Tool Implementation Project Lead

United Nations; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund – Office of Investment Management is seeking an experienced Project Manager (Consultant) to lead a procurement and program-management effort. You will map processes, draft and launch an RFP with criteria, and deliver vendor evaluation artifacts, governance structures, and KPI dashboards.

Responsibilities include go-live planning, UAT, deployment checklists, knowledge transfer, and a final closure report with lessons learned and sign-off.

Qualifications

• Process mapping workflow detailing technical requirements, process maps and future-state workflows.
• Write up and launch the Request for Information with detailed requirements, and follow up for the RFP, with technical and functional criteria and provide the following documentation: Vendor evaluation framework; Vendor comparison matrix; Recommendation report with scoring methodology; Business case and cost-benefit analysis; Procurement evaluation report.
• Deliver executive status reports, project board presentations and minutes, KPIs and adoption dashboards, benefits realization tracking, risk and issue reports.
• A documented project and program management framework, including governance structure, project lifecycle, templates, workflows, reporting standards, roles and responsibilities, and tool administration procedures.
• Work with the vendor for go-live plan, UAT test plan, and deployment checklist, as well as after go-live checks.
• A standard operating procedure document.
• Project closure report filled in with lessons learned report, knowledge transfer documentation and operational support handover as well as final acceptance and sign-off.

Responsibilities

• Map workflows detailing technical requirements and future-state processes.
• Prepare RFP with detailed criteria and documentation (vendor eval framework, comparison matrix, scoring).
• Deliver status reports, board presentations, KPIs, and adoption dashboards; track benefits and risks.
• Create a full project/program management framework with governance, lifecycle, templates, and roles.
• Coordinate go-live planning, UAT, deployment checklists, and post-go-live checks.
• Produce SOPs and closure reports including lessons learned and knowledge transfer.

Job description

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund – Office of Investment Management is seeking an experienced Project Manager (Consultant) to lead a procurement and program-management effort. You will map processes, draft and launch an RFP with criteria, and deliver vendor evaluation artifacts, governance structures, and KPI dashboards.

Responsibilities include go-live planning, UAT, deployment checklists, knowledge transfer, and a final closure report with lessons learned and sign-off.