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We're looking for a highly organised and proactive Project Manager to join our team in Cape Town. You’ll play a critical role in delivering key projects on time and within scope, working across departments to drive clarity, communication, and accountability. Your ability to manage stakeholders, mitigate risks, and ensure smooth execution will be central to our success.

You’ll oversee end-to-end project delivery, working closely with internal teams to define requirements, timelines, and deliverables. You’ll lead cross-functional meetings, track progress, resolve roadblocks, and ensure key milestones are met. You’ll also act as the central point of communication, updating stakeholders at all levels and ensuring complete transparency.

Preferably degree level

Working knowledge of Prince2 / Agile methodologies and project management principles

Demonstrable organisational and prioritisation skills

Excellent communication skills are essential

Proactive, can-do attitude in a lively team environment

Experience of using Trello and Zendesk is advantageous

We offer a collaborative and supportive team culture, with opportunities to grow your career and take on increasingly strategic projects. You'll be working on high-impact initiatives, supported by modern tools and a forward-thinking leadership team.

ConnexAI is an award-winning Conversational AI platform. Designed by a world-class engineering team, ConnexAI's technology enables organizations to maximize profitability, increase revenue and take productivity to new levels. ConnexAI provides cutting-edge, enterprise-grade AI applications including AI Agent, AI Guru, AI Analytics, ASR, AI Voice, and AI Quality.

We're looking for a highly organised and proactive Project Manager to join our team in Cape Town. You’ll play a critical role in delivering key projects on time and within scope, working across departments to drive clarity, communication, and accountability. Your ability to manage stakeholders, mitigate risks, and ensure smooth execution will be central to our success.

You’ll oversee end-to-end project delivery, working closely with internal teams to define requirements, timelines, and deliverables. You’ll lead cross-functional meetings, track progress, resolve roadblocks, and ensure key milestones are met. You’ll also act as the central point of communication, updating stakeholders at all levels and ensuring complete transparency.

Preferably degree level

Working knowledge of Prince2 / Agile methodologies and project management principles

Demonstrable organisational and prioritisation skills

Excellent communication skills are essential

Proactive, can-do attitude in a lively team environment

Experience of using Trello and Zendesk is advantageous

We offer a collaborative and supportive team culture, with opportunities to grow your career and take on increasingly strategic projects. You'll be working on high-impact initiatives, supported by modern tools and a forward-thinking leadership team.

ConnexAI is an award-winning Conversational AI platform. Designed by a world-class engineering team, ConnexAI's technology enables organizations to maximize profitability, increase revenue and take productivity to new levels. ConnexAI provides cutting-edge, enterprise-grade AI applications including AI Agent, AI Guru, AI Analytics, ASR, AI Voice, and AI Quality.

We're looking for a highly organised and proactive Project Manager to join our team in Cape Town. You’ll play a critical role in delivering key projects on time and within scope, working across departments to drive clarity, communication, and accountability. Your ability to manage stakeholders, mitigate risks, and ensure smooth execution will be central to our success.

You’ll oversee end-to-end project delivery, working closely with internal teams to define requirements, timelines, and deliverables. You’ll lead cross-functional meetings, track progress, resolve roadblocks, and ensure key milestones are met. You’ll also act as the central point of communication, updating stakeholders at all levels and ensuring complete transparency.

Preferably degree level

Working knowledge of Prince2 / Agile methodologies and project management principles

Demonstrable organisational and prioritisation skills

Excellent communication skills are essential

Proactive, can-do attitude in a lively team environment

Experience of using Trello and Zendesk is advantageous

We offer a collaborative and supportive team culture, with opportunities to grow your career and take on increasingly strategic projects. You'll be working on high-impact initiatives, supported by modern tools and a forward-thinking leadership team.

ConnexAI is an award-winning Conversational AI platform. Designed by a world-class engineering team, ConnexAI's technology enables organizations to maximize profitability, increase revenue and take productivity to new levels. ConnexAI provides cutting-edge, enterprise-grade AI applications including AI Agent, AI Guru, AI Analytics, ASR, AI Voice, and AI Quality.

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SUMMARY:

New role is available for a Project Management Officer in the Administration Department for our client in the Automotive Industry based in Kariega.

