UNOPS Associate Programme Officer, Various Jobs Vacancies in USA

Pools of
Experts – Vacancy Announcement

UNOPS helps
its partners in the United Nations system meet the world’s needs for building
peace, recovering from disaster, and creating sustainable development . UNOPS
is known for its ability to implement complex projects in all types of
environments around the globe. In an effort to promote organizational
excellence, UNOPS seeks highly qualified individuals for the following pool: 

THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR A POOL OF EXPERTS AND NOT A SPECIFIC POST This
VA is a re-advertisement; candidates who applied to this pool in June of 2011
will automatically be considered and need not reapply

Background

The UNOPS Mine
Action Cluster (MAC) within the North America Office (NAO) is a principal
service provider in the field of mine action with the United Nations Mine
Action Service (UNMAS), UNDP, UNICEF, Governments of mine-affected countries
and other mine action partners. The Cluster is responsible to administer,
provide support and oversight of the day-to-day management of the Project Field
offices, both according to the client requirements and in line with UNOPS rules
and regulations . It is headed by the Cluster Chief who has the overall
authority and accountability for the performance of the Mine Action Cluster on
behalf of its clients. One of the objectives of the MAC is to rapidly deploy
mine action personnel to the field. To accomplish this, the MAC has established
a Pool of Experts for the above mentioned position, from which it can deploy
and re-deploy personnel in order to meet the known as well as any unknown
demand. A Pool of Experts is similar to that of a Roster System, where the MAC
completes the time-consuming aspects of the recruitment process in advance, and
in turn is left with a pool of pre-approved personnel that can be deployed much
more efficiently to FTA, TA or I-ICA (International Individual Contractor
Agreement) modality positions in the field. Once approved as a member of a
pool, candidates remain members for a period of three years, after which they
have to re-interview should they wish to remain part of the pool.

Duties and
Responsibilities

2. Draft
Programme Quarterly and Annual reports;Pools of Experts – Vacancy Announcement

3. Prepare
donor reports and funding proposals, including ad-hoc reports as required;

4. Prepare
periodic substantive reports for implementing partners against donor
contributions, projects and activities;

 5. Prepare periodic financial reports to local
authorities as required;

6. Provide
logistical and substantive support for visits of donors and other delegations;

7. Assist
the Programme Manager during donor visits, visits to embassies and
presentations and visits to/by Mine Action stakeholders in country;

8. Liaise
with UN partner agencies and donors in mine action in obtaining up to date
information on potential funding and projects;

9. Attend
inter-agency meetings and assist on any programme issues;

10.
Provide programme information to partner agencies, non-governmental
organizations and contractors and UN agencies at the appropriate level;

11.
Maintain documentation of decisions and actions taken on programme issues;

12.
Actively engage in public information initiatives and maintain close working
relationships with UN partner agencies on public information activities at the appropriate
level

13. Any
other duties as requested and tasked by the Programme Manager / Programme
Officer.

Required
Selection Criteria

Competencies
Teamwork

– Strong
interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective
partnerships and working relations with people in a multi-cultural,
multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Planning
& Organization

– Ability
to manage, organize, plan and implement work assignments, juggle competing
demands and work under pressure of frequent and tight deadlines.

Judgment

–
Demonstrated ability to apply good judgment and decision making skills.

Communications

– Strong
spoken and written communication skills.

Problem
Solving

– Strong
analytical and problem solving skills and ability to handle a range of
management and coordination issues.

Commitment
to Continuous Learning

–
Willingness to keep abreast of new developments.

Professionalism

–
Professionalism: sound knowledge of, and exposure to, administrative and financial
management issues. Proven project management skills.

Education/Experience/Language

NORTH
AMERICA REGIONAL OFFICE

Pools of
Experts – Vacancy Announcement

Submission
of Applications

 Qualified candidates may submit their
application, including a letter of interest, complete Curriculum Vitae and an
up-to-date signed United Nations Personal History Form (P.11) English Version
or French Version via e-mail to naomauP2PO@unops.org.

Kindly
indicate the vacancy number and the post title in the subject line when
applying by email.

*Type of
Appointment will be determined at later stage depending on programme needs.

Additional
Considerations

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 reserves the right to appoint a
candidate at a level below the advertised level of the post.

For more
information on UNOPS, including its core values and competencies, please visit
the UNOPS website at www.unops.org