The United Nations Office for
Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations,
supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peace-building,
humanitarian and development projects around the world. UNOPS supports partners to build a better
future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and
sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects. 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.
Job specific context:
According
to UN OCHA, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world.
Nearly five years of conflict and severe economic decline are driving the
country to the brink of famine and exacerbating needs in all sectors. An
estimated 80 per cent of the population – 24 million people – require some form
of humanitarian or protection assistance, including 14.3 million who are in
acute
need.
Severity of needs is deepening, with the number of people in acute need a
staggering 27 per cent higher than last year. Two-thirds of all districts in
the country are already pre-famine, and one-third face a convergence of
multiple acute vulnerabilities.1
In
order to address the dire humanitarian situation in Yemen, the restoration of
regular commercial cargo flows into the country is essential. UN Security
Council resolution 2216 (2015) decided that “Member States shall take necessary
measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer from or
through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or
aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and
ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare
parts for the aforementioned”. 2 In order to facilitate the unimpeded flow of
essential commercial items to Yemen, the UN has been requested by the
Government of Yemen to provide a monitoring and inspection service to inspect
commercial cargo entering Yemen’s territorial waters in compliance with UNSCR
2216 (2015).
The
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) was requested to operationalize
and manage a mechanism to oversee the monitoring and inspection services on
behalf of the UN and the concerned Member States. UNVIM is an independent
mechanism, executed by UNOPS and reporting to OCHA.
The
United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM) was
established in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, in January 2016. As of November
2019, UNVIM has issued clearances to more than 1,100 vessels discharging over
21.1 million metric tonnes of commercial cargo to Yemen’s Red Sea ports of
Hodeidah, Saleef and Ras Isa.
Under the direct supervision of the Administration Officer, and
technical guidance of the ICT colleagues in HQ, the ICT Associate is
responsible for efficient and effective ICT management and support to the
operations in a given geography. In the discharge of her/his duties, the ICT
Associate liaises with UNOPS operations support colleagues in order to ensure
best support.