Senior Project Manager

Project Information:

The project aims to support, strengthen and improve the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), Barbados’ primary acute care medical facility, located in Bridgetown. UNOPS will support the QEH and the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Barbados (MoHW) through the provision of project implementation services for the management and procurement of the following components:

• Development of comprehensive Master Planning for Queen Elizabeth Hospital according to the results of the assessment of the Hospital and in coherence with the population health projections data for the hospital growth.
• Strengthen the existing capacity in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital through the provision of rehabilitation services on existing infrastructures.
• Support the optimization of the current hospital capabilities through the provision of procurement services for the acquisition of medical equipment and IT equipment.
• Support the identification and development of future hospital capabilities through the provision of integral design and procurement services for additional administrative and laboratory facilities.

Local Context:

Barbados is the United Nations hub for the Eastern-Caribbean, and as such benefits from a strong UN presence. UNOPS presence in the country will be expanded for this project, with the opening of an office in Bridgetown, supported by the UN system and UNOPS Multi-Country office for Panama, Costa Rica and the Caribbean based in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Barbados is a safe country, with a UN Class A hardship level, and level 1 Security level in the US State Department. Normal caution is advised. 

UNOPS benefits from an established relationship with the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Barbados and the QEH teams. 

About Our Culture:

Our work helps build the foundations for countries and communities to achieve peace and sustainable development, guided by our values - Inclusion, Integrity, Humility and Humanity.  

UNOPS celebrates diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunities. UNOPS encourages qualified female candidates, as well as qualified candidates from groups underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce, to apply. These groups include people from racialized or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, as well as people with disabilities.

• Senior Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the project(s) and provides services to the different donors, partners and beneficiaries. Senior Project Manager acts on behalf of the Project Board to manage the project on an ongoing basis during the Implementation Stage. The main responsibility of a Senior Project Manager is to ensure that the project outputs are delivered within the specified project tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk, and benefits. He/she is expected to meet the organization’s performance and delivery goals.
• Senior Project Manager has the authority to assign, as per the Project Plan, work packages to Team Managers and approve deliverables produced by them.
• The Senior Project Manager is responsible for creating the Implementation Plan, using the Project Initiation Document (PID), Legal Agreement, and having a thorough understanding of the terms, conditions, and the respective roles and responsibilities of the partners/stakeholders, to ensure the project(s) outputs are capable of meeting the business cases for both UNOPS and the partner(s). Success of the project(s) and hence of the Senior Project Manager will be based on the defined Success Criteria. 

1. Project Delivery and Performance

2. Procedures 

3. Monitoring and reporting

4. Stakeholder engagement

5. Quality assurance

6. Knowledge management and innovation 

7. Personnel management

• A minimum of 7 years' experience (or more based on academic merits)  in managing complex infrastructure projects is required.
• Working experience in developing countries or post conflict environments is required.
• Working experience in implementing and delivering projects for international organizations is required.
• Strong experience in developing procurement strategies and exposure to public procurement processes is required.
• Experience in implementing and managing large scale health infrastructure projects would be an asset.
• Project management experience within UNOPS would be an asset.
• Strong experience in contract management is required.
• Sound knowledge of FIDIC contracts would be an asset.
• Experience working in multicultural teams. and /or in the Caribbean would be an asset.

• Fluency in English language is required
• Fluency in Spanish is an asset.
• Fluency in another UN language would be an asset.

Contract type: International Individual Contractor Agreement 

Contract level: ICS11 equivalent to IICA 3

Contract duration: Ongoing ICA - Subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

This contract is established in the Regular Monthly Contract modality; continuous service provision is required during the contract period;  the payments associated with the contract will be processed at the end of each calendar month.

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.

UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes.

• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered: 11:59 pm CST.

• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments.

• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures,  languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 

• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.

• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process.  If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

Terms and Conditions 

• 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 (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. For more information on a retainer contract here.

• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda.

• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.