Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will be undertaking the following functions:
1.Ensuring effective project management by maintaining the delivery of appropriate technical, operational, financial and administrative outputs, while tracking the project’s progress through monitoring, and evaluation:
- Implement and manage the project on a day-to-day basis, coordinate the implementation of the respective activities based on the relevant project document, including, as needed, supervision and guidance of other project staff, consultants, and experts with a view to achieving project results.
- Ensure the timely and quality delivery of planned project activities.
- Develop comprehensive/detailed project work plans that include all project activities and roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders and set out corresponding milestones.
- Monitor the progress of implementation of project activities and key event schedules, review the work plans and set deadlines, and monitor the financial resources and accounting to ensure accuracy and reliability of financial reports.
- Mobilize goods and services to support project activities, including Call for Proposals, drafting TORs and works/product requirements and specifications.
- Manage and monitor project risks initially identified, submitting information on the new risk and possible mitigating measures to the Project Board for consideration and updating the status of these risks by maintaining a Project Risk Log.
- Assume responsibilities in line with the office Internal Control Framework and act as a `first authority` for Project transactions.
- Ensure the adherence of project activities to the existing financial, procurement, and administrative processes that are in line with prevailing UNDP rules and regulations and, at the same time, observe the project timelines.
- Ensure that gender equality is pursued in all project activities and reflected in work plans, budgets, reports, research, analyses, and, where relevant, analyzed in detail.
- Ensure that accessibility for persons with disabilities is reflected in all project activities.
- Consult regularly with other UNDP projects and programs on related activities, where synergies are possible.
2.Coordination and building strong partnerships with the implementing partners and relevant stakeholders, focusing on achievement of the following:
- Maintain strong relationships with the implementing partners, line ministries, and other relevant partners and donors, including the Ministry of Health, in-line ministries and Authorities, NGOs, and other stakeholders relevant to the project.
- Finalize the contractual agreements with implementing partners.
- Maintain regular coordination and quality assurance of expert inputs and products, as well as among project partners to ensure coherence and complementarity of project activities.
- Identify opportunities for deepening the cooperation and recommending adequate approaches to dealing with different stakeholders based on information on all relevant stakeholders gathered during projects’ implementation.
- Maintain regular communication on relevant project issues with the local and international counterparts, consultants, and experts and ensuring quality and timely delivery of all agreed outputs.
- Maintain effective linkages with current and potential donors.
- Engage with groups and communities in project activities to reflect their needs and elements of success to the planned interventions.
- Communicate project goals and activities clearly to both stakeholders and the wider public.
3. Preparation and finalization of the reporting, focusing on the achievement of the following:
- Prepare project progress and ad hoc reports (progress against planned activities, update on risks issues, expenditures…) and ensure timely submission of the reports to the project board and relevant donor(s). The developed reports are expected to be of good quality with proper analysis of the results.
- Preparation and finalization of the reporting as well as the regular presentations to the donor.
- Assist in periodical corporate reporting, including Quantum quarterly progress and ROAR.
- Develop presentations and other materials that are needed to share information on achievements, challenges, etc.
- Update and file the relevant documentation.
4. Knowledge sharing and other relevant responsibilities pertaining to the project implementation and contribution to the office’s overall programmatic initiatives, focusing on the achievement of the following:
- Ensure compilation and synthesis of lessons learnt and best practices throughout project implementation.
- Support the strategic sharing of relevant knowledge and information gathered throughout the project implementation phase, in close collaboration with the Communications Analyst.
- Sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Actively commit to learning for advancing professional skills and career.
5. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement:
Under the guidance of the Head of Gaza Office and Assistant Special Representative in Gaza, and direct supervision of the Programme Analyst, the Project Manager will undertake the assigned duties through which she/he will supervise Civil Engineers.
Competencies
Core competencies |
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Achieve Results: |
LEVEL 2: Scale up solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed
and accuracy in doing work |
Think Innovatively: |
LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate
systemic/integrated thinking |
Learn Continuously: |
LEVEL 2: Go outside comfort zone, learn from others and support their learning |
Adapt with Agility: |
LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve others in change process |
Act with Determination: |
LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously |
Engage and Partner: |
LEVEL 2: Is facilitator/integrator, bring people together, build/maintain coalitions/partnerships |
Enable Diversity and
Inclusion: |
LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to bridge differences, considers in decision
making |
Cross-Functional & Technical competencies :
Thematic Area |
Name |
Definition |
Business Direction
and Strategy |
Effective Decision Making |
Ability to take decisions in a timely and efficient manner in line with one’s authority, area of expertise and resources. |
Business Direction
and Strategy |
Business Acumen |
Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome. |
Business Direction
and Strategy |
Negotiation and
Influence |
Ability to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable
solutions through compromise and creates ‘win-win’
Situations. |
Business
Development |
Knowledge
Facilitation |
Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally. |
Business
Management |
Project Management |
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures, and protocols to achieve specific
goals. |
Business
Management |
Partnership Management |
Ability to build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts, and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies. |
Business
Management |
Risk Management |
Ability to identify and organize action around mitigating
and proactively managing risks. |
Required Skills and Experience
Min. Education requirements |
- An advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) preferably in Management, Project Management, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field OR
- First university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the above-mentioned areas.
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Min. years of relevant work experience |
- Up to 2 years of relevant experience in managing development projects, including programmatic, financial, human resources, as well as quality management.
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Required skills |
- Proven experience in dealing with local governments, Ministries, NGOs including bilateral and multilateral donors.
- Experience in project management (including results-based management, finance, HR, and procurement).
- Excellent use of project management software and Microsoft applications.
- Professional experience in report writing.
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Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section |
- Knowledge of the UN system and familiarity with UNDP procedures would be an asset.
- Previous experience with international (public or private sector) organizations is desirable.
- Project management certification is an asset.
- Experience working with NGO/INGOs on infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge and/or experience in Rubble Removal is an asset.
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Required Language(s) |
- Fluency in both English and Arabic languages is required.
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