Jerusalem Office is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to coordinate and manage the activities under 2720 Mechanism. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the project(s) and provides services to the different donors, partners and beneficiaries
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for 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(s) outputs are capable of meeting the business cases for both UNOPS and the partner(s). Success of the project(s) and hence of the Senior Project Manager will be based on the defined Success Criteria.
- Project Delivery and Performance
- Procedures
- Monitoring and reporting
- Stakeholder engagement
- Quality assurance
- Knowledge management and innovation
- Personnel management
Qualifications
Education:
- Master’s Degree preferably in Project Management, Business Administration, International Relations, Law, Political/Development Studies, or any other relevant discipline.
- Bachelor’s degree / first level in Project Management, Business Administration, International Relations, Political/Security/Development Studies/law or other relevant discipline, may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree, with a combination of 2 additional years of relevant professional experience.
- A Technical/Professional Diploma in combination with an additional 4 years (14 in total) relevant, international and national experience OR
- Secondary Diploma in combination with an additional 6 years’ (16 in total) relevant, international and national experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
- Successful candidates will be required to complete the UNOPS Project Management Foundation course within the first year of their assignment
- A relevant combination of academic credentials and / or industry certifications and qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the university education
Experience:
- Ten years of progressive experience in project development and management, with a focus on monitoring, reporting, development, stakeholder management and coordination in either public or private sector organizations.
- Track record of professional experience with increasing managerial responsibilities is required
- Experience in complex operational environments and/or conflict/post-conflict countries is required.
- Previous experience in the humanitarian/ post-conflict / development context in the Middle East region is preferred.
Language
Fluency in English is required
How to apply
If you are interested or know a colleague who is qualified and interested please direct to : https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=30861#3