UNOPS recruits 01 Country Action Specialist ( Anglophone Africa)
UNOPS
Nairobi, Kenya
Country Action Specialist ( Anglophone Africa)
Hosted Entities:Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)
Job categories:Health, Project Management, Programme Management
Vacancy code:VA/2023/B5007/25804
Level:ICS-10
Department/office:ECR, GVA, Geneva
Duty station:Nairobi, Kenya
Contract type:International ICA
Contract level:IICA-2
Duration:Open-ended
Deadline date: 20-Apr-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.
Background information- ECR
Based in Geneva, the Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECR) supports UNOPS offices throughout the region through: management, financial and programmatic oversight of global and country-specific portfolios, clusters and operations centres, including hosting services; fund and management advisory services; project implementation; procuring goods and services; and managing human resources.
ECR ensures that projects are executed to the highest standards, providing a shared knowledge base and ensuring that best practices and lessons learned are disseminated between business units and projects across the entire region.
ECR strategy is to:
Strengthen UNOPS role in operationalizing the Sustainable Development Goals with particular emphasis on health, environment and economic development.
Position UNOPS in the Balkan sub-region, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Strengthen the implementation of ECR global and regional programmes, with revitalized partnerships in infrastructure, procurement and project management.
ECR operates global portfolios from offices in Geneva, Brussels and New York, and country-specific programmes from its operations and project centres located in Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries.
Background Information – Job-specific
Since 2010, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement has inspired a new way of wo…
Functional Responsibilities
1. Facilitation : Support SUN Countries to articulate their needs and expec…
Education/Experience/Language requirements
A. Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivale...
Competencies
Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and ex…
Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: International Individual Contractor Agreement (IICA) Contract lev…
Additional Information
Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. Applic…
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