Project Management Support Senior Officer

Job Description

Dutystation: Juba, South Sudan

Functional responsibilities

The Project Management Support Senior Officer will be a member of the UNOPS Project Management Team (PMT) and she/he will be responsible for the following functions:

• Coordinate and supervise the work of community mobilization teams in all the project field locations, including the preparation of the terms of reference, facilitation of recruitment and monitoring of work/results;
• Analyze collected information from the target locations and prepare summaries, briefing notes, implementation plans and roadmaps;
• Prepare and implement a coordinated response to the needs of the communities;
• Design and plan out processes and systems to improve and expand SNSOP support;
• In collaboration with other teams (e.g. Quality Engineer, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Analyst, cash and communication) implement mobilization strategy guided by the project documents and strategy;
• Ensure the integration of community mobilization activities into communication and advocacy campaigns and initiatives;
• Provide mentorship to the community mobilization field staff and to communities when it is needed;
• Ensure close and effective collaboration with all key stakeholders and ensure their active participation in all project activities and committees;
• Ensure community participation includes the most vulnerable and marginalized groups;
• Leads needs assessments in target areas to inform program development and implementation utilizing tools developed by the other project sections;
• Supervise the preparation of training plans for field teams, stakeholders or focal points;
• Promote the Project by providing substantive input for stories, articles and other PR activities in consultation with the Communication Specialist;
• Perform other duties as required.

• Lead the work to expand cooperation between communities and the local authorities for the implementation of the project and to ensure local needs, priorities and initiatives are integrated into the planning of the local authorities;
• Ensure close coordination with the activities of other UN agencies, with special focus on those by WFP, UN Women, UNFPA and UNICEF;
• Ensure awareness about project priorities, strategies and approaches;
• Analyze ongoing experience for lessons learned, best practices, and shares with project management for use in knowledge sharing and planning future strategies;
• Proactively contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice.

• Ensure that all the plans and indicators of the community mobilization team are realistically set and oversight their achievement;
• Contribute effectively to the regular programme reports to the donors.

• Monthly/quarterly/annual/ad hoc reports, risks assessments are prepared and updated;
• Programme activities implemented in keeping with personal work plan;
• Community workshops, focus group Discussions and other meetings organized and supported;
• All programme activities implemented in keeping with project Mobilization and Communications Strategies and using the community based methodology;
• All assignments performed in a quality and timely manner.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education

• Master’s degree or advanced degree in Public Administration or Political Science or Social Science or Law or International Relations or Business Administration or relevant field is required.

• Bachelor degree inPublic Administration or Political Science or Social Science or Law or International Relations or Business Administration or relevant field with additional 2 years relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in humanitarian activities and/or public works and/or food security and/or community mobilization or related areas is required.

• Experience in community development, and civic engagement is an added advantage;

• Experience in preparation of the methodologies, guidebooks, analytical reports is an asset;

• Experience with a multilateral or international technical assistance or development organizations would be an asset;

• Knowledge of local community development principles, trends, and policies in South Sudan is an asset;

• Skills to prioritize and use of political judgment is an asset;

• Knowledge and experience of UN and World Bank systems is an added advantage.

Language requirement

• Fluency in written and oral English is essential.

• Knowledge of Arabic language is desirable.

About the Organization

TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people and embrace diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunities. Our workforce brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries from a range of backgrounds, and languages and have different gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities.

We encourage women and candidates from underrepresented groups in UNOPS to apply. These include candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities.