Project Management Support - Associate
UNOPSUkraine15 days ago
Full-timeProject Management, Information Technology
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Job Highlight
Drive impactful project outcomes through expert planning, coordination, and stakeholder collaboration.
About The Group
The UNOPS Ukraine and Eastern Europe MCO (UEMCO) operates in Ukraine, Moldova, and Poland, supporting urgent humanitarian needs while building pathways for recovery and development. In Ukraine, UEMCO delivers large-scale infrastructure, energy, housing, education, and mine action projects in partnership with UN agencies, international financial institutions, the European Union, and bilateral donors. Its agile portfolio responds to fast-evolving needs with strong procurement and implementation capacity. In Moldova, UEMCO supports justice sector reform and is exploring opportunities to expand its role across public sector modernization and infrastructure. In Poland, UEMCO works with government and private sector actors to strengthen ties with UN procurement and contribute to Ukraine’s recovery, leveraging Poland’s EU experience to support Ukraine’s future accession and integration.
Role Purpose
The Project Management Support Associate provides substantive support to the planning, coordination and delivery of project activities. The role collaborates closely with project stakeholders to maintain effective coordination, facilitate operations and ensure activities are delivered efficiently in line with the project’s results framework and internal processes.
Functions / Key Results Expected
Planning and Preparation
Required
Experience Requirements
Drive impactful project outcomes through expert planning, coordination, and stakeholder collaboration.
About The Group
The UNOPS Ukraine and Eastern Europe MCO (UEMCO) operates in Ukraine, Moldova, and Poland, supporting urgent humanitarian needs while building pathways for recovery and development. In Ukraine, UEMCO delivers large-scale infrastructure, energy, housing, education, and mine action projects in partnership with UN agencies, international financial institutions, the European Union, and bilateral donors. Its agile portfolio responds to fast-evolving needs with strong procurement and implementation capacity. In Moldova, UEMCO supports justice sector reform and is exploring opportunities to expand its role across public sector modernization and infrastructure. In Poland, UEMCO works with government and private sector actors to strengthen ties with UN procurement and contribute to Ukraine’s recovery, leveraging Poland’s EU experience to support Ukraine’s future accession and integration.
Role Purpose
The Project Management Support Associate provides substantive support to the planning, coordination and delivery of project activities. The role collaborates closely with project stakeholders to maintain effective coordination, facilitate operations and ensure activities are delivered efficiently in line with the project’s results framework and internal processes.
Functions / Key Results Expected
Planning and Preparation
- Support senior technical leads (e.g. lead engineers) or project managers in stakeholder engagement, training needs assessment, and development of capacity-building programmes.
- Contribute to budget preparation, procurement processes, and identification of risks with mitigation measures.
- Assist in drafting project agreements, amendments, and budget revisions in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
- Coordinate logistics for training sessions, workshops, and meetings (venues, materials, accommodation, catering, assessments, certification)
- Support the development of training materials and the integration of thematic inputs into delivery.
- Liaise with service providers, retainers and project stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
- Facilitate internal and external communications to minimize operational disruption and maintain consistent project delivery.
- Develop and update monitoring tools, progress tracking sheets, and risk/ issue registers.
- Collect, prepare and archive documentation related to training and project activities.
- Contribute to drafting and quality assurance of reports, meeting minutes, and donor/partner submissions.
- Track project milestones and alert managers on deadlines and reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with UNOPS policies, procedures and donor requirements.
- Coordinate procurement, travel, transport and inventory management in support of project operations.
- Support HR-related project requirements (e.g. drafting terms of reference for positions, monitoring deliverables, recruitment activities, etc).
- Manage project files, shared drives, and document management systems to ensure real-time tracking and accessibility.
- Support the organization, facilitation and delivery of training and learning sessions on project management.
- Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and Communities of Practice (CoPs), contributing insights and lessons learned.
- Conduct research on project management-related topics and contribute to the drafting of reports, summaries and briefing notes.
Required
- Secondary school (or equivalent) with 6 years of relevant experience OR
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 2 years of relevant experience is required.
- A globally recognized professional certificate or membership in Project Management is desired.
Experience Requirements
- Relevant experience is work in project management or related areas.
- Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc) and web-based management systems is required.
- Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
- Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
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