UNOPS Office in Ukraine is established on
the request from President of Ukraine ...
UNOPS Office in Ukraine is established on
the request from President of Ukraine Mr. Petro Poroshenko and in line with the
Host Country Agreement with Ukraine signed on November 22, 2016.
The UNOPS Eastern Europe - Ukraine Office is
an Operations Center for the delivery of services in Ukraine under Europe and
Central Asia Region (ECR). At the same time the UNOPS Eastern Europe - Ukraine
Office is expected to perform the role of UNOPS Eastern European Operational
Hub as it will be providing support and coordination for UNOPS activities in
the sub-region.
The purpose of the UNOPS Eastern Europe -
Ukraine Office is to provide efficient and effective delivery of support to
development, peace-keeping and humanitarian partners in Ukraine and other
countries of the sub-region (Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)
through its national and regional programmes, as well as within the scope of
global portfolios.
The UNOPS Eastern Europe - Ukraine Office
will strengthen UNOPS capacity to support the Governments of the sub-region in
their vital needs related countries development as well as provides better
opportunity to access innovative sources of funding through interaction with
institutional donors, charity organizations, IFIs, international business
associations to implement social, economic, environmental and humanitarian
projects in the sub-region.
The primary role of Programme Management
Office (PMO) is to provide UNOPS Eastern Europe - Ukraine Office 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:
- Strategic
Planning/Portfolio Support: Ensuring UNOPS is focused on doing the
right projects by supporting management decision-making.
- Delivery
Support: Ensuring UNOPS is doing projects the right way, through the
effective delivery of the programme and
projects.
- 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 Head of Office and Deputy Head of Office/Head of Programme (Executive). The
PMO strongly contributes to moving the UNOPS Eastern Europe - Ukraine Office toward achieving its mission-focused goals and
objectives.