Global Management & Oversight Senior Advisor

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organizations.  

UNOPS portfolio delivery is operationalised via:

• Africa Region (AFR)
• Asia Region (AR)
• Europe & Central Asia Region (ECR)
• Latin America & Caribbean Region (LCR)
• Middle East Region (MR)
• New York Service Cluster (NYSC)

Following a recent restructuring, a position of Director of Regional Portfolios (D-RPO) has been created, to provide strategic leadership and oversight across the UNOPS regions and the corporate Partnership and Liaison Group.

Education:

• An Advanced University Degree (Master's or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance, Political Science, International Relations, International Development, Social Sciences or a related discipline is required;
• A First-Level University Degree (Bachelor's) in combination with 2 additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in management and advisory/coordination roles;
• Demonstrated experience working in project and programme management, international development, post-disaster and/or emergency contexts;
• In-depth knowledge of development issues and current donor and sectoral trends;
• Field work experience in at least two UNOPS regions ( Field work experience is required);
• Proven ability to collaborate with and oversee diverse and senior teams;
• Experience in an international organizations is an asset;
• PRINCE2® Foundation Certification or equivalent is desirable. PRINCE2 Practitioner Certification or equivalent is an asset.

Language requirements:

• Excellent writing and oral skills in English; 
• Working knowledge of Arabic, French or Spanish is an asset.

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

• Contract type: ICA
• Contract level: I-ICA 3
• Contract duration: Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.