The United Nations
Office for Project Services (UNOPS) mission is to help people...
The United Nations
Office for Project Services (UNOPS) mission is to help people build better
lives and countries achieve sustainable development. UNOPS provides project
management, procurement and infrastructure services to governments, donors and
UN organisations. Its services can be advisory, implementation or
transactional, with the development of the national capacity always in focus.
UNOPS was the first organisation in the world that was awarded the four
most prestigious accreditations in project management, including PRINCE2®, and
one of five organisations in the world awarded the Gold Level from the
Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. For its approach to project
management and consistent quality UNOPS received ISO 9001 certification in 2011.
In Serbia, UNOPS has
been active since 2000, became the Project Centre (RSPC) in 2012, and was
reclassified, due a growing portfolio, to Operations Centre (RSOC) at the
beginning of 2017. Since 2017, RSOC operations have expanded to North
Macedonia, Georgia and Montenegro.
UNOPS has been a
reliable partner primarily of the Government of Serbia, and later of the
Governments of North Macedonia, Georgia and Montenegro, in providing support
for demanding socio-economic reforms and facilitating accession to the European
Union.
Currently, the RSOC is implementing 14 projects
focussed on sustainable socio-economic development, creation of a more
favourable environment for employability, business and infrastructure growth,
increased security, improved education, enhanced social inclusion either via
enabling durable housing solutions or providing access to health, education and
jobs for the most vulnerable population. All projects have good governance and
gender equality as transversal themes. UNOPS projects are contextualised within
the broader Sustainable Development Goals framework and objectives.