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 organisations. 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.
Local Context: With presence and experience in Ukraine since 2016, UNOPS has provided, on behalf of the Government and people of Ukraine, project management and procurement services to support the national reform and sustainable development agenda, environment and climate action, strengthening the rule of law, improving energy and healthcare solutions, as well as resolving economic and governance institutional weaknesses.
The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has led to a severe and highly complex humanitarian emergency with global impact as not witnessed in Europe for over 70 years. The international response to the Ukraine crisis has been significant, with notable support being provided by a multitude of donor countries and organizations. UNOPS, with its ability to add considerable value in its core mandated areas of infrastructure, procurement and project management services, is part of the response to the ongoing emergency, and augmenting its capacity to be able to provide robust and timely support over the long term, through the recovery and eventual reconstruction phases. Recognising the enormity and complexity of the challenges ahead, UNOPS has established a dedicated Ukraine Country Office (based in Kyiv), from where UNOPS’ operations are, planned, resourced, implemented, managed and controlled in the months and years ahead, with the support of the UNOPS ECR Regional Office (based in Geneva) and UNOPS’ HQ (Copenhagen).
The UNOPS Ukraine Office implements projects on behalf of UN agencies and bilateral donors and in close coordination with the Government and national authorities. With an established presence across the region, the office runs operations including large-scale procurement, project development and technical management, and provides financial, human resources and infrastructure-related services.
The functional objective of UNOPS Ukraine Office is to deliver its projects in an efficient and effective manner and in line with the principles, rules and regulations of UNOPS, to achieve the outcomes sought by the clients.
The incumbent is responsible for abiding by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and the of UNOPS.
UNOPS is committed to achieving a fully diverse workforce.
Under the supervision of the Procurement Specialist, and in accordance with UNOPS policies, procedures and practices, the Logistic Officer is responsible for effective delivery of the services and overall logistical support. She/he will be more specifically in charge of planning and organizing of transportation, logistic storage systems, importation, customs clearance, and distribution of equipment imported for clients, in accordance with the Financial Rules and Regulations applicable to UNOPS and policies and procedures governing UNOPS logistic and procurement activities and quality assurance.