The UNOPS Peace and Security
Centre (PSC) is a principal service provider in the...
The UNOPS Peace and Security
Centre (PSC) is a principal service provider in the field of mine action with
the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), UNDP, UNICEF, Governments of
mine-affected countries and other mine action partners. The Centre is
responsible to administer, provide support and oversight of the day-to-day
management of the Project Field offices, both according to the client
requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations.
It is headed by the Centre Director who has the overall authority and
accountability for the performance of the Peace and Security Centre on behalf
of its clients.
One of the main objectives of the
Peace and Security Centre is to rapidly deploy project personnel to the
field. To accomplish this, it has established a Pool of Experts, from which it
deploys and re-deploys personnel in order to fulfil personnel vacancies.
A Pool of Experts is a roster of specialists whose technical knowledge and
personal suitability has been evaluated and approved in advance, allowing them
to be deployed on short notice and in short order. Pool members can
be deployed on any of UNOPS contract modalities: FTA, TA, or I-ICA
(International Individual Contractor Agreement).
Background Information - UNMAS
Established in 1997 by the General Assembly, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) serves as the United Nations focal point for mine action and supports its vision of "a world free of the threat of landmines and unexploded ordnance, where individuals and communities live in a safe environment conducive to development, and where mine survivors are fully integrated into their societies."
UNMAS coordinates and collaborates with fourteen UN departments, agencies, programmes and funds to ensure an effective, proactive and coordinated response to the problems of landmines and explosive remnants of war, including cluster munitions.
UNMAS establishes, manages, and provides strategic direction to mine-action coordination centres in countries and territories as part of peacekeeping operations and humanitarian emergencies or crises. In these situations, UNMAS may plan and carry out mine-action projects, support and coordinate the work of local and international mine-action service providers, and set priorities for mine clearance, mine-risk education and all other aspects of mine action.