Programme Management Intern - PMO

Job categories Programme Management
Vacancy code VA/2024/B5132/29103
Department/office ECR, AUMCO, Austria MCO
Duty station Vienna, Austria
Contract type Intern
Contract level Intern
Duration 6 months, with possibility of extension for up to 12 months
Application period 25-Oct-2024 to 10-Nov-2024


Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.


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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.  With over 6,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical, and management knowledge they need, where they need it.  By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.

AUMCO (Austria Multi Country Office)

The Austria Multi-Country Office (AUMCO) is part of the UNOPS Europe and Central Asia Region (ECR). Specifically, AUMCO aims to enable achievement of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement through global programmes and tailored interventions in the Balkans, South Caucasus, and Central Asia, focused on:
  • Infrastructure
  • Procurement 
  • Project Management (full service, back on track)
  • HR and Transactional Services
  • Grants Management 
  • Technical and Advisory Services
  • Project Information

The primary role of Programme Management Office (PMO) is to provide AUMCO with the structures, tools and techniques needed to ensure effective governance, management, decision making and resourcing at the portfolio level, including when it comes to project development, inception and delivery. 
In doing so, the PMO works to ensure that project management policies, processes and methods are followed and practiced according to the organization standards, while acting as the overall Quality Assurance capacity, covering both the substantive and administrative elements of projects, under the AUMCO business units on behalf of senior management. The PMO strongly contributes to moving the Multi Country/Country Office toward achieving its priorities and objectives.

The functions and services of the PMO include:
  • Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management Support: Facilitating the planning/development, operationalization and delivery of projects, programmes and portfolios.
  • Delivery oversight support: Ensuring UNOPS projects adhere to laid down policies, methodologies, and guidelines including coordinating the quarterly assurance tasks, performing monthly compliance checks  and coordination project board governance  reviews.
  • Best Practices: Facilitating the application of UNOPS standards in project management, encouraging consistent working practices and ensuring appropriate application. 

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TOGETHER, WE BUILD THE FUTURE

UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world.

Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.

We are proud of our people. The UNOPS family brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf on our partners. Spread across 80 countries, our workforce is rich in diversity and culture – with inclusion at its core.

We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options.

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