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Operations Specialist
UNOPSUnited NationsOperationsMid LevelICA - IICA - Regular
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**Job Highlight**
General Background
Background Information – UNOPS
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of governments, donors and United Nations organisations.
**About the Region**
The UNOPS Global Portfolios Office (GPO) brings together diverse expertise to help partners deliver impact worldwide. With hubs in New York, Geneva, and Vienna, and expert teams operating globally, GPO leads multi-regional initiatives that advance sustainable development, climate action, and peacebuilding - including in some of the world’s most challenging environments. By leveraging our collective expertise and global networks, GPO supports UNOPS’ strategic priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals across more than 130 countries. We work closely with major global partners - including governments, international financial institutions, and UN agencies - to deliver a wide range of services, such as project management, fund management, hosting services, and HR support.
**About the Country/Multi-Country Office**
The New York Portfolios Office (NYPO) manages UNOPS' New York-based portfolios, delivering project and programme management, procurement, HR, and financial services to global partners, from the UN Secretariat to Member States. NYPO strategically positions UNOPS with these partners, fostering collaboration to achieve growth and leveraging expertise in global portfolio design and implementation. We support the broader SDGs and 2030 Agenda, primarily assisting the UN Secretariat and other New York-based UN entities with a global reach. NYPO encompasses the Peace and Security Cluster (PSC), focusing on explosive threat management, and the Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC), providing diverse operational support to the UN system in New York.
**Job Specific Context**
Background Information - Peace and Security Cluster
For 25 years, UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster (PSC) has provided portfolio, programme and project management services in the area of mine action and explosive threat management, that are reinforced by comprehensive management and oversight controls.
Under this umbrella, the Cluster is responsible for the implementation of projects that, through the engagement of inputs such as personnel, third parties, assets and other resources, deliver activities that produce substantive mine action outputs.
Project management is conducted in line with UNOPS Project Management Manual (PMM), which incorporates best practices in the field, as well with a view to quality and cross-cutting initiatives such as workforce and talent management; knowledge and information management; health, safety, social and environmental management; gender parity and mainstreaming; and diversity and inclusion. This comprehensive delivery platform is implemented in accordance with partner requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations through the leadership of the Cluster Director, who has the overall authority and accountability for the performance of PSC on behalf of its clients.
Background Information – PSC Somalia Project Unit
The PSC Somalia Project Unit operates as an integral part of Peace and Security Cluster structure. In Somalia, PSC’s partner is the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and UNMAS’ representative in-country is the Chief of Mine Action Programme (CMAP). UNMAS Somalia is a component of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS). In line with the UN’s strategic priorities, the PSC Somalia Project Unit works with UNMAS Somalia across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, supporting emergency response, enabling stabilization, and fostering resilience. Its partnerships with donors, UN agencies, Somali authorities, and implementing organizations are crucial to delivering impactful and sustainable mine action interventions. Strengthening collaboration with key stakeholders—including government counterparts, international partners, and private sector actors, is essential to advancing Somalia’s security and development objectives.
**Role Purpose**
Background Information – Job-specific
Functional Responsibilities
• Support the Chief of Operations in the comprehensive operational management of activities across Mogadishu and all sector offices, and in ensuring full alignment of operational activities with UNSOS mandate requirements, national priorities, and donor expectations.
• Support the Chief of Operations in the development and maintenance of the Country Programme Strategy/Framework, oversee progress tracking, and ensure that all relevant stakeholders are appropriately consulted and kept informed at all times.
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