Recruiter:

Staff Solutions Recruitment

Job Ref:

CPT00094/AK

Date posted:

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Location:

Uitenhage, South Africa

SUMMARY:

New role is available for a Project Management Officer in the Administration Department for our client in the Automotive Industry based in Kariega.

POSITION INFO:

Core Purpose of the Role:

The primary objective of this position is to conduct feasibility studies for local production activities across Africa and to drive, plan, and implement production facilities on the continent. The role will also serve as a project manager for new business and strategic initiatives, leading cross-functional and cross-brand teams to strengthen and coordinate the Group's footprint in Africa.

The incumbent will be responsible for negotiations with external stakeholders, including governmental authorities and production partners, as well as engaging key internal stakeholders. The role requires the evaluation of both internal and external factors impacting medium-term (up to 5 years) and long-term (beyond 5 years) strategic needs. Additionally, the incumbent will develop and present scenarios for executive-level decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct feasibility studies for new and existing local production projects across African markets.
• Lead inter-divisional teams across different Group brands and cultures.
• Track and monitor project milestones and ensure alignment with Board-approved objectives.
• Anticipate challenges and proactively develop solutions and alternatives by reviewing pending tasks and motivating teams to meet set targets.
• Represent the Group both internally and externally across various platforms.
• Negotiate and manage relationships with governmental and production partners.
• Collaborate with Group, Regional, Local, and external stakeholders to shape and implement the regional corporate strategy.
• Identify and assess new business opportunities to support sustainable development in Africa.
• Manage the evaluation and implementation of new production initiatives in the region.
• Support executive management in scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring internal resources to ensure successful project execution.
• Act as an internal consultant on high-priority strategic projects, analyzing factors influencing mid- to long-term business requirements.
  
  

• Degree or diploma in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
  
  

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management or a strategic environment.
  
  

• Proven experience in senior-level negotiation and decision-making.
• Strong financial and strategic analysis capabilities.
• Automotive industry experience is advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively across complex and diverse business environments.
• Strategic thinking with strong project execution capabilities.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities across all organizational levels.
• Competence in managing and monitoring large-scale projects, identifying critical issues, and escalating when necessary.
• Ability to lead and motivate cross-divisional teams in high-pressure environments.
• Strong conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience representing an organization locally and internationally at senior levels.
• Cultural sensitivity and competence in cross-cultural negotiations.
• Capable of delivering impactful presentations to high-level audiences including heads of state, government ministers, and C-suite executives.
• Proficiency in analyzing external trends and developing actionable strategic insights.
• Experience in scenario planning and presentation for Board-level decisions.
  
  
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Project Management and Information Technology
• Industries Advertising Services

