Programme Associate

The UNOPS Peace and Security Centre (PSC) 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 Centre 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 Centre Director who has the overall authority and accountability for the performance of the Peace and Security Centre on behalf of its clients.
Colombia Programme

In Colombia, UNOPS implements an UNMAS project aiming to support the Colombian Directorate for Humanitarian Mine Action (Oficina del Alto Comisionado para la Paz - Descontamina Colombia). The goal of this project is to provide technical assistance to the humanitarian mine action sector in Colombia in order to deliver a more robust and holistic response to affected communities and contribute to broader protection, security and peace-building objectives. UNMAS Colombia’s technical assistance also includes coordinating the humanitarian mine action sub-cluster of the humanitarian architecture, supporting the socio-economic reintegration of former FARC-EP combatants through employment in humanitarian mine action, and supporting the coordination and integration of humanitarian mine action matters at the regional level.

Under the general supervision of the UNMAS Colombia HoPU and the direct supervision of the Associate Programme Officer, the Programme Associate will be responsible for the following assigned tasks:

• Draft weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual programme/project reports.

• Support the preparation of draft budgets and project proposals/documents for new projects and extensions of ongoing projects.

• Support the management of programme/project monitoring and evaluation mechanisms (e.g. management of indicator data, administration and analysis of programme/project activity reporting).

• Support grant management processes (e.g. administration of grantee selection processes, processing of grantee reports and payments, management of grantee asset reports and asset donations to grantees).

• Support UNMAS Colombia participation in inter-agency and humanitarian coordination mechanisms as necessary, including its leadership of the humanitarian mine action sub-cluster.

• Support UNMAS Colombia communications and visibility strategy (drafting of social media content, support with the organization of events, etc.)

• Ensure documentation and proper filing of decisions and actions taken on programme issues.

• Any other duties tasked by the Programme Officer or Programme Manager.

• 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
• 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.  

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.

Contract type: Local Individual Contractor Agreement  Contract level: LICA-7 (ICS-7)
Contract duration: On Going, renewable based on funds availability and satisfactory performance.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.

UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management and human resources.

Working with us

UNOPS offers short- and long-term work opportunities in diverse and challenging environments across the globe. We are looking for creative, results-focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity

With over 4,000 UNOPS personnel and approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of UNOPS partners spread across 80 countries, our workforce represents a wide range of nationalities and cultures. We promote a balanced, diverse workforce — a strength that helps us better understand and address our partners’ needs, and continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization

UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands.