The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is the
central resource f...
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is the
central resource for the United Nations system in procurement and contract
management, as well as in civil works and physical infrastructure development.
It focuses its action on the areas of its mandate established by the General
Assembly and its Executive Council, while collaborating with other United
Nations agencies, funds and programmes on joint projects.
UNOPS supports local and national governments to maximize the
efficiency of public investment, promote transparency, fight corruption and
adapt to each country the best practices available worldwide in order to
strengthen national capacities in the areas of procurement, public
infrastructure and project management.
With over 8,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS
offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they
need, where they need it. By implementing around 1,000 projects for our
partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on
the ground, often in the most challenging environments.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, UNOPS adapts its approach
to local context, providing a broad range of strategic solutions to improve
member countries efforts in achieving the priorities of the Agenda 2030. Beyond
its regular activities, it works in order to preserve and value the wealth of
natural, cultural and human resources and to reduce gaps as inequality.
UNOPS has been
recently offering PPP Advisory Services in order to strengthen public sector
capabilities in the development of Public Private Partnership (PPP)
initiatives.
Through its PPP
portfolio, UNOPS is developing advisory services in infrastructure finance with
private sector funding and operations. This includes public-private
partnerships, concessions, management contracts, loans and other partnerships
to support the national and local governments to address the challenge on how
to prioritize and finance the infrastructure investment needed.
Therefore, UNOPS is
now recruiting PPP Specialists with relevant experience in the development PPP
projects.
The duties and
responsibilities of the Private Public Partnerships Specialist Level 1 are
similar to that of the Private Public Partnerships Specialist Level 2, with the
difference in grades being determined by the project complexity. A Private
Public Partnerships Specialist at this level would be a main contributor of the
PPP specialist team for one or more UNOPS Level 1 project(s).