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Job Summary

Job Description

• The Project Manager is accountable for Managing relationships with the project stakeholders and customers
• Creating and maintaining a consistent, coherent project plan that can be used to guide project execution and project control
• Planning, defining the scope of the project and controlling changes Formalising acceptance of the scope by stakeholders
• Planning, defining the schedule of the project and controlling changes
• Planning resources, estimating cost, allocating project budget and controlling changes to the budget 2 Maintain quality planning, quality assurance and quality control for the project Identifying, documenting and assigning project roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships
• Ensuring timely and appropriate generation and dissemination of project information Identifying , analysing and managing project risks Acquire & Implement
• Effectively conduct research into and make use of appropriate existing intellectual property as relevant to assigned project tasks Deliver & Support Deliver projects in keeping with cost, quality, schedule and agreed criteria.
• Identify, assess and manage project risks, which could result in time or cost overruns or failure to deliver products which are fit for purpose. Optimise total utilisation for all project resources. Ensure the participation and commitment of project stakeholders to project activities / reviews as required.
• Ensure timely dissemination of appropriate project information to stakeholders. Control changes to project scope, schedule and budget. Collect and disseminate performance information - status reporting, progress measurement and forecasting.
• Manage responses to risks and changes to risks over the course of the project. Generate, gather and disseminate information to formalize project completion.
• Ensure that projects are formally closed and, where appropriate, subsequently reviewed, and that lessons learned are captured and published.
• Surface and escalate issues which may become impediments to delivery of projects on time, on-budget, and in keeping with business and technical guidance documents.
• Work effectively with Solution Delivery Manager to build a PM and technical team which delivers project on time, on-budget, and in keeping with business and technical guidance documents.
• Complete and file all required reports - especially those required by the PMO. Monitor & Evaluate Monitor costs, timescales and resources used, and take appropriate action where these deviate from agreed tolerances. Evaluate overall project performance on a regular basis to ensure that the project will satisfy relevant quality requirements.
• Monitor specific project results to ensure compliance with relevant quality standards and identify ways to eliminate unsatisfactory performance. Participate in post-implementation reviews of projects; document and institutionalise lessons learnt for continuous improvement.
• Provide feedback on performance of all team members. Plan & Organise Define, communicate and gain agreement on the project scope. Estimate costs, schedule and resource requirements for the successful delivery of the project to an agreed scope.
• Assist the Business Analyst, as necessary, in the development of a Business Case for the project.
• Work with the Solution Architect, System Analyst, and Solution Delivery Manager to ensure that the project adheres to enterprise Architectural standards. Divide the major project deliverables into smaller, more manageable components.
• Identify the specific activities that must be performed to produce the project deliverables. Identify and document dependencies between activities. Analyse activity sequences, activity durations and resource requirements to prepare the project schedule.
• Allocate the overall cost to individual work items.
• Prepare a consistent and coherent project plan document. 3 Identify which quality standards are relevant to the project and determine how to satisfy them. Identify, document and assign project roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships of both internal and external resources.
• Determine the information and communication requirements of the stakeholders.
• Identify and document the risks that are likely to affect the project.
• Evaluate risks and risk interactions to assess the range of possible project outcomes.
• Identify procurement requirements. Build and manage project charters, schedules, quality plans, budgets, and communication and risk management plans for projects.
• Clearly specify the needs of individuals and of the team overall to meet the needs of the project.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field, compulsory.
• Recognised project management qualification (PMP/ PRINCE2), compulsory.
• Minimum 5 years’ Project Management experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ Financial Services Industry experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ IT/ IT Consulting experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ Consulting/ Change Management experience, advantageous.
• Business Case Management experience, compulsory.
• Experience in Benefits Management.
• Experience in Change Management.
• Experience in Project Management.
• Experience in Stakeholder Management.
• Experience and Knowledge of Banking and Financial Services business.

Education

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

Our Client, a leading and established financial services organisation is seeking the services of a Project Management Administrator. This is a contract role and is for a period of 12 months.

Role and responsibilities

Responsible for the provision of support and guidance on project management processes, procedures, tools and techniques to programme managers, project managers and their teams. Support includes the use of project management software, the development, production and maintenance of plans (including time, resource, cost and exception plans), the tracking and reporting of progress and performance of one or more ICT projects (including those performed by third parties under contract), the maintenance of programme and/or project files, the analysis of performance and the maintenance of metric data and estimating models, and the administration of project change control, including use of configuration management systems.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Provide administration support to Project Manager/s and Project teams which includes minute-taking, diary management, meeting scheduling & preparation
• Execute on the Groups' PMO continuous improvement plan by compiling updates on project reports.
• Optimal usage of PPO and other Group PMO Toolsets across all agreed functionalities and features. Incl. Updating issue, Risk & dependency logs.
• Effective Stakeholder engagement throughout project lifecycle.
• Continuous collaboration with Group/Business (internal) stakeholders and Clients
• Adhere to the Groups' Service Management procedures and protocol & to Project Management governance as agreed by Steerco or relevant Project Forum
• Project budget & Financial management: Track project budget, Reports, Projections, Invoicing, query resolution
• Ensure accurate Time Management of project resources.
• Handle Hardware/Software/Stationery requests on the project.
  
