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.