UNOPS, Multi Location
With more than 20 years of experience in the country, the UNOPS Afghanistan office supports national reconstruction and development efforts by providing projects with goods and services - from stand-alone, one-off solutions to long-term management and capacity development support. Based in Kabul, UNOPS in Afghanistan has sub-offices in every region of the country. The team implements projects in support of the Afghanistan National Development Strategy, in a wide range of sectors including infrastructure, education, environment and agriculture, and governance and rule of law.
Wardak Prison houses approximately 300 inmates. The Department of State/International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (DoS/INL) approached UNOPS Afghanistan to discuss infrastructure improvement support for Wardak Prison. The Wardak Prison Rehabilitation Project will focus on life sustainment and security improvement.
UNOPS Afghanistan will improve the physical conditions of the Wardak Prison by addressing the deficiencies identified in the SIGAR report. The project outputs are:
The project will follow the International Building Code (IBC), the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and UNOPS Technical Guidance for Prison Planning, including the Revised Standard Minimum Rules of the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules) for delivering these outputs.
3. Purpose and Scope of Assignment
The PM will have a thorough understanding of the terms, conditions and the respective roles and responsibilities of the partners and stakeholders as described in the Project Initiation Document (PID) and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The PM is responsible for all aspects of the project life cycle, accomplishing with some degree of autonomy, the duties and tasks listed below:
Stakeholder Management:
Delivery and Performance:
Project Governance:
Knowledge Management:
Personnel Management:
Core Values and Principles:
I. Look for ways to embed UNOPS sustainability principles in day to day project management
II. Seek opportunities to promote gender equality.
III. Communicate projects’ sustainability aspects with key stakeholders
i. Understand the principles of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness and mainstream them into the project plans
ii. Seek opportunities to recruit qualified local staff
iii. Look for ways to build capacity of local counterparts
i. Strive to build strong partnerships and effective coordination among relevant project actors (e.g. United Nations, governments, and non-governmental organizations or other relevant partners)
i. The project management processes are designed to deliver maximum accountability, transparency and results. If a project or processes is not in line with this, it is the responsibility of the PM to raise the issue with a supervisor
i. Contribute to innovation and the adaptation of best practice standards of sustainability and quality.
General:
Ensure that the project produces the required products within the specified tolerance of time, cost, quality, scope, risk and benefits. The PM is also responsible for the project producing a result capable of achieving the benefits defined in the guiding documents and as determined by the Project Board.
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Please go to the below link for applying
https://jobs.unops.org/pages/viewvacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=18546
Post Date
Sep 07, 2019
Closing Date
Sep 27, 2019
Reference
VA/2019/B5101/18546
Number of Vacancies
1
Salary Range
As per company salary scale
Years of Experience
5 years
Probation Period
Not Specified
Contract Type
Long-term
Contract Duration
Not Specified
Contract Extensible
true
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree
Gender
Any
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