Senior Project Manager

  • Senior-level, Full-time staff position
  • Posted on 7 October 2025
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Job Description

Dutystation: Bridgetown, Barbados


Functional responsibilities


The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the project(s) and provides services to the different donors, partners and beneficiaries. Senior Project Manager acts on behalf of the Project Board to manage the project on an ongoing basis during the Implementation Stage. The main responsibility of a Senior Project Manager is to ensure that the project outputs are delivered within the specified project tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, risk, and benefits. He/she is expected to meet the organization’s performance and delivery goals.
Summary of functions:

  1. Project Delivery and Performance

  2. Procedures

  3. Monitoring and reporting

  4. Stakeholder engagement

  5. Quality assurance

  6. Knowledge management and innovation

  7. Personnel management



1. Project Delivery and Performance

  • Develop, complete and update implementation plan(s).

  • Implement the approved plan (including the establishment of milestones) within tolerances set by the Project Board.

  • Embed sustainability dimensions including social and gender inclusion, environmental and economic aspects into project life span.

2. Procedures

  • Comply with all organizational policy and specifically the Project Management Manual.

  • Prepare/adapt all relevant plans for approval by the Project Board.

  • Manage the reporting obligations defined in the Legal Agreement(s) and in the Implementation Plan.

3. Monitoring and reporting

  • Prepare and issue regular project and/or financial reports in accordance with Partner and UNOPS requirements for reporting.

  • Regularly review project status, evaluating performance criteria (scope, cost, schedule and quality).

  • Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by the organization’s standard procedures.

4. Stakeholder engagement

  • Develop stakeholder profiles and facilitate the formulation of stakeholder engagement strategies.

  • Establish solid working relationships with the Project Board (Executive, Senior Users and Senior Suppliers), client and key stakeholders.

  • Enable the formulation of project communications plans. Coordinate internal project communications. Monitor the effectiveness of project communications.

5. Quality assurance

  • Work with internal stakeholders to ensure projects comply with audit requirements.

  • Work with procurement/purchasing staff to ensure effective interface with suppliers’ quality systems.

6. Knowledge management and innovation

  • Encourage routine and effective capacity building activities are conducted in order to build the long-term and sustainable capacity of staff.

  • Actively interact with other Project Managers and the wider PM community to share case studies, lessons learned and best practice.

7. Personnel Management

  • Lead and motivate the project management.

  • Ensure that behavioural expectations of team members are established.

  • Ensure that performance reviews are conducted fairly, accurately and timely.



To access the full list of roles and responsibilities, please download the terms of references attached to the announcement.




Education/Experience/Language requirements


a.Education
  • Advanced University Degree (equivalent to a Master’s Degree) in a relevant technical discipline related to the nature of the project is required. Preferably in any of the following disciplines: Infrastructure, Civil Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Economics and/or other relevant fields.
  • A Bachelor’s degree will be accepted preferably in one of the aforementioned areas with a combination of a minimum of nine (9) years of relevant experience.
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner, PRINCE2 Foundation or PMP is mandatory.
  • Professional certification from an accredited institution (PEng., CEng. , etc) is an asset.
***Please upload your academic diplomas or academic certifications to your application***


b. Experience
  • A minimum of 7 years’ experience (or more based on academic merits) in managing complex infrastructure projects is required.
  • Working experience in developing countries or post conflict environments is required.
  • Working experience in implementing and delivering projects for international organizations is required.
  • Experience in implementing and managing large scale transportation infrastructure projects is required.
  • Experience providing technical assistance to governments in public infrastructure projects will be valued.
  • Experience in technical assistance for public infrastructure advising entities on processes, quality, workflows, management, and advisory services is an asset.
  • Project implementation experience working with policies of cooperation entities or financial institutions such as multilateral banks is an asset.
  • Experience in mainstreaming sustainability initiatives in infrastructure projects is a distinctive asset
  • Experience in implementing institutional strengthening activities in the field of infrastructure management is an asset.
  • Project management experience within UNOPS would be an asset.
  • Strong experience in contract management is required.
  • Sound knowledge of FIDIC contracts would be an asset.
  • Working experience in multicultural teams and /or in the Caribbean would be an asset.
c. Languages
  • Fluency in English language is required
  • Fluency in Spanish is an asset.
  • Fluency in another UN language would be an asset.
d. Job Requirements
  • The position requires virtual and face-to-face contact with various people related to the projects.
  • It is required to make field trips to health infrastructure works, including travel to the works and construction site.
e. Cover Letter

While your resume shows your skills, experience and training, we are also eager to learn more about your interests and motivations. Therefore, we invite you to upload a cover letter along with your application for the position. Remember to share in the letter your motivation to join the UNOPS team in the advertised position, your interests and skills. Additionally we would like to know your perspective on the UN Values: Inclusion, Integrity, Humility and Humanity. For more information on the UN Values, see the UN Values and Behaviors Framework document.

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.


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