Project Management Support and Planning:
• Ownership of various task...
Project Management Support and Planning:
• Ownership of various tasks, work packages and projects as outlined and assigned in the annual work plan for the sustainable project management practice
• Responsible for meeting and setting goals, targets and performance standards; reporting on own progress against work plan.
• Provide practical advice and guidance to Project/Team Managers on UNOPS Project Management (PM) templates and tools;
• Attend the Project Management Foundation Course, implementing all lessons learned and PRINCE2® methodologies
• Provide analysis and substantive reporting on various projects within the practice
• Advise project personnel on corporate policy, guidelines, and UNOPS best practices related to Sustainable Project Management;
• Ensure compliance with all policies, guidelines and instructions set out by the practice and organization
• Liaise with UNOPS practices, Operations Centres (OCs) and Project Centres (PCs) on defining needs and support in terms of project management and provide suggestions/solutions for improvements; willingness to travel on mission to various UNOPS based location(s) on an as needs basis and as required
• Substantive monitoring and evaluation of UNOPS projects, identification of operational and financial problems, development of solutions;
• Participation in project risk assessment committees
• Respond to inquiries from the stakeholders regarding UNOPS best practices;
• Contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice (COP);
• Day to day tasks as assigned.
Reporting & Tools:
• Identify areas for improvement and provide maintenance of the SPMPG workspace on the intranet; continuously update SPMPG workspace with the most current information; support the on-going maintenance of the SPMPG workspace;
• Willingness and ability to learn all project management tools; providing guidance and assistance as required
• Develop SPMPG workspace with new case studies, client profiles, UNOPS best practices, and share with the organization;
• Interaction with internal clients and regional offices to integrate and harmonize approaches;
• Drafting of articles, presentations, e-mails and other communication on PM practices and tools to share with the organization through available channels;
• Support improvements to existing and new project management tools with focus on usability for project managers and field offices;
• Provide input in implementation and metrics of PRINCE2® and UNOPS PM methodology;
• Provide institutional knowledge of client projects and status for Operation Centre Directors and Regional Directors.
Knowledge Management & Training Support:
• Maintenance, update and support of PM Body of Knowledge
• Review and update of knowledge articles as required as well as creation of knowledge articles
• Support all training initiatives within the practice as required