The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of ...
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 (UN), UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement, and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors, and United Nations organisations.
This position's geographical scope is the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region and is part of LAC Regional Director`s regional strategic team. The incumbent will directly supervise one Regional Partnerships Specialist and one Regional Communications Specialist, and will lead the Regional Partnerships and Communications (P&C) Network composed of 40 P&C professionals located across 13 countries in LAC.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of LAC Regional Director, the regional Head of Partnerships (HP) will coordinate and assure that UNOPS’s capacities directly contribute to the acceleration of the 2030 Agenda, Our Common Agenda, the priorities of Member States in the LAC, UN entities, international financial institutions (IFIs) and cooperation , civil society and academia, etc. The HP will also lead the initial development of public partnerships in LAC countries where UNOPS wants to start the provision of services.
The Regional HP will be part of the Regional strategic Management Team, led by the Regional Director and comprising the Directors of Country offices and other key roles.
For more information about UNOPS in LAC and what we do, please see the link "UNOPS en America Latina y el Caribe"