Dutystation: Copenhagen, Denmark
Functional responsibilities
Technical Advisory
Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance
Personnel Management
Develop, complete and update implementation plan(s).
Ensure that quality of work packages and deliverables complies with the quality requirements defined in the Implementation Plan.
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.
Liaise with any external suppliers or account managers, including accepting goods, services or works delivered.
Monitor project progress ensuring that work packages are being executed properly and manage changes, acceptance and delivery of work packages.
Lead contract management duties including supplier performance evaluation.
Act as the Employer’s Representative within the FIDIC works contracts.
Provide substantive advice to Programme Managers/Project Managers/Team Managers in the planning and implementation of infrastructure projects and programmes throughout their life cycle.
Advise on and support the development of project/programme recovery, including work plans and implementation guidance.
Advise key stakeholders such as Head of Programme, Programme Managers, Project Managers and Heads of PMO on how to embed best practices of project and programme governance, risk management, project and programme management into the projects.
Identify impending or anticipated risks that may affect UNOPS programme/project implementation and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the maximum benefit to partner(s) and other stakeholders is achieved.
Provide input with regard to the preparation of technical specifications, Bills of Quantities, bidding documentation, engineering drawings, construction methodologies, construction planning and programming, and assessments of contractors’ technical capacity to deliver.
Support the assessment of the quality of design and construction.
Establish solid working relationships with HQ, project and field office personnel including Project Board and key stakeholders.
Support with the formulation of project communications plans.
Coordinate stakeholder engagement and communication, ensuring effective timing and interdependency management of communications.
Ensure stakeholders are aware of project activities, progress, exceptions and are in a position to accept handover outputs.
Provide guidance to infrastructure practitioners on the application, interpretation and adoption of corporate policy, guidance and best practices.
Provide technical advice to Project Teams regarding design considerations and design review requirements.
Support project teams providing substantive inputs and ensuring the quality of all projects’ plans including: Quality Plans, Project Implementation Plan, Health, Safety Social and Environment (HSSE) Plans, Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion Plans and any other relevant plans.
Provide technical advice on quality assurance frameworks, including quality assurance improvement plans.
Provide expert input for quarterly reviews of project documents and deliverables as well as internal quarterly assurance processes.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements.
Understand the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and UNOPS Strategic Plan
Strive to build strong partnerships and effective coordination among relevant project actors (e.g. United Nations, Government, and non-governmental organizations or other relevant partners.
Coordinate the development/drafting of concept notes, project proposals, and legal agreements, ensuring alignment with UNOPS and partner requirements/templates, and presenting them in a collaborative and professional manner.
Analyse opportunities and risks during development, providing advice to management within the context and framework of proposed solutions.
Support negotiations with partners and consultations with beneficiaries, facilitating the finalisation of concept notes and project proposals in a context-sensitive and results-oriented manner.
Develop, complete and update implementation plan(s).
Facilitate the review and approval of new projects by ensuring the use of UNOPS updated policies and procedures and liaising with headquarters for requesting clarifications and permissions.
Embed sustainability dimensions including social and gender inclusion, environmental and economic aspects into project life span.
Identify, and anticipate in a timely manner, potential risks and issues and advises mitigating measures to senior management/ Project Board so that maximum benefit to partner(s) and other stakeholders is achieved.
Identify potential opportunities for UNOPS involvement. 
Lead and motivate the project management team.
Select, recruit and train personnel as required and take into account gender parity and diversity objectives.
Ensure safety and security for all project personnel and comply with UNDSS standards.
Create, foster and role model a culture of respect and zero tolerance for discrimination, abuse of authority, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse.
Ensure accountability for actions and perform duties in accordance with protection mechanisms and action plans, as expected by UNOPS policies, standards and commitments.
Core Values and Principles:
Look for ways to embed UNOPS sustainability principles in day to day project management.
Seek opportunities to champion gender equality in the workplace.
Champion and communicate the project’s sustainability aspects with key stakeholders.
Understand and Respect National ownership and capacity
Understand the principles of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness and mainstream them into the project plans.
Seek opportunities to recruit qualified local staff.
Look for ways to build the capacity of local counterparts.
Excellence
Contribute to innovation and the adaptation of best practice standards of sustainability and quality.
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education:
An Advanced University degree (Master’s or equivalent such as MEng, MSc) or professional certification preferably in Civil Engineering (CEng, PE, P. Eng.), Architecture, Construction Management or relevant discipline is required; or
Experience:
A minimum of 5 years of experience in functions related to Project and Programme Management and Operations support;
Proven technical leadership and expertise in project and programme management is
required;
Within these 5 years, a minimum 2 years managing projects in the international development context is required;
Desirable:
Prior experience in a UN Agency and/or international organizations.
Current or prior experience as a UNOPS project manager given the nature of the surge capacity role.
Experience in the Global South and/or conflict/post-conflict environments.
Languages
Fluency in English is required.
Proficiency in additional official UN languages such as French or Spanish is highly desirable.
Travel
The person in this position will be required to travel to different locations around the world, including hardship locations. Missions abroad may last for several weeks/up to a maximum of 4 months. Availability to travel is therefore a prerequisite for this position, even though some of the missions may be conducted remotely.
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.