Le Bureau des Nations unies pour les services d’appui aux projets est un organe opérationnel des Nations unies soutenant la mise en œuvre des projets d’un large éventail de partenaires, notamment des entités onusiennes, des institutions financières internationales, des gouvernements et divers organismes humanitaires.
Peace and Security ClusterThe UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster (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. It is led by the Director, who has overall authority and accountability for the performance PSC on behalf of its clients. The Director is responsible for administering and providing 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.
Background Information – Mali ProgrammeMali is facing a problem of weapons and explosive hazard contamination because of protracted and recent armed conflicts. The presence of explosive remnants of war (ERW), improvised explosive devices (IED) and insecure stockpiles of weapons and ammunition (obsolete, abandoned or neglected), poses a serious threat to civilians as well as to United Nations and humanitarian personnel operating in the country.UNMAS deployed to Mali in January 2013 to conduct an emergency assessment of the situation with regard to explosive threats. In July 2013, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was established under Security Council resolution 2100 and is currently operating under Security Council Resolution 2584 (2021). In accordance with these mandates, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has engaged UNOPS PSC to implement a mine action programme in Mali to:
- Improve the protection of civilians and facilitate humanitarian assistance;
- Enhance national capacity to mitigate explosive threats and enable compliance with international treaty obligations;
- Reduce the explosive threat to MINUSMA and United Nations personnel.
The Project Management Support Analyst will work directly under the supervision of the Project Manager and in close collaboration with other projects. S/he will be expected to support the PM in maintaining and strengthening relationships with implementing partners, working group members, and relevant UN agencies and other stakeholders.S/he will be responsible for the following:● Provide assistance to Project Manager during project life cycle, contributing to activity design and development, implementation, field supervision, monitoring and evaluation, and closure, by performing the following tasks:
- Provide written inputs for reports, proposals, terms of reference, requests for proposals, or call for proposals;
- Edit and revise inputs, documents, and tables for accuracy;
- Coordinate timely receipt of required inputs from implementing partners;
- Maintain updated information table detailing any security incidents in area of operations;
- Read and provide written comments on monthly, milestone, and final progress reports submitted by partners;
- Maintain milestone schedule table to insure that activities , reporting and payments are on time according to the GSA;
- As requested, visit project activities in the field to verify reported information;
- Verify that key activity documents are up-to-date including the reporting tools and forms , such as asset right-of-use documents, IMSMA forms, asset log etc….
- Follow up and monitor the work of the implementing partner as per approved training, work plans, task orders and budget
● As assigned by the Project Manager, assume responsibility for a specific activity or task within the Project portfolio, maintain updated information about that activity/task, and be prepared to answer information requests and provide updates about upon request;
● Draft well-written, properly researched, and edited narrative inputs for reports, terms of references, and proposals, as requested, which are free of grammatical, spelling, statistical, and factual errors;
● Support coordination, organization, and reporting of working groups, focus groups, and other key meetings;
● Organize and participate in meetings with Project Manager and relevant ministries (Education, Health, Social Development) and other stakeholders;
● Support coordination of capacity development trainings and workshops by organizing events;
● Support technical (risk education, victim assistance, community violence reduction, community liaison and non-technical survey) and organizational accreditation activities for partners and potential partners;
● As assigned, travel to field locations to participate in quality assurance visits; participate in regional coordination meetings; meet with partners; participate in rapid, baseline, or impact assessment; and/or, participate in team meetings;
● Perform any other duties as might be required for the successful implementation of the projects
a. Education
- Advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in Business Administration, International Relations, Social Sciences, Developmental Studies, or similar field is required; or,
- First Level University Degree (Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent) with 2 years of relevant experience is required
b. Work Experience
- Relevant experience is defined as experience in Project Management or Project Management support, preferably with focus on planning, stakeholder management, and/or monitoring and reporting is required.
c. Languages
- Fluent in French (read, write and speak) is required
- Intermediate English (read, write and speak) is required
