Project Manager (Transactional)

Leads UNOPS transactional projects delivering human resources, procurement and grants services, including medical equipment and agricultural supply acquisitions, while controlling scope, cost, schedule, quality and risk, coordinating partners and suppliers, and ensuring compliant reporting and operational delivery.

• Develop and implement project plans, milestones and sustainability measures within approved tolerances
• Manage transactional service outputs, resources, work packages, suppliers and corrective action
• Control scope, cost, schedule, quality, risks, benefits and project changes
• Maintain compliant project plans, baselines, documentation, legal agreements and audit records
• Establish results frameworks and monitor indicators, milestones and delivery performance
• Prepare regular project and financial reports for partners and UNOPS governance
• Lead stakeholder engagement, communication, quality reviews and supplier interfaces
• Organise, recruit, guide and manage the performance and safety of project teams

• Bachelor’s degree with four years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with two years
• Relevant project-management experience in human resources, finance, grants, procurement or related services
• Experience in project coordination and operations management
• Knowledge of relevant quality standards and assurance methodologies
• Fluency in French

• Professional project-management certification or membership such as PRINCE2 or PMI
• Experience working in multicultural or United Nations environments in a developing country
• Experience in development or humanitarian contexts

• Project Planning
• Project Implementation
• Project Coordination
• Operations Management
• Procurement Management
• Grants Management
• Financial Management
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Management
• Results Monitoring
• Stakeholder Management
• Team Leadership

• PRINCE2
• PMI

• Final candidates are subject to background checks