Background information - IPMG
UNOPS strategic focus places increased emphasis o...
Background information - IPMG
UNOPS strategic focus places increased emphasis on national capacity development and sustainable approaches to project management, procurement and infrastructure services. A key objective is to be recognized as an organization that delivers world-class infrastructure and project management, which is both economically and socially sustainable, even in the most challenging environments. To achieve this goal, UNOPS has established the Infrastructure and Project Management Group (IPMG).
Within UNOPS, it is IPMG’s objective to serve the organization’s personnel and partners by broadening their infrastructure and project management capabilities, while disseminating best practices in both of these areas. Through this work, the group helps facilitate the successful delivery of programs and projects around the world.
To achieve its objectives, IPMG has established three interrelated and interdependent technical streams, namely, Strategic Initiatives, Standards, and Engagement Assurance, that are supported by the Portfolio Support team. IPMG is managed overall by the Director of IPMG.
The Engagement Assurance (EA) unit, is one part of three units in IPMG and provides an organizational oversight function and considers the application of standards, guidance and best practice throughout the execution of programmes and associated projects.
This unit delivers oversight functions through three teams, that of the Risk Based Performance Assessment team (RBPA), the Organisational Portfolio Management Office team (OPMO) and the Infrastructure Design Review Team (DR).
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IPMG's Risk-based Performance Assessment (RBPA) process aims to assist UNOPS Operational Hubs (OH), Operation Centres (OC), and Project Centres (PC) in understanding how portfolios, programmes and projects are being delivered in line with UNOPS systems and processes. These assessments look to define both the organisational and operational risk exposure of the office and support not only the mitigation of risk but also the development of organisational systems, process and standards.
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IPMG’s Organizational Portfolio Management Office (OPMO) also assists in the identification of risks and issues associated with portfolios, programmes and projects. The team has a central function of overseeing system-based engagement / programme and project activity and monitoring adherence to policy, process, systems and tools across the organization with a specific focus on infrastructure and project management.
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IPMG’s Design Review team have the role of assuring the quality of all infrastructure designs developed and delivered within UNOPS. The primary aims are to ensure that minimum requirements for life safety and functionality of design is maintained and to achieve a consistent, effective and efficient approach in infrastructure activities for our donors and beneficiaries
This position is expected to be a shared resource between RBPA and OPMO teams, as detailed below. The primary supervisor will be the OPMO Senior Project Analyst, with a secondary reporting line to RPBA Senior Engineer.