Portfolio Manager

Within the New York Service Cluster (NYSC) / Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC) / Grant Management Services (GMS) portfolio and under the overall guidance and supervision of the GMS Manager, the Portfolio Manager analyzes and interprets the financial rules and regulations and provides solutions to issues for all matters related to the GMS portfolio in particular. He/she ensures effective and transparent utilization of financial resources and integrity of financial services. The Portfolio Manager promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UNOPS rules and regulations. 

The Portfolio Manager works in close collaboration with the operations and project teams in the New York Office, the GMS Project team members, UNOPS HQ staff and project clients ensuring successful delivery of portfolio services.

1. Operations Management Leadership 

• Manage and coordinate the delivery of GMS operations services to ensure effective programme delivery. 
• Lead the development of innovations tools and platform for operations and data management, ensuring cost-effective delivery, as well as information and knowledge sharing with colleagues, clients and partners. 
• Constant monitoring and analysis of the operating environment, timely readjustment and improvements of the operations services. 
• Liaise and assist with other SDC portfolios to provide technical advice and support, and improve linkages on operational matters to achieve cost-effectiveness. 
• Contribute to the development of GMS strategy by providing inputs and perspectives with a focus on Programme Operations, applied to the management of a large portfolio of grant projects. Collaborate actively with the relevant HQ Practice Groups for the development and integration of new tools and resources, including a grants management tool in oneUNOPS. 
• In consultation with the Portfolio Manager, plan, recruit, manage and develop personnel with the skills and competencies needed to ensure optimum programme performance and encouraging the formation of diverse teams in term of gender and geography. 
• Promote teamwork, collaboration and diversity by providing the team with clear direction, objectives and guidance to enable them to achieve GMS’s programme management targets effectively and efficiently. 
• Foster a positive team environment, respectful of both men and women, and ensure that the highest standards of conduct are observed.

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in a relevant field such as finance, business, public administration or other relevant related field is required
• Two (2) additional years of relevant work experience, in combination with a relevant first level university (bachelor’s degree or equivalent), may substitute for the requirement of a master’s degree.

Contract type: Fixed-Term Staff Appointment
Contract level: P-3
Contract duration: One year initially, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

• 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 (around 4 hours) 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.

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 4,000 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.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.