Jobs at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) helps its partners in the United Nations System meet the world's needs for building peace, recovering from disaster, and creating sustainable development.

UNOPS is known for its ability to implement complex projects in all types of environments around the globe. In Nigeria, UNOPS is implementing The Niger Delta Job Creation and Conflict Prevention Initiative which aims at mitigating the violence in the Niger Delta through job creation and conflict prevention initiatives to the vulnerable unemployed youths in the region.

 The project is jointly funded by the Delta State Government, United Nations Development Project (UNDP) and Shell Petroleum Development Corporation (SPDC). This specific project covers a variety of sectors including training of beneficiaries in livelihood vocational skills development, job creation, mind-set change and conflict prevention initiatives. To achieve these' objectives, UNOPS alongside the partners are setting up a befitting vocational training centre in Egbokodo, Warri, Delta State and would require the services of suitably qualified individuals for the following positions:

1. Head Administration and Finance

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-002

Key Responsibilities

Provides secretariat support and oversees the Financial and Human Resource management of the Centre.

Qualification/Experience

Ø  BA or BSc degree in Humanities or Social Sciences from recognized university

Ø  10 years relevant working experience preferably in an academic institution

2.  Centre Manager

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-001

Key Responsibilities

Oversees the management of the Centre and ensures quality of training and maintenance of accreditation standards in keeping with accrediting bodies. The individual will be expected to liaise with the Centre's Board of Trustees and Partners.

Qualification/Experience

Ø  Advanced degree in Educational Management, Business Administration, Social Sciences, or other related subjects from a recognized university.

Ø  15 years experience in the management of technical and skills development institutions. 

3. Head Vocational Technical and Enterpreneurial Education

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-003

Key Responsibilities

Supervises vocational-related academic divisions, VTE and other related grants and contracts. The individual will be expected to assess community needs, plan, develop and implement innovative partnerships with business/industry to foster a supportive economic environment

Qualification /Experience

Ø  Master's Degree, preferably in an academic area related to assignment.

Ø  Minimum of 10-15 years of previous job experience relevant to the function or in relevant fields of work; 

4. Head Community & Social Development

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-005

Key Responsibilities

Individual will contribute to the development of relevant training programmes for the implementation by the local partners on community and social development.

Qualification/Experience

Ø  Masters degree of any Social Sciences discipline

Ø  Minimum of five years experience in a similar relevant position; including: experience in community development work, conflict management, stakeholder workshops, community training, data collection, and baseline studies

5. Principal Officer Vocational Training

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-006

Key Responsibilities

Individual shall plan and organize instruction in ways that maximize student learning, employing appropriate teaching and learning strategies to communicate subject matter to students.

Qualification/Experience

Ø  Bachelor degree or HND, preferably in technical and vocational education (TVE)

Ø  Five years of full-time experience in teaching of vocational education.

Ø  Excellent skills in verbal and written communication and problem solving.

Ø  Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of Centre students and employees.

Ø  Good understanding of business environment and specifically the technical and vocational training institutions

Ø  Professional qualification is an added advantage

6.  Principal Officer Community Relations

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-008

Key Responsibilities

Individual will liaise between beneficiary communities and the Centre and will advice on Centre policies as it affects beneficiary communities.

Qualification/Experience

Ø  B.Sc or HND in Humanities

Ø  5 years working experience

7.  Administrative Assistants

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-009

Key Responsibilities

Individual will provide secretariat support and ensure timely documentations in support of entire activities.

Qualification/Experience

Ø  BSc or HND in Humanities or Social Sciences

Ø  3 years working experience in financial/human resources management 

8.  System Administrators

Vacancy Reference Code: UNOPS/VA/2011-010

Key Responsibilities

Individual will be responsible for the engineering of SA related solutions for various project and operational needs. He shall install and configure systems such as supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications

Qualification/Experience

Ø  BSc in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Ø  System Administration/System Engineer with certification in Unix and Microsoft

Ø  5 years working experience as system administrator

Remuneration

Recruitment for the above stated position is carried out on behalf of the Delta state Government and partners and successful candidates, once employed shall be subject to the best salary scale obtainable at Delta State institutions with an additional special duty allowances (SDA) 30% of Gross salary. Candidates will not be recruited nor subject to UN contract agreement.

Interested and suitably qualified candidates working with the Delta state Government Educational institutions are encouraged to apply. Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Successful candidates currently working with the Delta state would be placed on secondment and will benefit from the SDA.

Other successful candidates not working with the Delta state Government will be placed at a level commensurate with their qualifications and experiences and will also benefit from the SDA as addition to their gross salaries. 

  

Method of Application

All interested candidates are expected to submit their applications containing a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and the United Nations Personal History form (P11) to the ngoc@unops.org on or before 15th January 2012

Only short listed candidates will be contacted and no other correspondence will be entered into with applicants

For more details on the various positions, candidates are advised to visit UNOPS websites and navigate to 'who we need"

The UN personal history Forms (P11) can also be obtained from the UNOPS website HERE