Senior Programme Manager - Just Coal Transition Forum

Job categories Project Management, Programme Management
Vacancy code VA/2023/B5006/25808
Level ICS-11
Department/office AR, EAPMCO, Thailand
Duty station Bangkok, Thailand
Contract type International ICA
Contract level IICA-3
Duration Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Application period 07-Apr-2023 to 17-May-2023


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UNOPS South East Asia and Pacific Multi Country Office (EAPMCO)

The South East Asia and Pacific Multi Country Office (EAPMCO) supports, develops and oversees the UNOPS portfolio of projects in South East Asia and the Pacific. EAPMCO was established in January 2023 following the merger of the Thailand Multi-Country Office, which covered 20 countries across North East Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific, and the Cambodia Multi-Country Office, which covered 4 countries South East Asia - 3 countries in the Mekong Sub-region (Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam) and the Philippines.  

EAPMCO currently covers 24 countries across North East Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific. With its head office in Bangkok, the Multi-Country Office comprises nine business units: EAPMCO Thailand, EAPMCO Indonesia, EAPMCO Pacific Operations Cluster, EAPMCO Papua New Guinea, EAPMCO China, EAPMCO Vietnam, EAPMCO Lao PDR, EAPMCO Philippines and EAPMCO Cambodia.

In 2022, the UNOPS EAPMCO implemented projects worth more than USD 95 million, in the areas of Energy Transition, Digital Transformations, Sustainable Environmental Management, Climate Change, Waste Management, Rule of Law and Access to Justice, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Post Conflict Reintegration, Emergency Relief, Post COVID19 Economic Transformations, and Health, through HR, procurement, construction, contract management, fund and program management services.  

The head office in Bangkok provides strategic direction, operational support, delivery oversight and assurance of the excellence of business processes and quality standards across all of the entire Multi Country Office locations. 


Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership 

The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) brings together governments and philanthropies to work with partner countries in the region. We support the transition towards clean energy systems that can ensure economic growth, energy security, and environmental sustainability. Enabling the transition towards greener energy systems will accelerate the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement objectives. 

ETP Secretariat, incorporated into UNOPS, will support the Steering Committee (SC) and facilitate the implementation of SC’s decisions. The Secretariat will operate as per defined Terms of Reference approved by the SC. The Secretariat will undertake day-to-day management and operation of the ETP Fund: (1) it launches Calls for Proposal and carries out proposals assessments; (2) it provides assistance and support to implementing partners; (3) facilitates the design, development and implementation of an overall M&E strategy; (4) monitors progress made by each project during the implementation phase.

The Just Coal Transition Forum (JCT Forum) is a project of ETP in collaboration with the World Bank that provides a convening forum for stakeholders to engage with their peers and donors on transitional issues stemming from energy transition. 


Just Coal Transition Forum

The JCT Forum supports energy transition in the coal regions in Southeast Asia by providing the much needed coordination of the just transition programs for the benefit of the stakeholders standing to be affected by energy transition and particularly coal phase down. ETP SC provides for the governance of the JCT Forum and the Forum Secretariat will be embedded in the ETP Secretariat. 

ETP seeks an experienced Programme Manager to organize the JCT Forum, implement and lead the JCT Forum activities, with background and experience in Just Transition efforts.




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