UNOPS Project Management Support Specialist Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
UNOPS Ethiopia looking for “Project Management Support Specialist”.
Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 28th January, 2024.
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world. The organization’s global headquarters is located on the UN City campus in Copenhagen, Denmark.
UNOPS Project Management Support Specialist Jobs 2024
The UNOPS has published a job vacancy announcement on 15th January, 2024 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Project Management Support Specialist to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) |
| Position | Project Management Support Specialist – Public Health Emergency Management (Retainer) |
| Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Two (02) year’s |
| Application Deadline | 28th January, 2024 |
UNOPS Job Vacancy 2024
Responsibilities:
- Lead, Motivate and Manage the pool of Project Management Support (PMS) personnel;
- Ensure that behavioral expectations for Project Management Support team members are established;
- Actively contributes to the implementation and further refinement of the Resources Pool Management Strategy; promoting synergies across the MCO;
- Identify emerging resources needs and proposes solutions to ensure uninterrupted and consistent support the Project Managers in project delivery;
- Develops strategies and approaches that foster a common vision for maturity, and strive towards harmonizing good practices across projects in the MCO;
- Instill a culture of excellence, best practices, continuous improvement, and lesson learning in the delivery of projects in the Project Management Team;
- Take a leadership role in the implementation of the Operational Excellence Agenda; ensuring KPIs are mainstreamed into all PMs performance metrics and monitored regularly;
- Foster a positive work environment, respectful of both men and women, and ensure that the highest standards of conduct are observed;
- Promote and support a learning culture by empowering team members to take charge of their learning and development aspirations, and plan/ facilitate learning opportunities to maintain personnel competency and flexibility;
- Exercise management of all staffing issues within the PM Team including recruitment taking into account gender parity and diversity objectives, on-boarding and staff performance reviews
- Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and timely;
- Create, foster and role model a culture of respect and zero tolerance for discrimination, abuse of authority, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse. Ensure accountability for actions and perform duties in accordance with protection mechanisms and action plans, as expected by UNOPS policies, standards and commitments.
- Develop and establish resource tracking systems and/ tools for use within the PMS Resources Pool Team, complementary to UNOPS’ online tools, to ensure consistent, effective, and comprehensive support to Project Managers across the MCO;
- Providing induction briefings to newly recruited staff and render support to consultants in the course of their assignment;
- Ensures the Project Management Team meets the metrics established for the unit and it’s partners;
- Provide functional oversight and monitoring of project financials and advise the Project Managers accordingly;
- Ensure all projects expenditures are tracked regularly and take relevant action when required to revise budgets (realignment and amendment);
- Ensure all projects monitor and record best practices and innovative approaches within UNOPS FR&R; identify and show alternative options according to Activity needs;
- Facilitate information flows and provide functional oversight to PMS Team members support to change controls, risk registers and issue management; document and feedback lessons learned and best practices.
Position in Organization:
- Job categories: Project Management
- Vacancy code: VA/2024/B5333/27291
- Department/office: AFR, ETMCO, Ethiopia MCO
- Duty stationAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Contract type: Local ICA Specialist
- Contract level: LICA Specialist-10
- Duration: Ongoing Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.’
- Application period: 15-Jan-2024 to 28-Jan-2024
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
- Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance, Logistics, Emergency Management, International Relations and/or relevant field is a requirement;
- A first University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance, Logistics, Emergency Management, International Relations and/or other relevant field with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advance education requirements outlined above.
Experience:
- A minimum of five (5) years relevant and progressive professional experience, specifically in the field of Project Management and Operations Management with focus on monitoring, reporting, development and coordination or related field is required;
- A minimum of two (2) years experience in a supervisory role is required;
- Demonstrated experience delivering or facilitating training/ capacity building workshops in project management related topics is highly desirable.
Language:
- Fluency in spoken, written and reading English is required.
- Fluency in Amharic and/or other Regional Language is Required
- Working knowledge of French is an advantage
- Working knowledge of Arabic is an advantage.
How to Apply UNOPS Project Management Support Specialist Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=27291#1
The Closing Date: 28th January, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.unops.org |
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