Project Management Office (PMO) - Specialist

Project Management Office (PMO) - Specialist | UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services

Project Management Office (PMO) - Specialist

UNOPS - United Nations Office for Project Services Remote | Home Based - May require travel National LICA 10 level Speaks English, French, Spanish

Application deadline: March 27, 2026

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Summary by Impactpool

The Project Management Office (PMO) Specialist at UNOPS plays a crucial role in enhancing project and program management frameworks to ensure effective implementation aligned with organizational objectives. This position involves strategic planning, resource management, and quality assurance to drive project success. The specialist will support the management team in overseeing project portfolios, ensuring compliance with UNOPS standards, and promoting best practices in project management. Additionally, the role includes monitoring project performance and facilitating knowledge sharing within the organization.

Candidate Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of experience or Master's degree with 5 years of experience

Experience in project management or related areas

Proficiency in collaboration and productivity tools

Fluent in English

Intermediate Spanish and/or French desirable

Experience in multicultural environments or UN system organizations preferred

General Information

Position Title

Project Management Office (PMO) - Specialist

Job Category

Project

Duty Station(s)

Home based

Seniority Level

Mid Level

ICS Level

ICS 10

Contract Type

ICA - LICA - Specialist - Regular

Contract Level

LICA 10

Posting Start Date

12-Mar-2026

Posting End Date

27-Mar-2026

Duration

Ongoing

Job Highlight

Drive strategic project and program success through innovative frameworks, ensuring optimal resource utilization and sustainable results.

About the Region

In Latin America and the Caribbean, UNOPS operates across 23 countries, delivering high-impact solutions that drive sustainable development. UNOPS focuses on building and improving resilient infrastructure—including roads, bridges, public facilities, sanitation systems, and housing—to enhance quality of life and foster inclusive growth. UNOPS also supports public health by procuring essential medicines and medical equipment, ensuring broader access to healthcare services. By strengthening institutional capacities, UNOPS promotes transparent, efficient, and equitable public management. As a trusted partner to governments and development stakeholders, UNOPS aligns its interventions with national priorities, helping countries advance the Sustainable Development Goals through practical, results-driven support.

About the Country/Multi-Country Office

The Barbados Country Office (CO) functions as a strategic hub to support Caribbean nations in implementing the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), helping regional leaders advance a global agenda on climate justice and financing.  The primary mandate of the Barbados Country Office is to Speed Up and Scale Up engagements across 17 Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), ensuring that partner expectations are met with agility and precision. Through dedicated operational presence, UNOPS Barbados Country Office streamlines complex regional logistics and fosters stronger collaboration with sovereign governments and financial institutions in the Caribbean. The office focuses on delivering high-value solutions aligned with the region’s priorities, including the economy, nature and climate, human capital, infrastructure and capacity development.

Job Specific Context

The Barbados Country Office is designed as a strategic vehicle to support Caribbean nations in the implementation of the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), helping Caribbean leaders drive a global agenda on climate justice and financing.

The region, a complex archipelago of 13 sovereign states and numerous dependent territories, faces disproportionate vulnerabilities to economic shocks, natural disasters, and the accelerating impacts of climate change. In direct response to these challenges, UNOPS has designated operations in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as a corporate priority for its 2026–2029 Strategic Plan.

The Barbados Country Office’s primary mandate is to Speed Up and Scale Up engagements across 17 Caribbean SIDS, ensuring that partner expectations are met with agility and precision. Through dedicated operational presence, UNOPS Barbados Country Office will streamline complex regional logistics and foster stronger collaboration with sovereign governments and financial institutions in the Caribbean.

The Barbados Country Office will focus on, high-value solutions that address the specific priorities of the Caribbean SIDS, including:

Economy (Economic Resilience, Disaster Risk Reduction, Energy Transition)

Nature and Climate (Climate Action and Support, Biodiversity Action, Ocean Conservation and Sustainable Use)

Human Capital (Secure Safe and healthy societies, Productive populations, Gender equality and women's empowerment)

Infrastructure (Resilient infrastructure in Rule of Law, Health, Transportation, Education, etc.)

