Project Manager Humanitarian Mine Action and Protection of Civilians 58 views0 applications

Mali is facing a problem of weapons and explosive hazard contamination, as a result of protracted and recent armed conflicts. The presence of explosive remnants of war (ERW), improvised explosive devices (IED) and insecure stockpiles of weapons and ammunition (obsolete, abandoned or neglected), poses a serious threat to civilians as well as to United Nations and humanitarian personnel operating in the country.

UNMAS deployed to Mali in January 2013 to conduct an emergency assessment of the situation with regard to explosive threats. In July 2013, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was established under Security Council resolution 2100 and is currently operating under Security Council resolution 2354 (2017). In accordance with these mandates, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has engaged UNOPS PSC to implement a mine action programme in Mali to:

• Improve the protection of civilians and facilitate humanitarian assistance;
• Enhance national capacity to mitigate explosive threats and enable compliance with international treaty obligations;
• Reduce the explosive threat to MINUSMA and United Nations personnel Functional Responsibilities

The project manager is responsible to produce/read the project initiation documents (PID), Legal Agreement and have a thorough understanding of the terms, conditions, and the respective roles and responsibilities of the partners/stakeholders to ensure the project(s) products are capable of meeting the business cases for both UNOPS and the client. Success of the Project(s) and hence Project Manager will be based on the Success Criteria of UNOPS engagements which are linked to the below responsibilities. The duties and responsibilities of the Project Manager Level 3 are similar to that of the Project Manager Level 4, with the difference in grades being determined by the project(s) level, complexity and level of responsibility of the specific position. A project manager at this level would normally be responsible for one or more UNOPS Level 3 project. A project manager at this level would likely be expected to manage one or more complex and risky projects. The project(s) would rely on a number of external suppliers for its successful delivery and would be working with firm deadlines. The project manager is responsible for all aspects of the project life cycle. S/he must be able to apply, independently, the below duties and responsibilities of the project success criteria:

Reporting to the Programme Manager, and working closely with the UNMAS Mali management team, the Project Manager is responsible for delivery of the project activities throughout all aspects of the project life cycle, as well as the execution of post-specific thematic duties. He/she is expected to coordinate regularly with stakeholders at the working level on humanitarian issues.

Please visit the online vacancy for more information and to apply: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=16522

Qualifications

Education

• Advanced University Degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Management, Science Politique and International Relations or other related field with 7 years of relevant working experience; or
• First level university degree (Bachelor’s or equivalent) in Business Administration, Management, Science Politique and International Relations or other related field with 9 years of relevant working experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification – Preferred (should be obtained within 6 months after signing this TOR)
• A relevant combination of academic credentials and/or industry certifications with 18 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the university education.

Work Experience

• Relevant experience is defined as experience in humanitarian coordination and project management
• Within relevant experience, five years’ experience of managing teams is required;
• Within relevant experience, five years’ coordination experience, with preference for humanitarian coordination is required;
• Within relevant experience three years’ of project management experience is required;
• Experience in hostile/conflict environments is desired;
• Experience delivering humanitarian projects in a challenging context highly desirable.
• Relevant experience in inter-agency coordination of a Mine Action in emergency response and/or emergency response coordination (e.g. clusters and/or sectors) is desirable;
• Understanding of international mine action standards, relevant treaties and global trends, and coordination mechanisms is desirable;
• Experience in the Sahel, particularly the political and social context in Mali, is desired;
• Experience in advocacy is desirable;

Language Requirements

• Although the working language with all national partners in Mali is French, the UNMAS Mali programme operates in both French and English.
• For this position, fluency in French with a minimum basic written and oral English proficiency are required.