South East Asia Multi-Country Office (EAPMCO)
The South East Asia and Pacific Multi Country Office (EAPMCO) supports, develops and oversees the UNOPS portfolio of projects in South East Asia and the Pacific. EAPMCO currently covers 24 countries across North East Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific. With its head office in Bangkok, the Multi-Country Office comprises nine business units: SEMCO Thailand, EAPMCO Indonesia, EAPMCO Pacific Operations Cluster, EAPMCO Papua New Guinea, EAPMCO China, EAPMCO Vietnam, EAPMCO Lao PDR, EAPMCO Philippines and EAPMCO Cambodia.
In 2022, the UNOPS EAPMCO implemented projects worth more than USD 95.7 million, in the areas of Energy Transition, Digital Transformations, Sustainable Environmental Management, Climate Change, Waste Management, Rule of Law and Access to Justice, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Post Conflict Reintegration, Emergency Relief, Post COVID19 Economic Transformations, and Health, through HR, procurement, construction, contract management, fund and program management services.
The Multi Country Office head office in Bangkok provides strategic direction, operational support, delivery oversight and assurance of the excellence of business processes and quality standards across all of the entire Multi Country Office locations. It is also responsible for developing, delivering and managing the portfolio of engagements in the country of the MCO location itself.
UNOPS has been providing management services to the UN Global Pulse initiative since its establishment in 2009. As of 2023, the Indonesia Office will provide operational services to the UN Global Pulse - Asia-Pacific Regional Hub.
UN Global Pulse
UN Global Pulse is the Secretary General’s Innovation Lab. We work at the intersection of innovation and the human sciences to inform, inspire, and strengthen the ability of the United Nations family and those it serves to anticipate, respond and adapt to the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Our teams are spread across the world, with hubs in Uganda, Indonesia, Finland and the United States. Drawing on more than a decade of experience with digital innovation in the UN family, UN Global Pulse unites specialists from the digital and social sciences in search of solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, from conflict to climate change.
We aim to reduce the risks that innovation involves and move towards the opportunities. We restore public trust in technology by making it inclusive, accessible and ethical. Our input brings value to the work of the UN and external partners in protecting the vulnerable and defending human rights.
The goals of the UNGP Network are: i) Support efforts to advance innovations ii) Contribute to the development of global frameworks, and iii) Support the transformation of the UN family.
UNGP wishes to expand its regional operations in Asia Pacific, progressing from its successful facility operating in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its activities will be implemented through UNOPS, (EAPMCO Indonesia).
The incumbent of this position will be personnel of UNOPS under its full responsibility.
To achieve its goals, UNGP is establishing a Regional Hub for Asia Pacific and recruiting a Regional Head of UN Global Pulse (Asia-Pacific) in Jakarta.
The incumbent will be an Ambassador for Change and a role model towards promoting a culture of innovation and transformation.
The Regional Hub will include teams on the ground that are deeply embedded in UN, host country government, civil society, academia, and private sector. These rich relationships provide direct access to the most relevant local and regional challenges and innovation opportunities. The Regional Head of UN Global Pulse (Asia-Pacific) will oversee and foster systematic scanning and ideation to surface new options that go beyond the obvious. The hub will employ cutting-edge teams on the ground where experts in the digital/data space work hand in hand with innovation management, foresight, partnership, communications, and behavioural scientists/designers.
Furthermore, the Regional Hub will aim to broaden scope of tested solutions for other contexts in the region and provide advice and support to regional UN leadership and partners.
As a part of the UNGP network, the Regional Hub will be driving the UN Secretary General’s innovation agenda, and play a key role in supporting the implementation of Our Common Agenda to transform the UN to better support the member states and to tackle the complex challenges of the 21st Century.
The role requires experience in managing innovation; strong organisational and people management skills; solid UN experience and a very good understanding of the UN’s role and mandates. It requires regular interaction with UN headquarters staff, country/regional directors of UN agencies, and with UN Resident Coordinators/UN Country Teams.
The ability to build, maintain and improve relationships and partnerships is critical to this role. At the national, regional and global levels, the role will support expanding and strengthening UNGP’s shared value partnerships with UN agencies, member states, academia/think tanks, NGOs/CSOs and the private sector.
The ideal candidate will be driven by values, be people-centred, and seek to improve UN processes in order to drive greater and faster impact. The ideal candidate is able to orientate individuals, teams and a network in a way that accelerates UNGP in achieving a UN family that shapes responsible and inclusive digital innovation to serve people, advances their sustainable development, and protects the planet. The Regional Head of UN Global Pulse (Asia-Pacific) will play a pivotal role in UNGP’s transformation to a more performance, results and impact-driven organisation.
The role is based in Jakarta. Occasional travel and field missions will be required.