Background Information – Myanmar

UNOPS Myanmar

Myanmar is one in all UNOPS’ main places of work in Asia, performing as fund supervisor for 3 of the most important improvement programmes within the nation, particularly the Access to Health Fund, the Livelihood and Food Security Fund (LIFT) and the Joint Peace Fund (JPF). In addition, UNOPS is Principal Recipient for the Global Fund in Myanmar and for the Global Fund’s regional artemisinin-resistance initiative concentrating on drug resistant malaria within the higher Mekong sub-region. UNOPS additionally supplies procurement, infrastructure and venture administration companies to a variety of organizations within the nation. UNOPS performs a vital position in making certain that the standard of companies offered to its companions meets stringent necessities of velocity, effectivity and price effectiveness.

Access to Health

The Access to Health Fund goals to enhance well being outcomes for weak populations in conflict-affected areas of Myanmar. The Fund works with key stakeholders to extend individuals’s entry to well being companies (maternal, new child and baby well being, sexual and reproductive well being and rights, combating HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria) and to strengthen well being programs.

The Access to Health Fund is supported by the governments of the United Kingdom, Sweden, the United States, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Norway. Two different donors assist the Fund’s actions, together with Takeda, a personal donor, supplies devoted funding to Access, with a deal with well being companies for marginalized and weak populations in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach areas, and on well being system strengthening.

Background Information – Job-specific

The Fund Director will lead the Access to Health Fund Management Office by offering management and strategic path, and selling greatest observe in efficiency and supply of the Fund’s mission and targets. The Fund Director might want to display sturdy administration expertise and be an advocate of continued exterior assist for well being in Myanmar. The incumbent could have distinctive skill to assist well being work in difficult environments, together with battle areas. They may also want glorious partnership expertise, working with a broad vary of stakeholders to realize tangible outcomes for individuals in want.

*** While the obligation station for this place will likely be Yangon, Myanmar, the incumbent is predicted to be based mostly in Bangkok, Thailand quickly till an applicable Myanmar visa may be obtained.***

Functional Responsibilities

Under the general supervision of the UNOPS Myanmar Country Director & Representative, working carefully with the Board composed of the Fund’s Donors, and in shut coordination with key stakeholders, the Fund Director will likely be chargeable for:

1. Stakeholder Management

• Establish strong working relationships based mostly on belief with the Fund Board, present and potential companions and key stakeholders.
• Manage Access to Health communications with stakeholders concerning Fund actions, progress and exceptions, enabling their skill to simply accept handover of Fund deliverables.
• Advise the companions on points that will impression the achievement of their outcomes.
• Manage the data flows between the Fund Board, the UNOPS Myanmar Director and Representative and the UNOPS workforce devoted to Access to Health.
• Represent Access to Health and UNOPS at exterior occasions and conferences.
• Represent Access to Health within the UNOPS Management Group (MG) to make sure coordination, efficient supply and data sharing.
• Seek new donors for the Access to Health Fund, if required.

2. Delivery and Performance

• Oversee the implementation of accepted programme plans, handle the supply of the programme’s outputs, and provoke corrective motion the place mandatory.
• Authorize, monitor and management work packages to be delivered by the UNOPS workforce or by implementing companions.
• Advise the Fund Board on structure and processes to strengthen Access to Health’s engagement in any respect ranges
• Identify and handle dangers, advising the Fund Board and UNOPS Myanmar Director and Representative of deviations which have or will exceed set tolerances as accepted within the programme plan.
• Monitor and consider efficiency of service suppliers.
• Represent UNOPS at Fund Board conferences on a periodic foundation as ex officio, non voting member with a purpose to talk about key points and suggest options to challenges that come up.
• Monitor progress of the programme at a strategic stage and guarantee periodic progress and updates are made to the Fund Board.

3. Procedures

• Ensure compliance with UNOPS organizational coverage and UNOPS Financial Rules and Regulations.
• Manage the Access to Health Fund Management Office to make sure efficiency of the Fund within the areas of programmatic/technical outcomes supply, monetary administration (price range/money movement/expenditure), work planning and useful resource mobilization, monitoring and analysis (M&E), administrative (together with common reporting and audit outcomes) and procurement operations.
• Manage budgets, money movement and obligations, taking accountability for expenditures towards the price range; be sure that deliverables are met and funds to contractors, grantees/ implementing companions and personnel are obtained on time.
• Understand and handle UNOPS pricing coverage and associated company expenses as they apply to Access to Health.
• Ensure implementing accomplice capability is commensurate with funding necessities.
• Ensure applicable measures have been documented in a Closure Plan to facilitate the transition of operations within the ultimate stage of supply.

4. Knowledge Management

• Provide suggestions to Practice Leads on coverage, supporting steering with an intention in the direction of steady enchancment of UNOPS insurance policies full classes discovered as per reporting format.
• Support UNOPS Myanmar’s efforts in being a centre of excellence for programme administration.

Impact of Results

The Fund Director will be sure that the Access to Health Fund continues to enhance entry to well being for weak populations in Myanmar, continues to ship worth for cash, and continues to nurture constructive relationships with the Fund’s companions – together with donors, implementing companions, the UN, and others.