Assistance in environmental reviews:
Assist in the review of project docume...
Assistance in environmental reviews:
- Assist in the review of project documentation for
completeness, quality and fitness for purpose against the requirements of the
relevant design expectations
- Verification of environmental and social impact issues
Developing and providing assessment related guidance:
- Preparing templates and other technical documentation and
guidance to support projects during environmental and technical assessment
during the development of project designs
Independence, integrity, and objectivity:
- Provide independent technical evaluation and recommendations,
free of conflicts of interests
- Maintain the integrity of the technical opinion against
project pressures
Stakeholder Management:
- Establish solid working relationship with the project board
(Executive, Senior Users and Senior Suppliers), client and key stakeholders
- Manage communications and ensure stakeholders are aware of
project activities, progress, exceptions and are in a position to accept
handover products
- Advise the client on issues that may impact the achievement of
their outcomes (including issues of sustainability and post project
requirements such as maintenance)
- Manage the information flows between the Project Board/OC
Director and the project(s)
Delivery and Performance:
- Develop and maintain project plans
- Implement approved project plans (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 cycle. Manage
the production of the required products, taking responsibility for overall
progress and use of resources and initiating corrective action where necessary
- Liaise with any external suppliers or account managers
- Authorize Work Packages
- Advise the Project Board and OC Manager of any deviations
from the plan
- Identify and manage risks so that maximum benefit to client
and stakeholders is achieved
- Manage and review product quality and ensure products are
accepted
- Monitor and evaluate performance of service providers
- Identify and report potential business opportunities for
UNOPS to supervisor
- Identify and report threats to UNOPS internal business case
to supervisor
Procedures:
- Follow the Project Management Cycle Instructions and ensure
that all organizational policy is complied with (Organizational Directives and
Administrative Instructions)
- Prepare/adapt the following plans for approval by the Project
Board: I. Project Initiation
Documentation; II. Stage/Exception Plans and relevant Product Descriptions
- Prepare the following reports:
i.
Highlight Reports
ii.
End Stage Reports
iii.
Operational Closure Checklist
iv.
End Project Report
v.
Handover Report
- Maintain the following: I. Electronic Blue File; ii.
Procurement, HR and Finance files as required by those practices as per OD12.
- Ensure that all expenditure comply with UNOPS Financial Rules
and Regulations (FRR).
- Manage budgets, cash flow and obligations to ensure that
deliverables are met and payments to contractors and personnel are received on
time.
- Understand and manage UNOPS overheads, allocable charges, and
related corporate charges as they apply to the project
- Understand the unique structures of the UN and budget
appropriately for personnel
- Manage and remain accountable for expenditures against the
budget (based on accurate financial reports)
- Where the Project Manager has no delegation as a committing
officer, s/he retains these responsibilities and will monitor and
instruct/request others to carry out the relevant commitments and
disbursements.
Knowledge Management:
- Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice
- Actively interact with other PMs and the PM community to
share case studies, lessons learned and best practice on the Knowledge System.
- Provide feedback to Practice Leads on policy, supporting
guidance with an aim towards continuous improvement of UNOPS policies
- Complete lessons learned as per reporting format
- Incorporate lessons learned from others as per planning
format
Core Values and
Principles:
- Understand and respect UNOPS sustainability principles
I.
Look for ways to embed UNOPS sustainability principles in day
to day project management
II.
Seek opportunities to champion gender equality at work place
III.
Champion and communicate project’s sustainability aspects
with key stakeholders
- Understand and Respect National ownership and capacity
i.
Understand the principles of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness
and mainstream them into the project plans
ii.
Seek opportunities to recruit qualified local staff
iii.
Look for ways to build capacity of local counterparts
- Partnerships and Coordination Understand the UN Development
Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and UNOPS, the project’s place in the UN system
i.
Strive to build strong partnerships and effective
coordination among relevant project actors (e.g. United Nations, governments,
and non-governmental organizations or other relevant partners)
- Accountability for results and the use of resources
i.
The project management processes are designed to deliver
maximum accountability, transparency and results. If a project or processes is
not in line with this, it is the responsibility of the PM to raise the issue with
a supervisor
i.
Contribute to innovation and the adaptation of best practice
standards of sustainability and quality.
Additional Requirements:
- Project Management, Engineering or Social Sciences background
- Experience in working on Environmental and Social Impact
Assessments
3. Monitoring and Progress Controls
Ensure that the project(s)
produce(s) the required products within the specified tolerance of time, cost,
quality, scope, risk and benefits. The Project Manager is also responsible for
the project producing a result capable of achieving the benefits defined in the
Business Case(s). Contribute to the overall business targets and needs.