Jobs at UNOPS

UNOPS South East Asia Multi-Country Office (EAPMCO)

The South East Asia and Pacific Multi Country Office (EAPMCO) supports, develops and oversees the UNOPS portfolio of projects in South East Asia and the Pacific. EAPMCO currently covers 24 countries across North East Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific. With its head office in Bangkok, the Multi-Country Office comprises nine Business Units (BUs): Thailand, Indonesia, Pacific Operations Cluster, Papua New Guinea, China, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Philippines and Cambodia.

In 2023, UNOPS EAPMCO implemented projects worth more than USD 75 million, in the areas of Energy Transition, Digital Transformations, Sustainable Environmental Management, Climate Change, Waste Management, Rule of Law and Access to Justice, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Post Conflict Reintegration, Emergency Relief, Post COVID19 Economic Transformations, and Health, through HR, procurement, construction, contract management, fund and program management services.

The Multi-Country Office head office in Bangkok provides strategic direction, operational support, delivery oversight and assurance of the excellence of business processes and quality standards across all of the entire Multi-Country Office locations. It is also responsible for developing, delivering and managing the portfolio of engagements in the country of the MCO location itself.

Background Information – Job specific

UNOPS strategic focus places increased emphasis on national capacity development and sustainable approaches to project management, procurement and infrastructure services. A key objective is to be recognized as an organization that delivers world-class infrastructure and project management, which is both economically and socially sustainable, even in the most challenging environments.

To support UNOPS commitment to Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GESI), networks of GESI Focal Points; Prevention and Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH) Focal Points; and Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Focal Points work across each Business Unit (BU) to ensure the safety of all and promote equal rights and opportunities for people to live full lives.

The networks work to mainstream the UNOPS GESI in projects strategy; the UNOPS Gender, Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) in the workforce strategy; and the UNOPS PSEAH strategy, across EAPMCO. The work in each BU is led by a BU GESI & PSEAH Focal Point. This effort is coordinated by an MCO-level Focal Point, who liaises with EAPMCO leadership, the Asia Region and HQ teams.

To expand our ability to apply an intersection and inclusive approach, within our workforce and in the projects UNOPS delivers for its partners - to save lives, protect and promote human rights and build a better world - an intern is required to support the network of Focal Points, under the supervision of the GESI Focal Point Coordinator (Partnership Specialist) at the EAPMCO level. A secondary reporting line to the HR Senior Officer at EAPMCO will cover the PSEAH and HSSE tasks of the internship.

Within the above context, the incumbent will be assigned all or part of the following duties which will be performed according to organizational needs and structure: