Senior Project Manager, UNICEF (NY)
If you are a committed, creative professional and are
passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading
children's rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190
countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and
development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries,
UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality
basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from
violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary
contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Senior Project Manager, P-5, New York Vacancy No: E-VN-2015-002164
Duty
Station: New York Country:
United States of America
Region: NY HQ Job Level: P-5 Position#: 00094614
Contract Type: Long-term Staff (FT)
Application Close: 07-Sep-15
Purpose of the Position
Under the guidance of the Comptroller, the incumbent of this
post will develop and implement an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system
for UNICEF. To achieve this, the incumbent will work through an inter-office
ECM Project Board with members from various HQ divisions (DRP, ITSS, DOC, DFAM.
PD, PFP, DHR, OIAI, EMOPS, Ethics Office) and regional offices. The project
will build on existing UNICEF software investments in SharePoint and related
technologies.
Key Expected Results
1. Determine detailed business requirements for all major
components of the ECM projects: document management, record and archive
management, intranet content management, search functionality, and others that
may be determined to be necessary. Manage, monitor and report on the project
plan to all concerned stakeholders. Maintain linkages with other closely
related activities, such as Knowledge Exchange, HR Records Management etc.
2. Create and/or oversee creation of all necessary policies,
taxonomies and governance mechanisms in relation to ECM and in coordination and
consultation with the UNICEF regulatory framework Coordinator.
3. Oversee implementation of ECM software platforms and
business process changes.
4. Develop and oversee change management, training and
communication activities related to new ECM business processes and work
cultures.
5. Develop plan for maintenance and updating of ECM
instruments, software platforms, business processes and support.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
– An advanced university degree (Master's) in Records and
Information Management, Library Sciences, Business or Public Administration, or
directly-related technical field(s) is required.
- A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in
Enterprise Content Management and related change management activities is
required.
- A valid professional certification(s) in Enterprise
Content Management, Electronic Records Management, Customer Relationship
Management and/or Taxonomy, is considered desirable.
- Previous hand on experience in project management is
required.
- A valid professional certification(s) in Project
Management (i.e. PMP) is considered an asset.
- Previous hands on experience in a supervisory/managerial
capacity is required.
- Prior work experience in knowledge/information management
is required.
- Previous hands on
experience in user-centred design is highly desirable.
- Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required.
Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian,
Spanish) is considered an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
- Has highest-level communication skills, including engaging
and informative formal public speaking.
- Consistently achieves high-level results, managing and
delivering projects on-time and on-budget.
- Creates and encourages a climate of team-working and
collaboration in a multi-cultural environment.
- Sets, develops and revises organizational strategy and
develops clear visions of the organization's future potential.
- Contributes innovative approaches, insights and ways of
designing projects; drives effective change initiatives.
- Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups.
Actively nurtures good relationships with people across all organizational
levels and boundaries, and with government leaders and stakeholders.
- Sets clearly defined objectives and plans activities for
self, own team or department. UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion
within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from
all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with
disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its
workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all
national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with
disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
