UNOPS Myanmar
Myanmar
is one of UNOPS leading offices in Asia, acting as fund manager for three of
the largest development programmes in the country, namely the Three Millennium
Development Goal Fund (3MDG), the Livelihood and Food Security Trust Fund
(LIFT) and the Joint Peace Fund (JPF). Also, UNOPS Myanmar is Principal
Recipient for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in
Myanmar and Cambodia, and for the Global Fund¹s Regional Artemisinin-resistance
Initiative targeting drug-resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong sub-region.
UNOPS provides procurement, infrastructure and project management services to a
wide range of organisations in the country, including the Government of
Myanmar, international development partners, other UN agencies, NGOs and INGOs.
UNOPS Myanmar plays a critical role in ensuring that the quality of services
provided to its partners meets stringent requirements of speed, efficiency and
cost effectiveness.
Job Specific
The 3MDG Fund
was launched in 2012 and is set to continue until the end of 2018. By pooling
over $283 million through the contributions of seven bilateral donors –
Australia, Denmark, the European Union, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom
and the United States of America – 3MDG promotes the efficient use of development
funds. 3MDG accelerates progress towards
the health Millennium Development Goals and the achievement of Universal Health
Coverage in Myanmar. In close partnership with the Government of Myanmar and
others, it strengthens the national health system at all levels, helping poor
and vulnerable people access quality health services.
A new
structure for the 3MDG Fund
In 2016 the
Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS), in consultation with Health Partners,
developed the 2017-2022 Myanmar National Health Plan (NHP) – a roadmap for the
country’s response to health challenges in the next five years.
The 3MDG Fund, now
extended until the end of 2018, aims at supporting the NHP and fully aligning
with its approach. This entails:
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Focusing efforts on the delivery of an Essential Package of Health
Services (EPHS) to all populations in Myanmar;
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Focusing on equity and on access to Health for the most underserved
populations (remote and conflict areas, marginalized populations)
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Ensuring that all interventions – including through support to service-delivery
– contribute to capacity building and Health Systems Strengthening (HSS).
As part of this
transformation, the Fund Management Office (FMO) is being reorganized, moving
away from a vertical structure by components[1]
and towards an organigram in which a Strategy Department provides cross-cutting
support (Health, HSS, Civil Society, Conflict Sensitivity) while a Programmes
Department manages grants and interventions in selected geographies.
[1] Component 1: Mother, Newborn and Child Health;
Component 2: HIV, Harm Reduction, TB, Malaria; and Component 3: Health Systems
Strengthening