  

• Qualifications: Grade 12 and Relevant accredited courses (relevant diploma an advantage)
• Experience: At least 3 years job-related experience in formal project administration (IT software development projects beneficial)
• Knowledge and Skills: Solid understanding of a project's life cycle and a project methodology, Strong administration skills and advanced knowledge of Project tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Word & MS Project, JIRA
  
  

• Collaboration
• Care
• Innovation
• Integrity
  
  

• Project Administration
• JIRA
• Programme Office Management
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Project Support Administration
• MS Project
• MS Powerpoint
• Excel
  
  

• Certificate

As the Assistant to both functions, you will work directly with the Head of Accounting and Controlling providing executive support and taking the lead in the day-to-day office administration facilitating its smooth and efficient operation. In addition, supporting project management related activities, for example keeping track of project statuses and providing project support where applicable.

1. Managing the Head of Accounting and Controlling diary to ensure that meetings and appointments are planned and prioritised ensuring optimum use of the time.
2. Communicating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that a professional image is portrayed.
3. Planning and organising travel including preparation of detailed itineraries in advance of travel.
4. Planning and organising workshops onsite and offsite, including preparation of detailed agendas.
5. Preparation of presentations in Ms Powerpoint.
6. Liaising with internal and external service providers.
7. Organize and support in running meetings.
8. Undertaking a range of administrative tasks including raising purchase orders.
9. Tracking status of project deliverables and milestones.
10. Defining and updating the project management processes, standards and governance.
11. Ensuring project plans and project documentation are complete and up to date, providing regular project status updates, helping acquire the necessary resources and skills, and contributing to the delivery of business systems to meet identified business requirements.
12. Organising workshops to identify areas of improvement for projects, documenting recommendations.

1. Strong administrative experience within a professional environment.
2. Working knowledge of all Microsoft packages including Word and Excel.
3. Excellent PowerPoint skills.
4. Highly organised individual with ability to multitask and manage high volume of work.
5. Confident individual with excellent spoken and written English.
6. The ability to work well under pressure.
7. Self-motivated with good attention to detail.
8. Team player and able to support other colleagues if required.

1. Working with a global team.
2. Opportunities to work on a variety of innovative projects.
3. Possibility to take over further tasks within the company.
4. Supportive work culture.
5. Remote/Flexible work.
6. Time off/Paid holidays.
7. Continual learning through the platform.
8. e-Learning.
9. Mentorship.
10. Coaching.
11. Open feedback culture.

Planning, Scheduling, Meeting Planning, Administration Management, Workshop Facilitation, Microsoft Office.

Our client in the Manufacturing Industry is seeking to employ aProject Management Officer to their team based in Uitenhage.

Requirements:

Degree or Diploma in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or equivalent.

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a project management or strategy environment.

Negotiating and decision-making experience at a senior level.

Financial analysis capability.

Automotive industry experience will be advantageous.

Ability to operate across a wide range of complex business segments.

Strong strategic project management planning and execution skills.

Sound decision-making ability.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead teams at all levels.

Strong project planning and execution capabilities in line with approved KPIs.

Proficiency in monitoring and tracking project progress, identifying and resolving issues, and escalating major matters where necessary.

Experience in leading and motivating inter-divisional teams under pressurised conditions.

Conflict management and resolution abilities.

Experience representing organisations locally and internationally at various levels.

Competence in operating and negotiating across diverse cultural environments.

Confidence in presenting to multi-national groups, including Heads of Government, Ministers, and CEOs.

Ability to analyse external environments, draw relevant insights, and anticipate trends.

Expertise in developing, analysing, and presenting strategic scenarios.

Responsibilities:

Conduct feasibility studies for local production activities in Africa.

Lead inter-divisional teams across brands and cultures on various projects.

Assume responsibility for the tracking and monitoring of project milestones as agreed by the Board of Management.

Anticipate project issues and proactively identify solutions and alternatives.

Motivate and encourage team members to ensure project targets are met.

Represent the company within the Group and externally in various capacities.

Negotiate with external partners including governmental authorities and production partners.

Engage with Group, Regional, Local, and external stakeholders to formulate, implement, and monitor corporate regional strategy.

Identify new business opportunities to promote sustainable development within African markets.

Manage the evaluation and implementation of new projects, with a primary focus on local production activities in Africa.

Support management in preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring internal resources to ensure the effective execution of assigned projects.

Act as an internal consultant on new business and prioritised projects by engaging with stakeholders to determine internal and external factors affecting mid- to long-term needs.

