UNOPS Project Management Support Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
UNOPS Project Management Support Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) - Ethiopia Office is going to implement a project funded by Japan government in the East Welega zone of Oromia region.
The project covers school and communal latrine construction in response to the IDP returnees need.
In line with its initiative to strive for organizational excellence, the UNOPS Ethiopia Office, is actively looking for highly motivated and competent candidates for the position of Project Management Support Officer.
Functional Responsibility
The Project Support Officer will be engaged in the overall coordination of the infrastructure and capacity development components of above mentioned projects.
The incumbent of post will be responsible for the following specific tasks:
Ensure smooth implementation of the projects by effectively engaging in supporting project services including recruitment, procurement and financial management
Put in place a communication strategy and establish constructive donor relations, promote donor visibility, and develop new business opportunities to expand UNOPS Sudan services throughout Sudan
Coordinate the start-up of the project and integration of cross-cutting themes (capacity building, environment, gender equality)
Support the project teams in partner communication, donor and line ministries of projects as well as public relation matters
Actively engaged in supporting other Project Support Officers in ensuring smooth implementation of projects
Develop risk assessment and mitigation measures with input from the project team, and ensure effective risks management procedures are followed
Put in place and continuously implement proven reporting mechanisms, and produce periodic progress and financial reports
Efficient engaged in the project monitoring and evaluation, using established performance monitoring tools, report on the results, and assist to develop follow-up actions if applicable
Contribute to the initiatives in support of the project sustainability and to realization of the project benefits
Facilitate information sharing and transfer of knowledge, document lessons learned and beneficiary surveys, and conduct partner workshops
Maintain archive of project documentation and ensure access to institutional memory and technical information on related
components of the project
Represent the project teams at relevant workshops and consultations
Prepare and submit a final report detailing outputs and impact of the projects
Support the Project Manager and the Programme team in any other matter as the need arises.
Monitoring and Progress Controls
Effective partner coordination
Regular briefings on the projects’ activities
Final Product
Accurate and timely reporting of the project progress and highlights
Submission of final report
Education
A Master degree in Accounting, Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, Public Administration, Economic, Business Administration, Engineering or other relevant fields is required.
Masters degree in the area is an added value.
A Bachelor degree combined with years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master degree.
Experience
Minimum 2 years of professional experience in project coordination and reporting is essential
Professional experience in an international organization and/or in post-conflict environments/developing countries is desirable
Experience in proposal writing, projects monitoring and evaluation, and donor liaising is desirable.
Languages
Fluency in English language is required .
Knowledge of Japanese language is an asset
Additional Consideration
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.
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
The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UNOPS Project Management Support Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
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