Project Management Support Senior Officer

The Project Management Support Officer provides substantive monitoring, evaluation and coordination expertise to support the implementation of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) projects. The role involves project planning, monitoring, reporting, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge sharing to ensure successful delivery of programmatic activities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, execution and updating of detailed implementation plans and work plans for AML/CFT projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget and quality standards.
• Provide logistical and operational support for missions, workshops, training, outreach activities and dialogues, including preparation of concept notes, agendas, presentations and other materials.
• Integrate sustainability, social inclusion, and gender equality considerations into project activities and implementation.
• Support full implementation of Health, Safety, Social and Environmental (HSSE) standards across all activities.
• Conduct or participate in field missions to monitor implementation, support national counterparts and project partners, and facilitate timely delivery of project activities.
• Support the organization and coordination of consulting assignments in collaboration with legal experts and stakeholders.
• Coordinate timely preparation and submission of narrative and financial reports ensuring compliance with UNOPS and donor standards.
• Track project progress against scope, schedule, cost and quality indicators, providing early warnings and proposing corrective actions.
• Conduct regular reviews of project data, milestones, activities and performance indicators to assess delivery status.
• Maintain monitoring tools and support data collection, analysis and presentation for evidence-based decision-making.
• Provide quality assurance for project deliverables, reports and documentation submitted by donors, partners and counterparts.
• Support preparation of project monitoring and evaluation materials, implementation reports, activity evaluation reports and impact assessments.
• Support internal and external audits ensuring documentation and processes meet compliance standards.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with national and local authorities, donors, partners, grantees, beneficiaries and other AML/CFT stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication and coordination among programme teams, national counterparts and project partners.
• Support organization of steering committee meetings, technical workshops, capacity-building activities and stakeholder consultations.
• Ensure stakeholders are informed of project progress, activities and results through timely and accurate information.
• Provide substantive support for policy coordination and evaluation functions including review and analysis of emerging AML/CFT issues and participation in evaluations and research.
• Support organization, facilitation and delivery of training and learning sessions on AML/CFT and related subjects.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and Communities of Practice, contributing insights and lessons learned.
• Conduct research on project management and AML/CFT-related topics and contribute to drafting research papers, analytical notes, proposals, reports, studies, briefing notes and publications.
• Support development of guidelines, policies, measures, terms of reference, operational plans and other project-related documentation.
• Design and support development of data collection tools, analysis and presentation of information, and preparation of conclusions and recommendations for project outputs and programmatic development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in criminology, law, political sciences, sociology or related discipline with 4 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in criminology, law, political sciences, sociology or related discipline with 2 years of relevant experience is required.
• A globally recognized professional certificate or membership in Project Management is desired.
• Relevant experience in project management or related areas, including AML/CFT-related programmes or projects.
• Demonstrable proficiency in the use of collaboration and productivity tools (e.g. MS Office, G-Suite, etc.) and web-based management systems.
• Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
• Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.

Skills

• Project Management
• Anti-Money Laundering
• Combating Financing of Terrorism
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Project Planning
• Reporting
• Knowledge Sharing
• Collaboration Tools
• Productivity Tools
• Web-based Management Systems
• Multicultural Environment Experience
• Development Context Experience
• Humanitarian Experience

Languages

English, Swahili