UN Women Project Manager
Organizational Context
UN Women is dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. This role supports the organization's digital transformation agenda, focusing on enterprise platforms and digital solutions to enhance effectiveness and decision-making. The Project Manager will lead corporate technology and digital transformation projects, including the PRISM platform, ensuring its stabilization, adoption, and integration with the Quantum ERP system.
Job Purpose
The Project Manager will lead and manage corporate technology and digital transformation projects, aligning with UN Women's strategic priorities. This role involves developing strategies, managing project planning, and implementing change management initiatives to transform business processes and improve organizational efficiency. The incumbent will oversee project objectives, scope, timelines, resources, budgets, risks, and governance, ensuring effective management and timely escalations to appropriate bodies. Collaboration with diverse stakeholders across UN Women and external partners is crucial for designing and implementing practical, sustainable, and user-centered solutions that enhance organizational performance.
Responsibilities
Lead the strategic direction and management of digital transformation projects, including PRISM, coordinating technical implementation, enhancements, and stabilization. Act as a neutral project manager, facilitating process improvement discussions and managing escalations. Develop and maintain integrated project plans, monitoring delivery, identifying variances, and coordinating corrective actions. Engage and manage stakeholders at all levels, providing regular progress reports and facilitating cross-functional discussions. Establish mechanisms for managing scope, changes, risks, issues, and dependencies, assessing proposed changes for business value and impact. Support the development and monitoring of project budgets, ensuring efficient resource deployment and identifying cost optimization opportunities. Ensure quality assurance and testing of project deliverables, coordinating with business and technical teams. Coordinate project communication and change management activities to facilitate adoption of new systems and processes. Lead and coordinate knowledge management, end-user training, and support. Coordinate project closure, transition, and continuous improvement, identifying lessons learned to strengthen project management practices.
Work Experience
A minimum of 7 years of experience in strategic and managerial leadership for complex IT/digital transformation projects, including planning, design, and implementation in large international organizations. Experience in software development, product implementation, organizational change management, risk mitigation, and conflict management is required. Experience in project budgeting, tracking, and leading cross-functional teams is essential. Experience within the UN or at a global/corporate level is highly desirable. Proficiency with enterprise technologies (ERP, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS) and standard office software is required.
Skills
Project Management, Digital Transformation, IT Project Management, Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Management, Budget Management, Quality Assurance, Knowledge Management, Training Coordination, Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, Technical Leadership, Communication, Negotiation.