Support Service Manager

• Management of the Operations/Support Services of the Office, HR Management, Finance, Procurement, Logistical, Administrative and ICT Services, effective, efficient and consistent support service provision to projects and all activities under the Office.

• Support the Country Manager in establishing the management targets. Monitor their achievement.

• Provide assistance and support to the project budget preparation, revisions and work planning, input on project engagements, advice on goal setting, targets and performance standards.

• Supervise office procurement processes, lists of suitable contractors/suppliers, administer contracts, agreements/amendments.

• Oversee Support Services finance unit.
• Preparation of the Office financial Plan and budgets, monitor expenditures, financial reports, supervise closure of accounts, financial services.

• Oversee the Support Services HR Unit
• Office complies with corporate HR policies and procedures.

• Manage the timely and efficient delivery of all administrative services.
• Maintenance, manages secure, reliable infrastructure environment for ICT.

• Knowledge building and sharing with regards to management and operations in the Office.
• Development of tools and platforms for operations and data management, ensuring information and knowledge sharing with colleagues, clients and partners.
  
  

• Master’s Degree or equivalent preferably in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Economics, HR or related field.
• A combination of Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.

Experience 

• Based on academic degrees, a minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years of professional experience in operations management in a large international organisation, is required.
• Some experience in the UN system organisations, preferably in a developing country, is desirable.

• Fluency in Spanish is required.
• Fluency in written and oral English required.
• Knowledge of another official UNOPS language is an asset.

• 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.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• 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
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• 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.
• Nicaragua is considered a family duty station according to ICSC.  

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.