Director, Country Office At UNOPS

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a United Nations body responsible for infrastructure, procurement and project management (General Assembly Resolution 65/176 of 2010). Our mission is to help people improve their living conditions and countries to achieve peace and sustainable development. The three priority areas of UNOPS correspond to:

i) Sustainable Infrastructure

ii) Public procurement

iii) Project management

Vacancy tittle: Director, Country Office Honduras

**Duty station:**Tegucigalpa, Honduras

**Contract level:**Fixed Term (P5)

Contract Duration: One year initially, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.

What will your tasks be?

The Country Director directs and manages all delivery within the Country Office scope, including liaison and engagement development activities and delivering timely and cost effective services for sustainable results by partners and stakeholders. The Country Director represents UNOPS on behalf of the Regional Director in Honduras and El Salvador.

The Country Director is responsible for the direction, strategic leadership and operations of the UNOPS Office in Honduras and El Salvador, focusing on the following key results:

1. People leadership
2. Country Office portfolio management
3. Alliance building, networking and advocacy
4. Service delivery and quality assurance
5. Representation and inter-agency coordination
6. Knowledge management and innovation

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What are we looking for?

• An Advanced University degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) combined with ten (10) years of relevant experience OR A First level University degree (Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) combined with twelve(12) years of relevant experience is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience that combines strategic and managerial leadership in international development, business development, operations and/or program management in a large international and/or corporate organization.
• At least 3 years of experience working with sustainable development in leading level roles.
• At least 2 years of senior leadership experience including supervising senior professional staff and managing financial sustainability of operations.
• Experience working in developing countries is desirable.
• Experience in hardship or post conflict environments is desirable.
• Experience partnering with the public sector on developing, implementing and/or evaluating projects and programs of high national relevance is a distinctive advantage.
• Fluent Spanish
• Good working level English