United States of America: Consultancy Assignment: Senior Web Project Manager

Organization: UN Children"s Fund

Country: United States of America

Closing date: 29 Jun 2015


Over the next 2-3 years, UNICEF will revise and overhaul its global digital platforms for external communication. Under the overall direction of Digital Strategy/DOC Head of Web, the Senior Web Project Manager will play a central role in managing the Digital Transformation Project and accomplishing the following objectives:


  • Successfully plan, coordinate, produce and execute the Digital Transformation Project;

  • Coordinate all project participants from vendors to DOC managers and other stakeholders;

Provide additional project tracking, co-ordination and reporting for supervisor and section as required.


Responsibilities:


  • Analyse business requirements and develop proposals, scopes of work, cost estimates and project plans for all activities related to the Digital Transformation Project;

  • Act as the project focal point for all activities related to the Digital Transformation Project;

  • Monitor actual progress against plans and conduct risk analysis and mitigation when necessary;

  • Report project status to supervisors and project stakeholders;

  • Coordinate reviews with stakeholders;

  • Liaise between vendors and UNICEF project team on project planning and execution;

  • Co-ordinate the implementation of project plans with supervising staff to ensure adequate human and other resources are appropriately provided;

  • Co-ordinate the development of prototypes and testing models, as required;

  • Present, answer questions, and provide documentation to vendors and stakeholders;

  • Maintain project documentation;

  • Co-ordinate logistics of meetings with vendors, documenting outcomes and agreements and action points;

  • Participate in vendor and software selection processes ensuring due diligence as per UNICEF procurement procedures and under the guidance of DOC (with ITSSD);

  • Co-ordinate with other project managers and project owners to maintain and update Digital Strategy project master list;

  • Establish tools and processes for project and resource management for the project team;

  • Support training of Digital Strategy team on effective use of new methodologies and processes for web project management;

  • Advise project owners on new technology industry standards, best practices and benchmarks based on expertise and available business intelligence;

  • May be asked to work on weekends;

  • May be asked to travel;

  • Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications or specialized knowledge/ experience required:


  • Experienced in technology and creation of websites; web-savvy is an absolute requirement

  • Prior project management experience working on website/software development projects

  • Degree or certification in Project Management a plus

  • Experience working on enterprise-level web projects with localisation and multiple users and groups

  • Experience working with various project management methodologies.

  • Experience producing multimedia and/or video projects a plus

  • Experience working with content management a plus

  • Must have strong people skills and be a good diplomatic communicator

  • Must be very well organized and detail oriented

  • Experience with work in a non-profit organization a plus


How to apply:

Applications should be sent to: digitalstrategy@unicef.org by 29 June 2015.


When sending to this mailbox, please ensure that the position you are applying for, "Consultancy: Senior Web Project Manager", is quoted on the subject line. Applicants MUST submit their resume and a signed & dated (not typed) UNICEF P-11. To download P11: http:*www.unicef.org/search/search.php?q=Personal*

Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.


In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.


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