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 2017-2021 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 to support implementation of the NHP by fully aligning investments 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 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.