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• Ensure that the Annual Work Plan (AWP), along with associated budget, HR, procurement, and overall implementation plans, are developed by the relevant technical experts in alignment with project goals;
• Provide quality and timely management of the entire project life cycle, ensuring the delivery of programmatic and financial outputs in accordance with the approved project documents. All implementations must adhere to applicable UNDP policies, programme and project management rules and procedures, as well as relevant government standards and regulations;
• Serve as a senior advisor on all issues related to project activities, offering strategic guidance and technical insight where needed;
• Ensure the effective application of Results-Based Management (RBM) principles throughout the project planning and implementation processes, including resource planning, budget allocation, and overall resource management;
• Provide strategic direction, guidance, and direct supervision to all UNDP project personnel, including consultants, responsible parties, and technical experts, to ensure the timely and efficient implementation of activities as per the project plan;
• In coordination with the Project Team Lead, conduct technical reviews of all project documents prepared by the project team and implementing partners, ensuring they meet high-quality technical standards;
• Establish robust mechanisms to ensure compliance with all relevant UNDP policies and frameworks, including but not limited to Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT), Social and Environmental Standards (SES), Programme and Project Management (PPM), International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), Project Quality Assurance (PQA), and ensure their implementation via Quantum and Quantum+ platforms;
• Ensure that gender equality and gender mainstreaming are fully integrated into all project interventions, to the extent permitted by the local context;
• Conduct regular progress reporting to the Project Board, as agreed, and recommend corrective actions to address emerging challenges and capitalise on opportunities;
• Oversee the execution of all administrative and operational tasks related to project implementation. This includes maintaining strong coordination with the UNDP Country Office functional units (e.g., Programme, M&E, Finance, HR, Procurement, and Supply Chain Management);
• Proactively identify opportunities for synergies with other UNDP projects and initiatives from other partners, to strengthen impact and scale the project's strategic objectives.
• Provide quality and timely management of the project life cycle, including meeting programmatic and financial deliverables in adherence to the project document and in compliance with UNDP programme and project management regulations and rules, policies and procedures;
• With the Team Lead for the Project, undertake technical review of project documents produced by the project team and partners, and ensure high technical standards are met;
• Establish an effective mechanism to ensure project’s compliance with UNDP policies that guide project design and implementation, including but not limited to, HACT, SES, PPM, IATI, PQA, and utilizing the specific platforms in Quantum and Quantum+ for their application;
• Perform regular progress reporting to the project board as agreed with the board, including measures to address challenges and opportunities;
• Provide quality and timely management of the project life cycle, ensuring the achievement of programmatic and financial deliverables in line with approved project documents. All activities must be implemented in full compliance with UNDP policies, programme and project management regulations and rules, and relevant government standards and procedures;
• Serve as a senior advisor on matters related to project implementation, providing technical and strategic guidance as required.
  
  
  

• Ensure value for money approach to resource planning, achieving project objectives in the most efficient and cost-effective manner;
• Ensure effective budget and expenditure management in line with the project resources and results framework;
• Manage the project resources in compliance with UNDP financial regulations and rules, including maintenance of accurate records for CO delivery enabling services;
• Manage requests for the provision of UNDP financial resources through funding advances, direct payments or reimbursement using the Funding Authorization and Certificate of Expenditures (FACE form);
• Monitor financial resources and expenditure to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reports in relation with project progress and results report;
• Prepare revisions to the multi-year workplan, as needed, as well as annual and quarterly plans if required;
• Provide support for completion of assessments required by UNDP, spot checks and audits;
• Oversee the quality and accuracy of donor financial reports.
  
  
  

• Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and on-boarding process for implementing partners;
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with responsible parties involved in project implementation and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national and regional stakeholders, and beneficiaries to support and ensure accurate interpretation of key objectives, and to promote inclusive project implementation;
• Communicate relevant and critical information with responsible parties and members of project board, and substantively contribute to project visibility efforts. Make recommendations to the CO management team on activities with potential for scale-up, replicability and synergies;
• The Project Management Specialist will lead coordination around the G20 South Africa Presidency, while also supporting the participation of the African Union (AU) in the G20 beyond South Africa’s term.
  
