Background Information Pakistan
UNOPS commenced operations in Pakistan in 1999 a...
Background Information Pakistan
UNOPS commenced operations in Pakistan in 1999 and significantly
up-scaled activities from 2005 onwards to support populations affected by and
vulnerable to earthquakes. In 2010, UNOPS opened a permanent office in
Islamabad to support the Government of Pakistan and other partners to undertake
humanitarian and reconstruction services, following the most devastating flood
in the nation’s history.
UNOPS
Pakistan has been implementing projects in the areas of early recovery and
reconstruction of community infrastructure, project management and related
monitoring and verification, community development, fund management, and
procurement. Supported strategically by a regional operational hub and UNOPS
headquarters in Copenhagen and within the overarching framework of the ONE UN
Programme, UNOPS Pakistan continues to deliver projects across the country
under its core delivery practices of sustainable infrastructure, sustainable
procurement, and sustainable project management.
UNOPS
is based in Islamabad and has a provincial office in Peshawar. In addition,
UNOPS is administrating Global Environment Facility (GEF) small grants on
behalf of UNDP to support community led projects in Baluchistan. Similarly,
UNOPS is also acting as the Local Fund Agent of the Global Fund. In Pakistan,
UNOPS monitors a grant portfolio of $600,000,000 by undertaking regular and
mandatory field visits across the country including FATA to provide independent
monitoring of the activities carried out by the grantees of the Global Fund.
Purpose and Scope of Assignment
The Finance Assistant
works under the overall guidance and supervision of the Project Manager and in
close consultation with UNOPS Sri Lanka Finance Unit.