Project Manager
Kuala Lumpur
- Organization: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
- Location: Kuala Lumpur
- Grade: Consultancy - SB-4 (SC8/SC9), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Democratic Governance
- Governance and Peacebuilding
- Project and Programme Management
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Background
Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepare and coordinate annual work plan (AWP) development and implementation according to the project document and for relevant projects in the portfolio, as well as manage wider social cohesion initiatives at the project level;
- Ensure timely and good quality implementation of work plan activities and that the project meets expectations/indicators as specified in the project document;
- Continuously monitor progress against the approved work plan; identify changes in the external environment and promptly plan and agree on the necessary solutions/actions with UNDP office and Project Board;
- Monitoring expenditure to ensure that it is in line with approved budgets, AWPs, and UNDP Programmed/Financial policies;
- Liaising with the project donor(s) on project delivery and updates.
- Implementation of effective internal controls, proper functioning of a client-oriented financial resources and management system;
- Monitors financial exception reports for unusual activities, transactions and investigates anomalies;
- Periodic monitoring of dashboards and identifying exceptions, providing remedial actions ;
- Systematically apply best practice in project/programme management and implementation of the project
- Manage the relationship with relevant Ministries and/or government agencies and/or project partner(s) ;
- Be familiar with the activities of similar initiatives/projects by other organisation(s) and keep up-to-date with their work;
- Establish and maintain partnerships with local institutions, NGOs, CSOs, private sector, donor(s), and potential partner(s)
- Regular exchange of information/experience with other CO – cross-learning and sharing results and good practices ;
- Capture lessons learned during the project implementation ;
- Participation in regular internal meetings ;
- Participation in training events, communities of practice, codifying and sharing knowledge ;
- Facilitation and organisation of training for project staff to enable them to perform at the required level
Competencies
- Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through leadership and personal example
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more Practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
- Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management, and reporting
- Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of development programmes and projects
- Ability to formulate and manage budgets, manage contributions and investments, manage transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting, and cost-recovery
- Ability to implement new systems and affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change
- Strong IT skills, knowledge of ATLAS system desirable
- Excellent knowledge of financial rules and regulations, accounting
- Excellent knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit
- Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client, and responds positively to feedback
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
Required Skills and Experience
- A minimum of 2 years (with a Master’s degree) or a minimum of 4 years (with a Bachelor’s degree) relevant experience on programme or policy work.
- Familiarity with any experience working on governance, conflict prevention/social cohesion, and peacebuilding is an asset.
- Experience in managing project(s) is an advantage
- Experience working with governments, businesses, and civil society, preferably in Asia on governance, conflict prevention/social cohesion, and peacebuilding is also an asset.
- Familiarity with UNDP work processes is also an asset.
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