The United Nations Office for Project Services
(UNOPS) Hub in Amman was establis...
The United Nations Office for Project Services
(UNOPS) Hub in Amman was established in Amman in late 2006. It implements
projects in Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Turkey, in partnership
with the Governments, International Donors, UN Agencies, and others.
UNOPS is in
the process of establishing a Programme Management Office (PMO) in Amman
Operational Hub to ensure that project management policies, processes and
methods are followed and practiced according to the organization standards,
while acting as the overall Project Assurance capacity within the business unit
on behalf of the Director/ Head of Programme (Executive).
The PMO will contribute to moving the UNOPS Hub in Amman toward achieving its
mission-focused goals and objectives.
The functions and services of the PMO include:
• Strategic Planning/Portfolio Support: Ensuring UNOPS is focused on doing the right projects by supporting management decision-making.
• Delivery Support: Ensuring UNOPS is doing projects the right way, through supporting the effective delivery of the programme and projects especially at startup and closure stages.
• Best Practices/Assurance: Applying and assuring UNOPS standards in project management, encouraging consistent working practices and ensuring appropriate application.
Under the overall guidance and supervision of the Head of Programme, the Programme Management Specialist is responsible for leading on the PMO function ensuring overall project assurance to include some or all of the following main tasks:
- Provide an ongoing health check of the Hub portfolio ensuring the programme/ projects are on track with regard to budget, schedule and quality.
- Support the Hub Director /Head of Programme in strategic oversight, advice and direction on programme and project management activities flagging any risks/issues.
- Support Partnership Unit and programme/ project managers in ensuring that UNOPS standards and practices in project management are effectively adopted in the development, implementation and closure of programme/ projects.
- Conduct quarterly and end stage assurance of all projects and programme within the Hub portfolio to ensure these are on track with regard to budget, schedule and quality;
- Ensure close interaction and coordination with HQ and the Hub business units and programme/ project staff to share information and knowledge related to project management policies, processes and methods.