Organization: UN Children"s Fund
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 16 Aug 2015
Title: Project Manager, Implementation (TA)
Level: L-2
Reports to: P-3 Digital Product Manager
Duration: 364 days
Location: NYHQ
Purpose of the Position
Under the supervision of the Digital Product Manager of DOC/Digital Strategy, the Project Manager will be part of a team of project managers to successfully plan, coordinate, produce and execute the Digital Transformation Project (DTP) – a multiyear investment project to replace UNICEF’s digital communication systems. The Project Manager will be assigned to various workflows as the Digital Transformation Project progresses from planning to implementation to operationalization.
For more information, see the attached Terms of Reference.pdf).
Main Responsibilities
- Analyse business requirements and develop proposals, scopes of work, cost estimates and project plans for various workflows related to the Digital Transformation Project;
- Track progress against plans and conduct risk analysis and mitigation when necessary;
- Report on status of assigned workflows to supervisors and project stakeholders;
- Liaise between vendors and UNICEF project team on project planning and execution;
- Work with other offices (e.g. legal, HR, finance, procurement, IT) to ensure the efficient and timely completion of project workflows;
- 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 to maintain, organize and update project files;
- Establish tools and processes for project and resource management for the project team;
- May be asked to work on weekends;
- May be asked to travel;
- Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
- Prior project management experience
- Experience working in large, complex organizations
- Experience with resource management
- Strong people skills with an ability to be a diplomatic communicator
- Highly analytical and experience with analytical tools
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Strong command of written and spoken English for business communication
- Non-profit experience a plus
Competencies
i) Core Values (Required) Commitment
● Diversity and Inclusion
● Integrity
ii) Core Competencies (Required)
● Communication [II]
● Working With People [I]
● Drive for Result [I]
iii) Functional Competencies (Required)
● Formulating Strategies and Concepts [I]
● Relating and Networking [I]
● Persuading and Influencing [I]
● Applying Technical Expertise [I]
● Learning and Researching [II]
● Planning and Organizing [II]
How to apply:
UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.
Closing date is 16 August 2015.
Applications should be sent to: DigitalStrategy@unicef.org. When sending to this mailbox, please ensure that the position you are applying for is quoted on the subject line.
The Personal History Form (P11) in MS Word format can be downloaded from our website at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_53129.html.
Please note that acknowledgement of application will be extended only to short-listed candidates.
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