Project Manager (Infrastructure)
Port-au-Prince
- Organization: UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services
- Location: Port-au-Prince
- Grade: Mid level - LICA-10, Local Individual Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Infrastructure and Urban-Rural development
- Project and Programme Management
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Functional Responsibilities
| 1. Monitoring and reporting ● Prepare and issue regular project and/or financial reports in accordance with Partner and UNOPS requirements for reporting. ● Regularly review project status, evaluating performance criteria (scope, cost, schedule and quality). ● Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by the organization’s standard procedures. ● Provide routine oversight and analysis of delivery data within the dashboard system. ● Ensure all project team members track and regularly update milestones and targets for the duration of projects' life span |
| 2. Stakeholder engagement ● Develop stakeholder profiles and facilitate the formulation of stakeholder engagement strategies ● Establish solid working relationships with the Project Board (Executive, Senior Users and Senior Suppliers), client and key stakeholders ● Enable the formulation of project communications plans. Coordinate internal project communications. Monitor the effectiveness of project communications ● Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication, ensuring effective timing and interdependency management of communications. Ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities, progress, exceptions and are in a position to accept handover outputs |
| 3. Quality assurance ● Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements ● Work with procurement/purchasing staff to ensure effective interface with suppliers' quality systems ● Coordinate quality reviews of project documents and deliverables ● Provide quality control for management outputs (project documents, reports, etc.) |
| 4. Knowledge management and innovation ● Encourage routine and effective capacity building activities are conducted in order to build the long-term and sustainable capacity of staff. ● Actively interact with other Project Managers and the wider PM community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practices ● Contribute to the oversight of lessons learned procedures, ensuring that lessons learnt are shared in a timely and appropriate manner. Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice ● Research and logging of lessons learned throughout the project life span. ● Provide feedback to Practice Groups on policy, supporting guidance with an aim towards continuous improvement of UNOPS policies |
| 5. Personnel Management ● Lead and motivate the project management team ● Ensure that behavioural expectations of team members are established ● Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and timely ● Select, recruit and train team as required and taking into account gender parity and diversity objectives. ● Ensure safety and security for all project personnel and comply with UNDSS standards |
Education/Experience/Language requirements
- Advanced University Degree in Project Management, Architecture, Civil Engineering.
- A combination of Bachelor’s degree 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, PMI, etc.) is an asset.
- Complete the UNOPS PMM, UNOPS PMM Infra perspective and oneUNOPS Projects training within (3) months from joining UNOPS.
- Professional certification from an accredited institution ( PEng., CEng. , etc) is an asset
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in Implementing and managing infrastructure projects (roads, culverts, bridges, irrigation, health, windmills, solar power, ports, etc.) is required.
- Experience in contract management is an asset.
- Knowledge of FIDIC contracts is an asset.
- Technical acumen, with the ability to understand and speak to technical project plans and documents.
- Experience in planning and applying Health & Safety procedures is an asset.
- Experience in developing Procurement strategies is an asset.
- Proficient in MS Project and Schedule Analysis is an asset.
- Experience in developing countries or post conflict environments is an asset.
- Experience in writing reports, performing data analysis, and writing technical documents is an asset.
- Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies is an asset.
- Experience in risk management is an asset.
- Experience working in multicultural teams is an asset.
- Experience in managing teams is an asset.
- Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to manage tasks associated with the development of projects.
- Strong Problem-Solving Skills.
- Fluency in French is required.
- Intermediate level English is required.