Overview
The Senior Project Manager (Implementation) is responsible for planning, organizing, and leading projects from initiation to closure, ensuring effective delivery and oversight of services within agreed tolerances.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, complete, and update the project implementation plan.
- Implement the approved plan, including establishment of milestones.
- Embed sustainability dimensions into the project life span.
- Manage the production of required outputs and monitor project progress.
- Identify, anticipate, and advise on mitigating measures against project risks.
- Comply with the organization’s policies and standards.
- Prepare and adapt all relevant plans for approval.
- Manage reporting obligations and maintain project documentation.
- Understand and apply UNOPS financial rules and regulations.
- Support project audit activities.
- Include a results framework and M&E plan in the project implementation plan.
- Prepare and issue regular project and financial reports.
- Regularly review project status and evaluate performance criteria.
- Maintain diaries and progress reports.
- Provide routine oversight and analysis of delivery data.
- Ensure all project team members track and regularly update milestones and targets.
- Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
- Actively engage stakeholders and take feedback.
- Establish solid working relationships with the project board, clients, and key stakeholders.
- Enable formulation of project communication plans and monitor effectiveness.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities, progress, and exceptions.
- Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements.
- Work with procurement/purchasing personnel to ensure effective interface with suppliers’ quality systems.
- Coordinate quality reviews of project documents and deliverables.
- Provide quality control for management outputs.
- Create a learning environment for the project team.
- Actively interact with other project managers and the wider project management community.
- Stay abreast with latest updates and good practices of the profession.
- Ensure lessons learned are shared in a timely and appropriate manner.
- Provide feedback to corporate practice groups on policy and systems.
- Provide feedback to functional groups on policies and related guidance.
- Organise and structure the project team.
- Provide regular guidance and direction to the team.
- Lead and motivate the project management team, and manage performance.
- Ensure performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately, and on time.
- Select, recruit, and train project teams as required.
- Ensure safety and security for all project personnel.
Required Experience
- Relevant experience is work in the implementation of complex projects/ programmes, or related areas.
- Experience in project planning, implementation, and control, including project communication and reporting is required.
- Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies is required.
- Experience of managing project risks in a multi-stakeholder context is required.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
- Management consulting experience, involving public-sector advisory, is desired.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 9 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 7 years of relevant experience is required.
- Project management certification from a globally recognized institute is desired.
- Professional certification from a reputed institute in the technical topic relevant to the job area is desired.
