Overview
The Project Manager (Implementation) is responsible for planning, organizing, and leading projects from initiation to closure, ensuring effective delivery and oversight to achieve partner goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, complete, and update the project implementation plan.
- Implement the approved plan within set tolerances.
- Embed sustainability dimensions into the project lifespan.
- Manage the production of required outputs and ensure quality.
- Monitor project progress, control variances, and manage changes.
- Identify and mitigate project risks.
- Comply with organizational policies and standards.
- Prepare and adapt plans for approval.
- Manage reporting obligations and maintain project documentation.
- Support project audit activities.
- Include a results framework and M&E plan.
- Prepare and issue regular project and financial reports.
- Review project status and evaluate performance criteria.
- Maintain diaries and progress reports.
- Provide oversight and analysis of delivery data.
- Ensure project team members track milestones and targets.
- Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
- Actively engage stakeholders and take feedback.
- Establish working relationships with the project board, clients, and stakeholders.
- Enable formulation of project communication plans.
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication.
- Ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities and progress.
- Work with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with audit requirements.
- Work with procurement 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 share lessons learned.
- Stay abreast with latest updates and good practices of the profession.
- Provide feedback to corporate and functional groups.
- Organise and structure the project team.
- Provide guidance and direction to the team.
- Lead and motivate the project management team.
- Ensure performance reviews are conducted.
- Select, recruit, and train project teams.
- Ensure safety and security for all project personnel.
Required Experience
- 7 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline.
- 5 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline.
- 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.
- Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies.
- Experience of managing project risks in a multi-stakeholder context.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline.
- Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline.
- 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.
