Project Manager (Open to external applicants)

Overview

The Project Manager will work with the project team to deliver a range of activities in support of enhancing the effectiveness of democratic governance institutions in Papua New Guinea.

Tasks Summary

• Manage, coordinate, and develop effective project planning and implementation.
• Develop detailed implementation plans.
• Manage and coordinate project implementation to ensure relevance and performance.
• Provide direction, guidance, and direct supervision to UNDP project personnel.
• Undertake technical review of project documents.
• Ensure all project interventions integrate a gender equality perspective.
• Ensure proper execution of administrative activities associated with project implementation.
• Identify opportunities for synergies with other projects.
• Develop strategic partnerships.
• Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and onboarding process for implementing partners.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with implementing and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national and regional stakeholders, and beneficiaries.
• Substantively contribute to project communications and visibility efforts.
• Provide support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners.
• Support resource mobilization efforts and project development.
• Monitor and report on progress in implementing project activities and achieving the targets set.
• Provide advice to the project in developing baselines and indicators for project monitoring and evaluation.
• Lead the implementation of project monitoring, evaluation, and results framework.
• Conduct field visits as required to verify project activities.
• Lead the development and conduct of mid-term and annual reviews, and end line assessment.
• Coordinate the conduct of independent evaluations.
• Organize project review and evaluation meetings.
• Follow up on the implementation of decisions, recommendations, and course corrections.
• Manage and monitor project risks.
• Coordinate the preparation of corporate, donor and government reports.
• Ensure provision of ad hoc reports and information requested by relevant entities.
• Ensure proper operational and financial closure of the project.
• Facilitate knowledge and capacity building, knowledge sharing, and advocacy relevant to the assigned thematic areas.
• Identify capacity building needs and opportunities.
• Ensure appropriate training, project workshops and other relevant activities are organized and implemented.
• Ensure project reports capture results, lessons learned and good practices.
• Participate in and ensure sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
• Support establishment of knowledge platforms for the project.
• Facilitate innovative mechanisms for dissemination of knowledge from the project.
• Develop knowledge resources and products to share with project partners.
• Promote advocacy for UNDP’s work and opportunities for collaboration.
• Perform other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible relevant experience at the national or international level in project management with a focus on planning, monitoring, reporting, and stakeholder and team coordination in democratic governance, political institutions, or institutional capacity building.
• Experience in parliamentary development is an asset.
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
• Experience in coordinating or supporting the management of projects of similar scale and complexity.
• Experience in understanding of democratic governance, political institutions, and institutional capacity development.
• Experience supporting team coordination and working effectively within multi-cultural teams.
• Experience working at the country level, including in conflict or post-conflict settings.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in social policy, public policy, politics, economics, law, development studies or related area, or
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in English is required. • Fluency in Tok Pisin is required.

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 1 Year

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