Deputy Project Manager | ReliefWeb 10 views

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Duty staion: East Jerusalem

This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to meaningful humanitarian and recovery delivery in Gaza. The role offers significant exposure to high-level project management, resource optimization, and team leadership within a UN organization, providing a platform for professional growth and impact.

Mandated by Security Council Resolution 2720 (2023), the UN2720 Mechanism for Gaza verifies the humanitarian nature of aid consignments for Gaza, streamlines and accelerates delivery, and confirms that aid reaches its civilian destination. At the request of the UN Secretary-General, UNOPS designed, set up, and manages the UN2720 Mechanism under the leadership of the Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process/Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator.

The Deputy Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the project and will play a crucial role in supporting the Senior Project Manager in overseeing project activities, managing project budgets, and expenditures with a particular focus on budget management and expenditure tracking. Emphasis is also placed on effective team leadership in a rapidly evolving project. This position requires a highly skilled manager capable of ensuring efficient and effective project delivery in a highly complex, fluid, and challenging context.

Education requirements:

Required

• Master’s Degree (Advanced University Degree) preferably in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Project Management, business Administration or other relevant disciplines is required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in the above fields, or other relevant disciplines with a combination of an additional two (2) years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s Degree (Advanced University Degree).
• Technical/Professional License with 8 years of relevant experience
• Technical/Professional Diploma with 11 years of relevant experience

Experience requirements:

Required:

• A minimum of five (7) years’ relevant work experience in Project/Program Management in a large International and/or corporate organization is required.
• Experience of a minimum of 4 years in team management and supervision is required
• Experience in budget management, monitoring & evaluation is required
• Experience in stabilization, transition, post–post-conflict environments is required