Deadline: 16 January, 2021

Location: Khartoum, Sudan

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Project Management Support Officer.

The mission of UNOPS is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure, and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain project files, including internal and external project reports
• Coordinate information flow and oversee change controls, risk registers and issue management by establishing document control procedures
• Coordinate assigned delivery of work packages and take responsibility for progress
• Coordinate and liaise with the project manager on the implementation progress
• Identify and escalate to the project manager of any deviations from the plan and update plans
• Work with the project manager to identify and manage risks
• Maintain all supporting project financial documents for audit and review processes
• Support the project manager to ensure accurate data entry into UNOPS ERP system (OneUNOPS) and OneUNOPS Projects, as appropriate
• Monitor project budget and financial expenditure and all administrative procedures in line with the workplan
• Facilitate processing of direct payments and advance requests and prepare project budget revisions
• Manage the preparation of financial reports, including developing financial monitoring and reporting formats as per UNOPS requirements
• Monitor budgets, cash flow and reporting on expense obligations to ensure deliverables are met
• Conduct financial analysis to manage and calculate financial shortfalls and over expenditures
• Conduct budget revisions and initiate corrective actions when necessary
• Coordinate vendor communications, meetings, and reports as necessary

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus two years of experience
• Technical degree plus four years of experience
• Secondary school diploma plus six years of experience
• Two years, minimum, of relevant and progressive professional experience specifically in the field of project management or project management support, preferably with focus on planning, stakeholder management, monitoring and reporting
• Demonstrated experience in preparing reports for donors and partners

To apply and for more information, click here.

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