Improve countries project management capabilities as well as implementation capacity and project formulation to access just finance

Role Purpose

The Project Management Office (PMO) Specialist contributes to the development and continuous improvement of strategic, operational and governance frameworks to ensure that all projects and programmes are effectively designed, prioritized and implemented in alignment with UNOPS and partner objectives. The role supports the management team in strategic planning and portfolio oversight, providing delivery assurance to ensure projects are executed according to UNOPS standards and promoting best practices in project management. The PMO Specialist also ensures the consistent application of project management methodologies, policies and tools across all operations, enabling evidence-based decision-making, optimal resource utilization, and effective delivery of sustainable results. 

Functions / Key Results Expected

Development and Planning 

Contribute to strategic oversight, advice and direction on project and programme management activities in line with service agreements and project documents.

Support the development, implementation and, when required, revision of project budgets and staffing plans, ensuring alignment and synergy across operations.

Establish and maintain resource tracking systems within the PMO to enhance planning, forecasting and delivery tracking.

Identify and anticipate risks and issues, providing timely advice and mitigation measures to the supervisor.

Project Set-Up and Closure

Facilitate the preparation of high-level project and programme plans, consolidating lower-level plans into integrated milestones.

Develop, monitor and maintain project dependencies and interdependencies.

Provide support on project assets, finance and administrative matters throughout the project lifecycle.

Serve as the focal point for project closure activities.

Oversee all closure processes, ensuring the proper disposal of assets, final operating, initiation of financial disbursements during Defects Liability Periods and handover of projects to HQ for final financial closure.

Ensure timely updates of project information in UNOPS systems (e.g. oneUNOPS).

Monitoring and Reporting

Prepare, review and issue regular project and programme reports in accordance with donor requirements and UNOPS standards.

Continuously assess project performance using scope, cost, schedule and quality criteria.

Implement and maintain effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems aligned with project logical frameworks.

Ensure that all projects define, update and track milestones and performance targets throughout their lifecycle.

Analyze delivery data and performance dashboards, identifying trends, risks and corrective measures.

Provide analytical reports and financial insights (e.g. delivery forecasts, locally managed cost projections) to support decision-making by project and support services teams. 

Coordinate the implementation of project management initiatives and requests from the Regional Office and HQ teams.

Quality Assurance 

Ensure that projects and programmes comply with UNOPS standards, policies and audit requirements.

Collaborate with procurement, finance and audit teams to maintain quality control and compliance with supplier and internal systems.

Coordinate quality reviews of project documents, reports and deliverables, ensuring consistency and accuracy.

Provide quality assurance for management products, ensuring adherence to corporate standards and client expectations. 

Participate as authorized in continuous process improvement initiatives and operational excellence efforts.

Personnel Management (as applicable)

Assist in supervising, guiding and motivating project team members to achieve high performance and accountability.

Contribute to recruitment, onboarding and performance management of personnel, ensuring gender balance and diversity principles are upheld.

Promote a respectful, inclusive and safe working environment that aligns with UNOPS’ zero-tolerance policy for misconduct, discrimination and harassment.

Ensure compliance with United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) safety and security standards for all project staff and operations.

Knowledge Building and Sharing

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.

Skills

Data Analysis, Project Implementation, Project Management, Reporting, Stakeholder Management

Competencies

Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and externally in order to positively shape the organisation. Anticipates and perceives the impact and implications of future decisions and activities on other parts of the organisation.

Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and encourages others to do the same. Upholds organisational and ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness. Role model for diversity and inclusion.

Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates and supports the development of others. For people managers only: Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs and inspires others to succeed, utilizing appropriate leadership styles.

Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners and always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds and maintains strong external relationships and is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).

Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self and/or others to accomplish a goal. Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities and takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.

Open to change and flexible in a fast paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences and modifies own behavior. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.

Evaluates data and courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks. Applies innovation and creativity to problem-solving.

Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise and open manner. Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings and needs of others. Actively listens and proactively shares knowledge. Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion and finding common ground.

Education Requirements

Required

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 7 years of relevant experience OR

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 5 years of relevant experience is required.

Desired

A globally recognized professional certificate or membership in Project Management is desired.

Experience Requirements

Required

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 are required.

Desired

Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.

Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.

Language Requirements

Language Proficiency Level Requirement

English Fluent Required

Spanish Intermediate Desirable

French Intermediate Desirable

Additional Information

Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. 

Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. 

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be

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