Thailand Multi Country Office is a UNOPS business unit under the UNOPS Asia Regi...
Thailand Multi Country Office is a UNOPS business unit under the UNOPS Asia Regional Office and it was established to better support, develop and oversee the UNOPS portfolio of projects in South East Asia and the Pacific.
The MCO comprises three main portfolios –THMCO Thailand, THMCO Indonesia and THMCO Pacific and provides a wide range of services including Project Management, Transactional HR, Financial, and Procurement to clients that include other UN entities, INGOs and governments/government agencies donors. Most of THMCO projects are implemented in South East Asia and the Pacific.
Over the first half of 2018, THMCO’s portfolio has significantly changed mainly in terms of increase in footprint in the pacific, diversification of the portfolio and overall increase in delivery.
In response to the recent developments highlighted above and in line with the THMCO business strategy for 2018-2021, THMCO has established the position of Head of Project Management Office that is tenable at its head office in Bangkok, Thailand. Reporting directly to the Head of THMCO, who provides direction and general supervision.
The primary role of Project Management Office (PMO) is to provide THMCO with the structures, tools and techniques needed to ensure that it has the right programmes and projects in place, that operational and change priorities are balanced, the governance and decision making is facilitated and it has the resources and capability to deliver them consistently well.
The functions and services of the PMO include:
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Strategic Planning/Portfolio Support: Ensuring UNOPS is focused on doing the right projects by supporting management decision-making.
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Delivery Support: Ensuring UNOPS is doing projects the right way, through the effective delivery of the programme and projects.
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Best Practices: Applying UNOPS standards in project management, encouraging consistent working practices and ensuring appropriate application.
The primary role of PMO is to ensure that project management policies, processes and methods are followed and practiced according to the organization standards, while acting as the overall Project Assurance capacity within the business unit on behalf of the Director and Representative (Executive). The PMO strongly contributes to moving the THMCO toward achieving its mission-focused goals and objectives.