Project Manager ICT (Retainer)
Remote | Home Based - May require travel
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: Remote | Home Based - May require travel
- Grade: Mid level - IICA-2, International Individual Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Information Technology and Computer Science
- Project and Programme Management
- Documentation and Information Management
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Functional Responsibilities
Summary of functions:
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Project Delivery and Performance
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Procedures
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Monitoring and reporting
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Stakeholder engagement
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Quality assurance
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Knowledge management and innovation
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Personnel management
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Develop, complete and update implementation plan(s)
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Implement the approved plan (including the establishment of milestones) within tolerances set by the Project Board.
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Embed sustainability dimensions including social and gender inclusion, environmental and economic aspects into project life span.
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Manage the production of the required outputs, taking responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiating corrective action where necessary.
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Ensure that quality of work packages and deliverables complies with the quality requirements defined in the Implementation Plan.
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Liaise with any external suppliers or account managers
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Manage acceptance and delivery of work packages
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Monitor project progress ensuring that work packages are being executed properly
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Control project and work packages changes
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Accept goods, services or works delivered by suppliers.
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Identify, and anticipate in a timely manner, potential risks and issues and advises mitigating measures to senior management/ Project Board so that maximum benefit to partner(s) and other stakeholders is achieved
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Identify and report to the supervisor potential business opportunities for UNOPS
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Comply with all organizational policy and specifically the Project Management Manual
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Prepare/adapt all relevant plans for approval by the Project Board.
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Manage the reporting obligations defined in the Legal Agreement(s) and in the Implementation Plan
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Draft the requirements definitions for procurement processes. Approving requisitions and requests for non-purchase order payments; Evaluating submissions received, if appointed to the evaluation team.
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Ensure maintenance of the project files and lessons learned are recorded
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Ensure the development and implementation of project financial management guidelines and control mechanisms, in conformity with UNOPS rules and regulations.
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Manage budgets, cash flow and obligations to ensure that deliverables are met and payments to contractors and personnel are received on time.
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Understand and manage UNOPS overheads, allocable charges, and related corporate charges as they apply to the project
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Understand the unique structures of the UN and budget appropriately for personnel
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Manage expenditures against the budget (based on accurate financial reports)
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Where the Project Manager has no delegation as a committing officer, s/he retains these responsibilities and will monitor and instruct/request others to carry out the relevant commitments and disbursements.
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For project closure purposes, provide a formal handover of the project to the closure manager
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Support project audit activities, including planning, preparation and coordination during the audits and follow up on audit observations/recommendations
3. Monitoring and reporting
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4. Stakeholder engagement
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5. Quality assurance
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Education/Experience/Language requirements
- Advanced University Degree (Master's or equivalent) in Project Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology or other relevant discipline is required.
- First level University Degree (bachelor’s or equivalent) in Project Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Information Technology or other relevant discipline in combination with two (2) additional years of relevant professional experience, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A relevant combination of academic credentials and/or industry certifications and qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the university education.
- PRINCE2 Foundation is desirable.
- At least five (5) years of progressive experience in the management of Information Technology systems design/development in the public sector is required
- At least 2 years experience in advisory services in the area of Information Technology systems is required
- Previous experience in development and delivery of ICT training programmes is an asset;
- Previous experience in defining requirements for data collections and data sets is an asset;
- Fluency in both French and English is required.