Project Manager-UNOPS

Business Administration, Procurement, Project Management, Supply chain
Ethiopia
March 11, 2025
Permanent Full Time
Urgent
Application ends: March 27, 2025
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Job Description

Together, we build the future UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development. We are proud of our people. The UNOPS family brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries, our workforce is rich in diversity and culture – with inclusion at its core. We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options. Explore what we offer: https://bit.ly/3fpqivR

Duty station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Functional Responsibilities

Project Manager (Transactional) is responsible for:

  • the day-to-day operations of the project and provides services to the different donors, partners and beneficiaries. Project Manager acts on behalf of the Project Board to manage the project on an ongoing basis during the Implementation Stage. The main responsibility of a Project Manage is to ensure that the project outputs are delivered within the specified project tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits. He/she is expected to meet the organisation’s performance and delivery goals.
  • creating the Implementation Plan, using the Project Initiation Document (PID), Legal Agreement and having a thorough understanding of the terms, conditions, and the respective roles and responsibilities of the partners/stakeholders, to ensure the project) outputs are capable of meeting the business cases for both UNOPS and the partners.

Summary of functions:

  1. Project Delivery and Performance
  2. Procedures
  3. Monitoring and reporting
  4. Stakeholder engagement
  5. Quality assurance
  6. Knowledge management and innovation
  7. Personnel management

1. Project Delivery and Performance

  • Implement the approved plan (including the establishment of milestones) within tolerances set by the Project Board.
  • Embed sustainability dimensions including social and gender inclusion, environmental and economic aspects into project life span.
  • Liaise with any external suppliers or account managers
  • Manage acceptance and delivery of work packages
  • Monitor project progress ensuring that work packages are being executed properly
  • Accept goods, services or works delivered by suppliers.
  • Lead contract management duties including supplier performance evaluation.
  • 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
  • Identify and report to the supervisor potential business opportunities for UNOPS.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

  • Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Project Management, Business Management, Development Studies, Procurement/Supply Chain Management or other relevant disciplines is required.
  • A first University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in Project Management, Business Management, Development Studies, Procurement/Supply Chain Management in combination with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.

Certification:

  • Certification in Project Management (PRINCE2 Foundation, PRINCE2 Foundation PMI or equivalent) is an asset.

Experience:

  • A minimum of  two (2) years progressive demonstrated experience in a Project/Programme Management role in the delivery of development projects is required;
  • Working knowledge of project management software tools and applications is an asset;
  • Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary teams is an asset;
  • Experience in developing and successfully implementing stakeholder engagement plans is a distinct advantage.
  • Past experience with procurement of goods/services is a distinct advantage;
  • Knowledge of the UN system and familiarity with UNOPS procedures is an advantage;
  • Strong Writing and reporting skills are an asset.
  • Experience in risk management is an asset.
  • Strong problem-solving skills are an asset.
  • Experience in the use of google software packages (Google Doc, Sheets and Slides) and experience in handling web-based management systems is an added advantage.

Language Requirements:

  • Fluency in written, reading and spoken English is required.
  • Fluency in  written, reading and spoken Amharic language is required.

Contract type, level and duration

  1. Contract type: Local Individual Contract (LICA)
  2. Contract level: LICA 9 (ICS 9)
  3. Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link:
https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx

Application period: 07-Mar-2025 to 27-Mar-2025.

 

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