  
  

• Prepare draft briefing notes for the G20 meetings for the Africa Sustainable Finance Hub (ASFH) Director and other Leaders from the Executive Office of the Administrator;
• Support the drafting of reports and briefs for the selected G20 Working Groups.
  
  
  

• Provide technical advice to the project in developing baselines and indicators for project monitoring and evaluation and coordinate the finalization of detailed results framework. Ensure strategies, processes, systems, and mechanisms are in place to effectively fulfill programme and financial monitoring, evaluation, quality assurance and reporting requirements;
• Lead implementation of the monitoring, evaluation, and results framework to identify plan deviations, under-performance, and other problems. Support diagnosing problems and ensure accountability for corrective actions within agreed upon tolerances to achieve results;
• Conduct programme monitoring (and/or field) visits in line with UNDP Monitoring policy to verify project activities, to collect indicator data in line with the project’s results framework, leading to evidence-based reporting;
• Manage the project board meeting preparation in line with UNDP oversight policy and existing procedures for project governance;
• Perform regular progress reporting to the project board as agreed with the board, including measures to address challenges and opportunities;
• Monitor progress, watch for plan deviations and make course corrections when needed within project board-agreed tolerances to achieve results;
• Proactively perform risk assessment and risk management to identify and document risks related to the project, in line with UNDP’s enterprise risk management policy;
• Update the project risk log in Quantum and notify the project board through the CO project assurance;
• Ensure project management module in Quantum is regularly updated and maintained with project information in line with the UNDP Programme and Project Management (PPM) policy;
• Lead the preparation of project and donor reports in line with the reporting schedule of UNDP and donor requirements. Ensure provision of ad hoc reports and information requested by relevant entities;
• Ensure proper operational and financial closure of the project.
  
  
  

• Proactively identify and pursue opportunities for the documentation and communication of best practices, programme results, and lessons learned under the project;
• Actively participate in and make substantive contributions to external networks and communities of practice to promote advocacy for UNDP’s work and opportunities for collaboration in addressing development trends. Represent UNDP in relevant technical meetings and working groups under the direction of ASFH and CO management;
• Support the establishment of knowledge platforms and innovative mechanisms for capturing and disseminating knowledge from the project.
  
  
  

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact;
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems;
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences;
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands;
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results;
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration;
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity.
  
  
  

• Develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP’s mission and objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, opportunities and potential risks;
• Link the general vision to reality on the ground to create tangible targeted solutions;
• Learn from a variety of sources to anticipate and effectively respond to both current and future trends; demonstrate foresight.
  
  
  

• System Thinking: Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system.
  
  
  

• Ability to animate individuals and groups, internally and externally, and to design and facilitate activities, to share and exchange knowledge, information and ideas.
• Knowledge of tools and approaches to stimulate active participation, contribution, and exchange.
  
  
  

• Project Management: Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures, and protocols to achieve specific goals.
  
  
  

• Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience.
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channel.
  
  
  

• Relationship Management: Ability to engage with a wide range of public and private partners, build, sustain and/or strengthen working relations, trust, and mutual understanding.
  
  
  

• Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, or related field is required.
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  
  
  

• A minimum of 5 years (with Master’s degree) or 7 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience at the national or international level in project management and programme management, including project formulation and partnership management.
  
  
  

• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages;
• Strong managerial and coordination skills/experience, with a demonstrated experience to effectively coordinate the implementation of large multi-stakeholder projects, including financial and technical aspects;
• Strong drafting, presentation and reporting skills, including preparation of briefing notes, summary papers and background notes for high level events.
  
  
  

• Experience in working, liaising, and collaborating with UN agencies, governments, NGOs, civil society organizations;
• Minimum 4 years experience in the UN network;
• Proven experience to administer budgets, train and work effectively with counterpart staff and all stakeholders involved in the project;
• Proven experience to coordinate and supervise multiple stakeholders in their implementation of technical activities in partnership with a variety of groups, including community and government;
• Proven experience to effectively manage technical and administrative teams, work with a wide range of stakeholders across various sectors and at all levels, to develop durable partnerships with collaborating agencies;
• Strong communication skills/experience both verbal and written.
  
  
  

• Fluency in English is required.
  
  
  

• Project Management Certification is advantageous, but not necessary.