UNOPS

The UNOPS Global Portfolios Office (GPO) unites the New York Portfolios, including the Peace and Security team (PSC); the Geneva Office; and the Vienna-based Water, Environment and Climate (WEC) teams, to maximize global impact, foster efficiencies and streamline global programmes. Leveraging our collective expertise and networks, GPO supports UNOPS' strategic priorities and the SDGs across over 130 countries. We deliver project management, fund management, advisory services, project implementation, and HR services, working closely with major global partners. Our thematic focus includes sustainable development, climate action, health, peace & security, and humanitarian action.

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.

The Programme Management Office Specialist - External Relations & Partnerships  (PO) position, serving as a key interface between UNMAS CMAP, UNMAS HQ, the Peacekeeping Mission, UNOPS PSC, and national and international stakeholders, is set within a dynamic and challenging context. This role navigates evolving security conditions that may shift abruptly, alongside diminishing external resources and the potential for sudden changes in priorities. Additionally, the position aligns with MONUSCO’s new mandate, which may include supporting peace agreements implementation—an area where the programme could play a pivotal role. The context is further shaped by the likely resumption of transition and disengagement processes for the peacekeeping mission, requiring adaptive strategies to sustain programme impact and stakeholder coordination.

The role focuses on external relations support and coordination, helping to translate UNMAS MONUSCO’s objectives into concrete collaborative activities and initiatives, while ensuring alignment with guidance from the Peacekeeping Mission, UNMAS through the CMAP, and UNOPS PSC policies and procedures. The Programme Officer will:

• Participate in UNMAS MONUSCO representation and visibility;

• Maintain regular liaison and coordination with key stakeholders;

• Help to identify and shape new partnership and collaboration opportunities; and

• Support resource mobilisation

Required

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)  with 7 years of relevant experience OR

• Master’s degree (or equivalent)  with 5 years of relevant experience is required

Desired

• A globally or nationally recognized professional certificate or membership in Project Management is desired.

Required

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in programme management, project management, or administration in mine action, public security, disarmament, peacekeeping, or security sector reform.

• At least 3 years of experience in a managerial role managing teams.

• Experience working in a conflict or post-conflict setting.

• Experience supporting operational aspects within the implementation of peace processes and/or agreements.

• Experience engaging with high-level authorities (defense, security, and/or justice sectors).

• Experience in stakeholder engagement, donor reporting, and preparing project proposals.

Desired

• Experience working on small arms and light weapons control/weapons and ammunition management.
  

• Experience working in multicultural teams in a developing-country context (preferably in Africa).
  

• Please note that UNOPS does not accept unsolicited resumes. 
• Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.
• Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. 
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process, which involves various assessments. 
• UNOPS embraces diversity and is committed to equal employment opportunity. Our workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages, races, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. UNOPS seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. 
• Qualified women and candidates from groups which are underrepresented in the UNOPS workforce are encouraged to apply. These include in particular candidates from racialized and/or indigenous groups, members of minority gender identities and sexual orientations, and people with disabilities. 
• We would like to ensure all candidates perform at their best during the assessment process. If you are shortlisted and require additional assistance to complete any assessment, including reasonable accommodation, please inform our human resources team when you receive an invitation.

• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post. 
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few mandatory courses (they take around 4 hours to complete) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS. Refreshers or new mandatory courses may be required during your contract. Please note that you will not receive any compensation for taking courses and refreshers. For more information on a retainer contract here. 
• For more details about the contract types, please click here.
• All UNOPS personnel are responsible for performing their duties in accordance with the UN Charter and UNOPS Policies and Instructions, as well as other relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, all personnel must demonstrate an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a manner consistent with UN core values and the UN Common Agenda. 
• It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential personnel. Recruitment in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.