UNOPS Head of Project Management Office Jobs in Kenya
UNOPS Head of Project Management Office Jobs in Kenya
The primary role of Project Management Office (PMO) is to provide Kenya Multi Country Office (KEMC) with the structures, tools and techniques needed to ensure that it has the right programmes and projects in place, that operational and change priorities are balanced, the governance and decision making is facilitated and it has the resources and capability to deliver them consistently well.
The functions and services of the PMO include:
Strategic Planning/Portfolio Support: Ensuring UNOPS is focused on doing the right projects by supporting management decision-making.
Delivery Support: Ensuring UNOPS is doing projects the right way, through the effective delivery of the programme and projects.
Best Practices: Applying UNOPS standards in project management, encouraging consistent working practices and ensuring appropriate application.
The primary role of PMO is to ensure that project management policies, processes and methods are followed and practiced according to the organization standards, while acting as the overall Project Assurance capacity within the business unit on behalf of the Director and Representative (Executive).
The PMO strongly contributes to moving the KEMC toward achieving its mission-focused goals and objectives.
Responsibilities
In conjunction with the PMO team, provides appropriate levels of programmatic management and administrative support to the Head of Sustainable Programme Management regarding all ongoing project activities, while maintaining and implementing appropriate standards and best practices in line with UNOPS policies and procedures.
Directly contribute to strategic oversight, advice and direction on programme and project management activities in line with service agreements and project documents.
Ensure proper development, implementation and, as and when appropriate, amendments, of project budgets and staffing resources, ensuring synergies across the OC/Hub/PC.
Develops and establishes resource tracking systems for use within the PMO, complementary to UNOPS' online tools, to ensure effective planning, forecasting and tracking of delivery across the KEMC.
Identifies, and anticipates in a timely manner, potential risks and issues and advises mitigating measures to the Head of Programme.
Facilitate the development of high-level programme/project plans, including the collation of lower-level plans into programme/project-level milestones.
Develop, track and maintain dependencies.
Liaise closely and support the Head of Support Services in all project assets and finance related issues.
For project closure purposes, acts as (or nominates and supervises) a focal point between the KEMC and donors throughout the process.
Oversee and coordinate all project closure activities, ensuring appropriate disposal of project assets, timely and effective final (operational) reporting, initiation of financial disbursements as appropriate during Defects Liability Periods, updating of information on the UNOPS Management Work space(MWS), and effective handover of closed projects to UNOPS HQ for financial closure processes
Prepare and issues regular project reports in accordance with donor guidelines for reporting.
Regularly review project status, evaluating performance criteria (scope, cost, schedule and quality).
Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by UNOPS standard procedures.
Identify and anticipates in a timely manner, potential risks and issues specific to delivery forecasts, and advises mitigating measures to the Head of Programme.
Provide routine oversight and analysis of delivery
data within the dashboard system, using UNOPS ERP system as required.
Perform routine maintenance and implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation systems of programme and project activities, in line with logical frameworks.
Within the context of monitoring and evaluation, ensure all projects submit and regularly update specific milestones and targets for the duration of projects' life-cycles, and tracks progress, or otherwise, against such information.
Provide editorial support to programmes and projects, ensuring effective and timely dissemination of reports, in line with project documentation and clients' expectations.
Provide the Head of Support Services with necessary project analysis reports and information to support areas relevant to the project management team (i.e. Locally Managed Direct Costs projections etc.).
Coordinate and oversee the implementation of requests or initiatives relevant to project management from the Regional Office, IPAS, and HQ Teams, as required.
Develop stakeholder proles and facilitate the formulation of stakeholder engagement strategies.
Enable the formulation of programme and project communications plans.
Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication, ensuring effective timing and interdependency, management of communications across programmes and projects.
Coordinate internal programme/project communications.
Monitor the effectiveness of programme/project communication.
Work with internal audit and finance to ensure the programme complies with audit requirements.
Work with procurement/purchasing staff to ensure effective interface with suppliers' quality systems.
Ensure compliance with UNOPS defined standards for programme/project management.
Coordinate quality reviews of programme/project documents and deliverables.
Provide quality control for management products (project documents, reports, etc.).
Represent the Head of Programme in supporting key stakeholders to continuously identify and improve operational processes relevant to project implementation.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education:
A Master's degree in in Project Management, Business Administration or related field
A combination of Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.
Experience:
A minimum of least 5 years of relevant and progressive professional experience is required, specifically in the field of Project Management with experience of successful implementation and/or oversight of programmes and projects.
2 years of UNOPS experience is required.
Previous experience of working within a PMO environment is an advantage.
Skills in project management, reporting, project management support, business analytics are required
Previous experience in a UN environment would be a strong asset.
Language:
Full working knowledge of English is essential.
Certification:
PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification is an advantage.
MSP certification (Foundation and/or Practitioner) is an advantage.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 22nd September 2019
For more information and job application details, see; UNOPS Head of Project Management Office Jobs in Kenya
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