Senior Project Manager Health and Medicines

Functional Responsibilities:

Summary of functions: 2. Procedures 4. Stakeholder engagement 5. Quality assurance 7. Personnel Management To obtain more accurate information please read the term of reference attached below.

• Project Delivery and Performance
• Procedures
• Monitoring and reporting
• Stakeholder engagement
• Quality assurance
• Knowledge management and innovation
• Personnel management
• Project Delivery and Performance
• Develop, complete and update implementation plan(s) 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.
• Manage the production of the required outputs, taking responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiating corrective action where necessary.
• Ensure that quality of work packages and deliverables complies with the quality requirements defined in the Implementation Plan.
• Comply with all organizational policy and specifically the Project Management Manual and local PMO Guidelines.
• Prepare/adapt all relevant plans for approval by the Project Board.
• Manage the reporting obligations defined in the Legal Agreement(s) and in the Implementation Plan
• Draft the requirements definitions for procurement processes. Approving requisitions and requests for non-purchase order payments; Evaluating submissions received, if appointed to the evaluation team.Ensure maintenance of the project files and lessons learned are recorded
• Ensure the development and implementation of project financial management guidelines and control mechanisms, in conformity with UNOPS rules and regulations.
• 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.
• 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.
• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements
• Work with procurement/purchasing staff to ensure effective interface with suppliers’ quality systems
• 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.
• Lead and motivate the project management team
• Ensure that behavioral expectations of team members are established
• Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and timely
• Select, recruit and train a team as required and take into account gender parity and diversity objectives.

Education/Experience/Language requirements:

Education

• Advanced University Degree (equivalent to a Master or PhD Degree) preferably in Public Health, Public Procurement, Business, Economics, Supply Chain, Project Management, or other relevant discipline related to the nature of the project.
• The master’s degree may be replaced by professional studies in the mentioned areas preferably (equivalent to a “Bachelor’s degree”) and two additional years of relevant experience.

Certification

• Certification in Project Management PRINCE2, PMI, etc.) is an asset.

Experience

• A minimum of 7 to 9 years experience (depending on the academic degrees) in implementing complex projects/programmes with governments and /or international organizations in Latin American or Caribbean countries.
• Solid procurement experience with exposure to public procurement processes managing multiple stakeholders.
• Proven track record of successfully creating and implementing plans and projects and quality assurance methodologies.

Is an asset

• Have relevant experience in supervision, coordination or direction of projects in the public health sector (procurement, supply chain, advisory)
• Proven experience in risk management.
• Experience working and managing multicultural teams.
• Previous experience working with UN System and / or International cooperation organizations.

Language Requirements

• Fluency in Spanish and Intermediate level of English is required

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Remarks: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.