United Nations Office for Project Services
Experience: 5 to 10 Years
Skill Required: Project and Program Management
Apply By: 07-12-2022
The second phase of the Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project seeks to improve access to electricity for households and provide electricity to critical service facilities in rural and peri-urban areas within the Republic of Yemen. The project is financed by the World Bank (grant from IDA), and implemented by UNOPS. To achieve the project’s objectives, UNOPS will engage solar microfinance institutions (MFIs), solar installers and suppliers, technical service providers, and other stakeholders.
The Project will finance distributed solar solutions to provide urgently-needed access to electricity in Yemen. The project consist of three components:
Component 1: Electricity in rural and peri-urban Areas (electricity for households, electricity for Critical Services facilities and support to COVID-19 isolation and vaccine cold chain units)
Component 2: Implementation support, market development and technical assistance for power sector sustainability.
Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC)
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Project management support- associate will be responsible for efficient reviewing, monitoring and evaluation of the project’s planned activities and implementation progress; will promote a client-oriented approach consistent with UNOPS rules and regulations; and will work in close collaboration with the project teams in Yemen, respective units in the Amman Operational Hub, and local participating partners to ensure reviewing activities in support of successful planning and implementation of the project’s components.
The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.
UNOPS is committed to achieving a truly diverse workforce.
The Project Management Support Associate will undertake the following activities/responsibilities:
Project Monitoring and Reporting:
Project Implementation and Visibility
Operational and Logistics Support:
Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education
Experience
Language:
Source: https://jobs.unops.org/Pages/ViewVacancy/VADetails.aspx?id=25006#3