Project Manager

Job categories Project Management, Programme Management
Vacancy code VA/2023/B5512/25949
Department/office AR, EAPMCO, Philippines
Duty station Manila, Philippines
Contract type Local ICA Specialist
Contract level LICA Specialist-9
Duration From start to 31 Dec 2023
Application period 10-May-2023 to 24-May-2023


Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.

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UNOPS South East Asia 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.


UNOPS in the Philippines

Established in 2016, UNOPS Philippines provides expert support to ensure sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure activities in projects. With funds from the European Union (EU), UNOPS supports the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government under the Governance in Justice (GOJUST) Programme (GOJUST2) through procurement, logistics, and grants management to push forward the justice reform agenda of the Philippine government through innovations and interventions; as well as providing grants to civil society organizations to improve access to justice of marginalized groups. In the Support to the Bangsamoro Transition (SUBATRA) Programme, UNOPS is working with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Government strengthening capacities of the executive, legislative and judicial branches to ensure a smooth transition, also with funds from the EU. In the health sector, UNOPS works with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for the construction of health facilities in Eastern Samar, and with the DOH / ADB in the HEAL project (Health System Enhancement to Address and Limit COVID-19).


UNOPS Philippines is in the process of expanding its area of engagement in cooperation with its development partners, focusing mainly on a portfolio of projects and programs in the infrastructure, logistics management, procurement in health, rule of law,  and governance sectors.


Background Information - Project


UNOPS will provide support to the OHCHR to successfully implement the UN Joint Programme for Human Rights in the Philippines. UNOPS will be supporting OHCHR with services of project management, procurement, logistics and communications & visibility.


OHCHR advocates practical solutions to fear and injustice, so governments protect the rights of all their people in line with international law. OHCHR's Philippines works on promotion and protection of human rights by supporting the implementation of the UN Joint Programme on Human Rights


This is a programme bringing together the UN, Government and civil society on six key human rights issues:

  • Strengthening domestic investigative and accountability mechanisms

  • Improved data gathering on alleged police violations

  • Civic space and engagement with civil society and the Commission on Human Rights Philippines (CHRP)

  • Strengthening the National Mechanism for Reporting and Follow-up

  • Human Rights-Based Approach to drug control,

  • Human Rights-Based Approach to counterterrorism.



The Project Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the project(...

Education: Advanced University Degree preferably in International Rela...

Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and enc...

Contract type: Local Individual Contract Agreement (IICA) Contr...

Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. Applic...
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