AdresFunctional Responsibilities
Project Delivery and Performance
Procedures
Monitoring and reporting
Stakeholder engagement
Quality assurance
Knowledge management and innovation
Personnel management
Develop, complete and update implementation plan(s) Implement the approved plan (including the establishment of milestones) within tolerances set by the Project Board.
Embed sustainability dimensions including social and gender inclusion, environmental and economic aspects into project life span.
Manage the production of the required outputs, taking responsibility for overall progress and use of resources and initiating corrective action where necessary.
Ensure that quality of work packages and deliverables complies with the quality requirements defined in the Implementation Plan.
Comply with all organizational policy and specifically the Project Management Manual and local PMO Guidelines.
Prepare/adapt all relevant plans for approval by the Project Board.
Manage the reporting obligations defined in the Legal Agreement(s) and in the Implementation Plan
Draft the requirements definitions for procurement processes. Approving requisitions and requests for non-purchase order payments; Evaluating submissions received, if appointed to the evaluation team.Ensure maintenance of the project files and lessons learned are recorded
Ensure the development and implementation of project financial management guidelines and control mechanisms, in conformity with UNOPS rules and regulations.
3. Monitoring and reporting
Prepare and issue regular project and/or financial reports in accordance with Partner and UNOPS requirements for reporting.
Regularly review project status, evaluating performance criteria (scope, cost, schedule and quality).
Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by the organization’s standard procedures.
Develop stakeholder profiles and facilitate the formulation of stakeholder engagement strategies
Establish solid working relationships with the Project Board (Executive, Senior Users and Senior Suppliers), client and key stakeholders
Enable the formulation of project communications plans. Coordinate internal project communications. Monitor the effectiveness of project communications.
Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements
Work with procurement/purchasing staff to ensure effective interface with suppliers' quality systems
6. Knowledge management and innovation
Encourage routine and effective capacity building activities are conducted in order to build the long-term and sustainable capacity of staff.
Actively interact with other Project Managers and the wider PM community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practices
Contribute to the oversight of lessons learned procedures, ensuring that lessons learnt are shared in a timely and appropriate manner. Participate in the relevant Communities of Practice.
Lead and motivate the project management team
Ensure that behavioral expectations of team members are established
Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and timely
Select, recruit and train a team as required and take into account gender parity and diversity objectives.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
- Advanced University Degree (equivalent to a Master or PhD Degree) preferably in Civil Engineering, Road Engineering, Transportation, Roads or another relevant discipline related to the nature of the project.
- The master's degree may be replaced by professional studies in the mentioned areas preferably (equivalent to a "Bachelor's degree") and two additional years of relevant experience.
- Certification in Project Management PRINCE2, PMI, etc.) is an asset.
- A minimum of 7 to 9 years experience (depending on the academic degrees) in implementing Linear Infrastructure projects/programs in different contexts (rural, urban, inter-urban scales) for governments and /or international organizations in Latin America or Caribbean countries.
- Solid experience in Linear Infrastructure with exposure to public procurement processes managing multiple stakeholders.
- Proven track record of successfully creating and implementing plans and projects and quality assurance methodologies for road infrastructure projects
- Have relevant experience in supervision, coordination or direction of Linear Infrastructure projects (bridges, roads, highways, railways, airfields and other structural projects that focus on transport, transit and social public works projects)
- Knowledge in the use of specific software linked to the specialty such as HDM-IV, Icaro Autocad, Revit, BIM.
- Proven experience in risk management.
- Experience working and managing multicultural teams
- Previous experience working with UN System and / or International cooperation organizations.
- Fluency in Spanish and English is required
