Project Management Support Senior Officer

Qualifications of Project Management Support Senior Officer:

• Location: Juba, South Sudan
• Vacancy No: VA/2025/B5304/30677
• Salary: N/A
• Organization: UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services
• Deadline: 21-Sep-2025
  

Brief details about Project Management Support Senior Officer:

About

Information about the organization that has offered the job:

UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’ expectations.

With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.

A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners’ needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.

Background Information – South Sudan

The UNOPS South Sudan office helps a wide range of local and international partners improve the lives of the South Sudanese people by implementing infrastructure and procurement projects. All UNOPS operations have an increasing emphasis on developing national capacities and considering gender, environmental and community concerns. UNOPS is working in a range of sectors in South Sudan including: transport, education, health, post-conflict stabilization and emergency response

Background Information – Project

UNOPS HAMCO-SCCO will be implementing the PRODUCTIVE SAFETY NET FOR SOCIOECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT (SNSOP) which is funded by the World Bank (WB) to address existing challenges of soaring levels of poverty, vulnerability, unemployment and idleness, particularly amongst youth. The development objectives of the project are to provide cash transfers and access to income generating opportunities and strengthen the National Safety Net Delivery System.  SNSOP has three main four components to be namely:

• Cash Transfers;
• Provision of Economic Opportunities;
• Strengthened Institutional Capacity and Social Protection System; and
• Project Management, M&E, and Knowledge Generation.

The project will be targeting the most vulnerable segments of the South Sudanese population aiming to benefit in excess of Ninety Six thousand (96,000) beneficiary HH in 15 vulnerable locations across the country.

Background Information – Job Specific

Under the overall supervision of the Senior Project Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for the technical expertise on approaches and methods for organizing broad scale community engagement and support for the SNSOP project. Through his/her work the Project Management  Support Senior Officer will seek to increase community (local authorities and beneficiaries) involvement through working with all institutional arrangements agreed upon in the project. This selected candidate will also provide inputs to the development of training materials relevant to community mobilization.

Education

• Master’s degree or advanced degree in Public Administration or Political Science or Social Science or Law or International Relations or Business Administration or relevant field is required.
• Bachelor degree in Public Administration or Political Science or Social Science or Law or International Relations or Business Administration or relevant field with additional 2 years relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree.