PROJECT MANAGER - HEALTH
ABOUT THE OECS
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance among independent and non-independent countries in the Eastern Caribbean. Under the Treaty of Basseterre (RTB, 1981) and now The Revised RTB (2010), Member States agree to cooperate with each other and promote unity and solidarity, including participation by Protocol Members in an Economic Union. Read More...
JOB SUMMARY
Under the leadership of the Programme Director - Health, the Project Manager, will apply their technical expertise to plan, implement, control, and complete the HIV TB Elimination project, identify project risks, while remaining aligned with project and Health Unit objectives. The Project Manager plays a critical role in driving international development projects, driving out complexity and ensuring that projects are delivered to the highest standards.
KEY DUTIES
- Leads project within the knowledge areas and across the project life cycle
- Provides a holistic view of the overall project to the organization and major stakeholders, works closely with Project Director and Portfolio Management Office [PMO], Project Steering Committee [PSC] and the Member States
- Serves as primary contact for the project and manages project communication including actively reporting on project progress and health to Project Director, PMO and PSC and externally to funding agencies
- Leads third party relationships involved in the delivery of goods, works, and services to the project and oversees contract administration
- Manages and controls project costs ensuring effective financial oversight
- Manages project risk including proactively identifying, analyzing, evaluating, mitigating, and monitoring along with providing solutions to complex issues
- Provides quality assurance of deliverables including project products
- Ensures project is completed within established timelines and manages project schedule
- Plans, organizes, manages, and leads the project team
- Purposefully manages day-to-day operations of the project
- Manages project documentation and tools including Lessons Learned, Risk Register, Activity Listing, Stakeholder Register, Issues Log, etc.
- Makes recommendations and takes appropriate decisions to increase project success
- Actively contributes to the organization’s Annual Work Plan and Budget [AWPB]
- Represents project(s) and OECSC at national, regional, and international meetings/fora
- Manages and resolves project team conflict and difficult situations
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
- At least Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or relevant field. Public health background and/or experience working in public health programme management will be an asset.
- PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent qualification (at least 5 years)
- Advanced knowledge and proven technical experience as a project manager (4-5 years)
- Proven experience in successfully managing donor-funded projects in one of the following fields: social, education, health, regional integration or environmental
- High proficiency in the use of project management software and tools
- Strong leadership skills
- Critical thinker and problem solver
- Analytical and strong organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships with key decision makers
- Able to work with minimal supervision
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Drive with Purpose and Vision
- Create an Environment of Trust
- Build Effective Teams
- Ensure Accountability
- Demonstrate Decision Quality
- Communicate Effectively
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
JOB LOCATION
The OECS Commission is headquartered in Castries, Saint Lucia. The position of Project Manager- Health is stationed at the OECS Commission headquarters.
All nationals of the OECS Member States: Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla, The British Virgin Islands, Martinique, and Guadeloupe are encouraged to apply.
BENEFITS
The position is on a fixed-term establishment. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, and exempt from income taxes. In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts allowances.
The deadline for all submissions is Monday 13th June 2022.
Only applications under consideration will be acknowledged.