Senior Project Manager

Application deadline: 23 March 2023

Duty Station: New York, USA

Contract level: IICA 3

• * Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply!!!
• *CANDIDATES WITH NO UNITED NATIONS OR UNOPS EXPERIENCE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Functional Responsibilities:

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Programme Manager and in coordination with the partner manager, the Senior Project Manager will be performing the following functions:

Summary of Functions:

1. Project Management Office (PMO)
2. Project Management
3. Project Management Tool

Project Management Office (PMO)

• Lead the communication with partners to collect, compile and report the information related to the progress of key strategic projects.
• Provide the oversight and compliance of partner programmes and projects globally, as detailed in relevant technology strategic and governance documents.
• Establish local project management structures in line with corporate standards, and train project managers as needed.
• Review, improve and maintain standardized set of project management methodologies, standards and templates for all ICT entities across the UN Secretariat.
• Disseminate project management standards and templates to all ICT stakeholders on the partner side.
• Prepare regular reports for partner’s Senior Management on project progress, key risks and issues, and highlight any matters that require senior management attention for their projects.
• Actively interact with other Project Managers and the wider PM community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practices.
• Support project audit activities, including planning, preparation and coordination during the audits and follow up on audit observations/recommendations.

Project Management

• Spearhead efforts to assign project managers to various assignments in different technology projects, based on predefined conditions, such as capacity, expertise, availability and priority.
• Plan and manage assigned projects by working with the partner in accordance with agreed upon methodology and project management best practices.
• Coordinate quarterly Global Project Oversight Board meetings, periodic meetings as required.
• 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.
• Research and logging of lessons learned throughout the project life span.

Project Management Tool

• Take a lead role in ensuring compliance of the project management governance of partner’s projects in the project management tool environment.
• Serve as a custodian of information for assigned projects in the project management tool.

**Perform other duties as may be reasonably required and in line with the incumbent’s scope of services above.

Monitoring and Progress Controls**

The Senior Project Manager assists in managing and leading project management scope of work. S/he will manage clients’ expectations, resources and deliveries. S/he will adhere to all governance and process established by the partner.

Education:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline is required.
• A first-level university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline and 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• PMP or PRINCE 2 certification is highly desirable

Work Experience / Language:

Required experience:

• A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in leading and managing complex ICT projects/operations or engineering solutions;
• Within these 7 years:
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in leading and managing large scale complex project
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in working with MS Project or similar enterprise tools
• Experience in establishing a PMO in a large organization

Desired experience: The following experience is optional. Candidates who do not have it are welcome to apply

• Sound experience on information systems management and support
• Strong knowledge of broad administrative functional activities, and practical business analysis experience
• Knowledgeable about UN system policies and operations an advantage

Language:

• Fluency in English (read, write, speak) is required.
• Knowledge of another United Nations official language is an asset.