Project Management Support Officer (Reporting)

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners´ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations. With over 6,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it. By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, other in the most challenging environments.

In line with the framework agreement signed with the Government of Mexico, UNOPS supports the different collaboration initiatives by the government that are aimed at the fight against corruption and transparency in the public management; as well as in the exercises aimed at the strengthening government actions in the areas of acquisitions, infrastructure and management of high impact projects in Mexico.

UNOPS work in Mexico is aligned to the needs of partners which require strategic and operational perspectives, and effective and efficient management of resources to ensure transparency while promoting the continuous development and strengthening of internal processes to achieve high-quality results. 

The objective of the project is to support the Government of Mexico in its effort to guarantee the right to health to the largest number of inhabitants through the planning and management of the consolidated purchase of medicines (period 2021-2024), as well as assistance in the profiling of the system and model of consolidated purchase of medicines for the health sector of the Government of Mexico. This project has 2 main components:

• COMPONENT 1 (Transparent Procurement of Pharmaceuticals) -Management of multi-year consolidated purchase of medicines and medical supplies (supply of needs during the period 2022-2024) for an estimated amount of US$ 6 billion.

• COMPONENT 2 (Strengthening of national capacities) - Strengthening and capacity building to the consolidated purchase mode of medicines for the health sector of the Government of Mexico.

The Project Management Support Officer (PMSO)  reports to the Deputy Project Manager and its primary role is to support the Senior Project Manager and the project management team with the effective application of project management policies, processes and systems, while identifying probable issues that may need attention, contributing in problem analysis and solution identification as necessary. The Project Management Support Officer also works in close collaboration with the PMO Specialist in the Mexico Country Office with regards to support the development of appropriate reporting formats and content to meet all reporting requirements of the project, adapting to different reporting target audiences (senior leadership, partner, project team, etc).

The PMSO directly impacts the achievement of project results by assisting the Deputy Project Manager to implement effective project, stakeholder management, communication and reporting practices, reducing risks and improving success rates. This consequently reinforces the visibility and image of UNOPS as an effective service provided in project services and management and strengthens its competitive position as a partner of choice in sustainable development and transparent procurement project services.

Summary of Functions

1. Project Reporting
2. Project Delivery and Performance
3. Stakeholder management, coordination, and liaison
4. Knowledge building and knowledge sharing

• A Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Project Management, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or any other relevant field is required. 
• A Master's Degree in the above-mentioned areas or related fields is considered a distinctive advantage and may substitute part of the required years of experience.

• A minimum of 2 years (or less, depending on the academic credentials) of relevant and progressive professional experience in Project Management with successful implementation and/or oversight of programmes and projects.
• Experience analyzing complex data and effectively summarizing it and communicating the results.
• Previous experience in the UN system or UNOPS is desired.
• Experience in reporting to different audiences in large projects with numerous, multidisciplinary, and multicultural teams.

• Fluency in Spanish is required. 
• Fluency in written/read English is required. An intermediate level of oral English is required. 

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 6,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.