The Joint Peace Fund (JPF) was established in late 2015 as a multi-donor fund to support national efforts to achieve a final and lasting settlement of ethnic armed conflict in Myanmar. In working towards this goal, the JPF has delivered coordinated international financial and technical assistance to the Myanmar peace process. Donors to the fund, including through Ambassadorial representation, participate in its governance through the JPF Fund Board.
Over the past twelve months, the JPF has adapted its programming and approach to the challenging post - military takeover operating context. A revised multi-year strategy is being finalised and a revised structure and operating modalities will soon be defined to start a new multi-year cycle on 1 January 2023.
Whereas the roles of Trustee, Contract Manager and Technical Secretariat were separated until now, the management structure has been streamlined and UNOPS will be the single managing agency from 1 January 2023 onwards.
The UNOPS JPF Fund Management Office (FMO) is slightly different from other UNOP...
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Project Management, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Development Studies or related field is required.
A Bachelor’s Degree in combination with 4 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a Master’s Degree.
Work Experience
A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in grant management is required;
Previous successful involvement with, and a good knowledge of the development and humanitarian sector/working with UN, Donors, or NGOs is required;
Prior experience with UNOPS and understanding of UNOPS systems is required;
Demonstrated experience in working in sensitive partnerships is required;
Additional experience of project administration or project support is a bonus;
Experience in capacity-building is a bonus;
Experience in field monitoring visits of partners is a bonus;
Good knowledge of contractual and accounting principles and modalities is a bonus;
Strong computer skills, including internet navigation and Google-based office applications is highly preferred;
Familiarity with multi-donor funds is an advantage.
Language:
Fluency in both written and spoken English and Myanmar is required;
Knowledge of one of the languages spoken in Southeast Asia is an advantage.
