Project Management Tool Implementation Lead

UN Secretariat; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) in New York seeks a Project Management Tool Implementation Lead to oversee the selection and rollout of a new project and program management tool. You will coordinate with stakeholders, map future-state processes, manage RFI/RFPs, and develop vendor evaluation reports to ensure timely go-live.

You will build and maintain governance, templates, and reporting standards while coordinating go-live, UAT, deployment, and lessons learned with the Project

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven project management experience.
• Experience leading enterprise PM tool implementations.
• Experience in regulated/financial environments preferred.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and change management skills.
• Experience with RFI/RFP processes and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Lead selection and implementation of a PM tool with future-state workflows.
• Manage RFI and RFP processes and vendor evaluation reports.
• Produce executive status reports, dashboards, KPIs, and risk/issue reports.
• Establish governance, lifecycle templates, and reporting standards.
• Coordinate go-live, UAT, deployment, and lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Roadmap development

Monitoring and evaluation

Reporting

Process mapping

Workflow design

Vendor management

UAT planning

MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Projects,

Excel

Risk and issue management

Prince 2

PMI

Agile

Scrum Master

Education

Advanced degree in computer science or project management

First-level degree with additional qualifying experience

Certifications: Prince2, PMI, Agile, Scrum Master

Tools

MS Projects

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Organizational context: The Office of Investment Management (OIM) of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) is seeking a Project Management Tool Implementation Lead. This role is crucial for overseeing and coordinating the selection and implementation of a new project and program management tool within the organization, based in New York.

Job purpose: The Project Management Tool Implementation Lead will be responsible for the successful selection and implementation of a new project and program management tool for the Office of Investment Management (OIM). This involves engaging stakeholders across the organization, developing a strategic roadmap, managing change effectively, and meticulously tracking project progress through monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. The role is key to ensuring the tool is adopted and delivers its intended benefits, working closely with the Project Management Team to achieve project milestones and objectives within the expected six-month duration.

Responsibilities

The Project Manager will lead the selection and implementation of a project and program management tool. Key responsibilities include developing detailed process maps and future-state workflows, managing the Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, and creating vendor evaluation frameworks and reports. The role involves delivering regular executive status reports, project board presentations, KPIs, adoption dashboards, and risk/issue reports. Additionally, the Project Manager will establish a comprehensive project and program management framework, including governance, lifecycle, templates, and reporting standards. Collaboration with vendors for go-live planning, UAT, and deployment is essential, alongside developing standard operating procedures and a project closure report with lessons learned.

Education

An advanced degree in computer science, project management, or a related field is required. A first-level degree may be considered with additional qualifying experience. Relevant certifications such as Prince 2, PMI, Agile, or Scrum Master are highly desirable.

Work experience

A minimum of 5 years of proven experience in project management and stakeholder engagement is required. Demonstrable experience leading one to three enterprise-wide project management tool implementations is essential. Experience within highly regulated or financial institutions is desired.

Skills

Project management, stakeholder engagement, change management, roadmap development, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, process mapping, workflow design, vendor management, UAT planning, Microsoft Suite proficiency (Word, PowerPoint, MS Projects, Excel), risk and issue management, Prince 2, PMI, Agile, Scrum Master.