Functional Responsibilities
1. Operations management
- Management of the Operations/Support Services of the Office, HR Management, Finance, Procurement, Logistical, Administrative and ICT Services, effective, efficient and consistent support service provision to projects and all activities under the Office.
- Support the Country Manager in establishing the management targets. Monitor their achievement.
2. Project planning and coordination support
- Provide assistance and support to the project budget preparation, revisions and work planning, input on project engagements, advice on goal setting, targets and performance standards.
3. Procurement and logistics
- Supervise office procurement processes, lists of suitable contractors/suppliers, administer contracts, agreements/amendments.
4. Financial management
- Oversee Support Services finance unit.
- Preparation of the Office financial Plan and budgets, monitor expenditures, financial reports, supervise closure of accounts, financial services.
5. Human Resources Management
- Oversee the Support Services HR Unit
- Office complies with corporate HR policies and procedures.
6. Administration and Information Technology
- Manage the timely and efficient delivery of all administrative services.
- Maintenance, manages secure, reliable infrastructure environment for ICT.
7. Knowledge Management
- Knowledge building and sharing with regards to management and operations in the Office.
- Development of tools and platforms for operations and data management, ensuring information and knowledge sharing with colleagues, clients and partners.
* For a detailed description of the above please review the attached Terms of Reference here
Requirements:
Education
- Master’s Degree or equivalent preferably in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance, Economics, HR or related field.
- A combination of Bachelor’s degree with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the education requirements outlined above.
Experience
- Based on academic degrees, a minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years of professional experience in operations management in a large international organisation, is required.
- Some experience in the UN system organisations, preferably in a developing country, is desirable.
Language requirements:
- Fluency in Spanish is required.
- Fluency in written and oral English required.
- Knowledge of another official UNOPS language is an asset.
Contract Type, Level & Duration
Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement Contract
Regular monthly: This contract is established in the form of a Regular Monthly Contract, that is, a continuous presentation of the services required during the contract period, making the payments associated with the contract at the end of each calendar month
Level of contract: ICS 10, equivalent to LICA 10 in local scale and IICA 2 in the international scale - The salary scale determination wil be based on the nationality and place of residence of the selected candidate.
Contract duration: Ongoing ICA – Open-ended, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
UNOPS is an inclusive employer, so we invite women and men regardless of ethnicity, disability, secual orientation or gender indentity to apply. We are committed to promoting equitable representation.
Work and personal life balance: UNOPS values its staff and recognizes the importance of maintaining a balance between professional and personal responsibilities. We have a personal-work balance policy and offer several flexible schedule possibilities. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel, under any contractual modality.
Upon request, UNOPS seeks the possibility of accommodating candidates with special needs.
For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link: https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx
Additional Considerations
- Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
- 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 seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
- Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
- UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
- For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
- The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.
- Nicaragua is considered a family duty station according to ICSC.
It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.
UNOPS is an inclusive employer, so we invite women and men regardless of ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity to apply. We are committed to promoting equitable representation
Work and personal life balance: UNOPS values its staff and recognizes the importance of maintaining a balance between professional and personal responsibilities. We have a personal-work balance policy and offer several flexible schedule possibilities. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel, under any contractual modality
Work and personal life balance: UNOPS values its staff and recognizes the importance of maintaining a balance between professional and personal responsibilities. We have a personal-work balance policy and offer several flexible schedule possibilities. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel, under any contractual modality
