extent and relevance of experience in managing IT-related projects, including the coordination of technical components, service delivery activities, and stakeholder engagement.
- Extent and relevance of experience in coordinating cross-functional technical teams and engaging with business stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable project outcomes.
- Experience in risk, issue, and dependency management in complex projects.
Qualification Requirements
- Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by International Association of Universities IAU/UNESCO in Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related field. Consultants with a bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
- A recognized professional project management certification, such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, AgilePM®, or equivalent.
