Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 29, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Project Management Support -Senior Assistant (Internal to UNOPS Personnel), Multiple positions
Job categories Project Management
Vacancy code VA/2022/B5323/24523
Department/office AFR, KEMCO, Kenya
Duty station Nairobi, Kenya
Contract type Local ICA Support
Contract level LICA-5
Duration Open-ended contract, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance)
Application period 24-Aug-2022 to 14-Sep-2022

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Background Information - Job-specific

Kenya Multi Country Office manages a growing portfolio of engagements, including associated strategic and operational risks. The KEMCO sub-region currently consists of an established Operation Centre in Nairobi/Kenya which manages a portfolio of engagements in multiple countries in East and South Africa. This includes primarily transactional projects in partnership with the Nairobi based UN Agencies, UN-Habitat and UNEP, and multiple ‘operational’ projects in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and several island states.

Project Background Information:
UNOPS has been supporting UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to implement priority health service campaigns and outreaches since 2010. The UNOPS role in this partnership is to provide back-end support in the form of HR services, procurement, logistics and financial support to the priority programme activities of the Ministry of Health and UNICEF across the country. In 2020, UNICEF renewed it’s partnership with UNOPS in which arrangements were streamlined under a Framework Agreement.
The UNICEF programme is designed to increase access to and utilization of quality, integrated maternal and new born health services to ensure 1) Health workers in the Country will have the knowledge and skills to provide quality delivery care and emergency obstetric and new born care services; and 2) Health systems will be strengthened to manage and deliver integrated maternal and new born health services.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment
A key component of the project services includes operational support to implement Campaigns, Meetings, Workshops, Outreach and other activities according to the plans of the Ministry of Health and various partners/stakeholders. Operational support activities are typically carried out at the County level, and are delivered on demand basis from the partners. UNOPS role is to assist the MOH and UNICEF/WHO to Plan, Coordinate and Facilitate activities according to their schedule.
The role of the Project Management Support -Senior Assistant - Field support is to understand the operational and programmatic requirements of the partners and to serve as the UNOPS facilitator/liaison and organizer in the field. The Project Management Support -Senior Assistant will coordinate the work of a team of (Field) Admin Assistants in coordination with the project Management Support-Associate-Field coordination
The Project Management Support -Senior Assistant - Field support will be based in Nairobi with periodic visits to the Counties to support and check on the needs and performance of the UNOPS Admin Assistants.

Functional Responsibilities

Project Implementation Procedures Project monitoring...

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education Completion of secondary school with five (5) years of experience ...

Competencies

Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and enc...

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

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