Senior Consultant Procurement Advisory Services

The UNOPS Management Support Centre (MSC) acts as the technical front office and works in close collaboration with the regions and partners on operationalizing best practices, towards global and other tailored agreements around management services.

MSC gains insights into specific needs of partners, through technical experts, in the areas of Project management, Infrastructure, Administration, Procurement, Human Resources and Financial management services, and tailors solutions at the corporate level, ensuring appropriate skills, products and services can be sourced, internally and externally, to support such engagements.

MSC supports the maintenance of global engagements with partners, in close coordination with regions and practices, and provides advice on communication and branding of such services.

MSC has the following key responsibilities:

At Corporate level:

·       Lead the development of the strategic focus on Management Services and contributes to positioning UNOPS as the global partner in the provision of Management Services to partners

·       Oversee and house the hosting strategy, develop hosting frameworks to manage business and risks, and ensure new potential hosted entity engagements are reviewed as per corporate standards.

·       Oversee and house the global agreements with global partners on management services and maintain a steady line of communication with the partners on service performance

At the Regional level:        

·       Support the regions with packaging of management solutions as a service line to be provided to partners, whether as local partners or under global partnership agreements.

·       Support the Regions with hosted entities Management Services, including assessing global operational risk and leading corporate knowledge management on the topic.

Procurement Advisory Services (PAS)

In our work with governments, public sector, and others in developing countries, there is a growing need for UNOPS to provide advisory and capacity development services in the area of procurement and supply chain management.

The PAS team was established in response to this need and has enjoyed success primarily in the Latin America region. We are now keen to expand beyond this region.

Kindly note, following the expansion of the PAS team, this position is now based in Copenhagen, Denmark (UNOPS HQ), however, there is a possibility that within the first year, the position is moved and based in one of the other regions where UNOPS is active: Middle East; Africa; and/or Asia. 

• Diagnostic: such as procurement efficiency assessments, or procurement audits;
• Managerial support: the provision of added capacity to handle processes in adequate timeframes and in compliance with all applicable regulations;
• Technical Support: producing or reviewing technical specifications, feasibility studies, blueprints, procurement schedules, inspection and supervision schemes;
• Capacity development: providing training to personnel or process reengineering to the organization. 

• Masters degree or equivalent, preferably in Economics, Project Management, Public Administration, International Relations, Business Administration, Organizational Development. 
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with an additional 2 years of relevant experience will be accepted in lieu of a Master's degree. 

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Working in some of the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’ expectations.

With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.

A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.