UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster
Programme Management - Senior Officer
UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Overview
Department/office GPO, NYPO, PSC, Sudan Project Unit. Duty station: Multiple. Contract type: International ICA. Duration: Open Ended. Application period: 25-Sep-2025 to 11-Oct-2025.
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.
Background For over 20 years, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Peace and Security Cluster (PSC) has served as a key implementation platform supporting the work of its largest partner, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). Through a strategic partnership, PSC delivers interlinked portfolio, programme and project management services, reinforced by robust oversight and risk management controls tailored to operations in complex and high-risk environments.
Operating under the leadership of the Cluster Director, the Cluster provides day-to-day management of UNMAS field programmes. This includes comprehensive support across human resources, procurement, contract management, planning, implementation, and financial oversight, ensuring full compliance with UNOPS rules and regulations and donor requirements. PSC’s service delivery is complemented by cross-cutting initiatives, including knowledge and information management, gender equality, diversity and inclusion and quality assurance. The Cluster enables agile deployment and operational flexibility, allowing field programmes to respond swiftly to shifting needs in dynamic operational contexts. It also plays an essential role in donor reporting and visibility, ensuring that funding is used transparently and effectively.
UNMAS Sudan Programme The UNMAS Sudan Programme, based in Port Sudan, works in close coordination with the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA), the UN Country Team and humanitarian partners. The project aims to protect civilians from the threat of explosive ordnance (EO) and strengthen the resilience of conflict-affected communities through a comprehensive, gender-mainstreamed and conflict-sensitive mine action response. It also supports broader humanitarian, early recovery and stabilization efforts by enabling safe access to areas contaminated by EO.
UNMAS Sudan’s key activities include land release operations; delivery of both direct and indirect Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), tailored to different gender and age groups; and provision of technical advice to humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding (HDP) actors to help them safely operate in EO-affected environments. The project also leads the coordination of the Mine Action Area of Responsibility (MA AoR) in Sudan, co-chairing the sector under the Global Protection Cluster framework. Through this role, UNMAS ensures that mine action is effectively integrated into humanitarian coordination mechanisms and that EO threats are adequately understood and addressed at all levels.
Victim Assistance and Engagement In addition, the project plans to strengthen its engagement in Victim Assistance (VA), particularly in support of EO survivors. This includes efforts to reactivate the VA pillar within the MA AoR and improve coordination, referral pathways and advocacy for services and support to victims.
Geographic Focus and Outreach While the Programme’s current operational footprint is primarily focused on areas under the control of the Sudan Government—especially urban areas in Khartoum and Al Jazirah—UNMAS Sudan aspires to expand its outreach to all EO-affected regions, addressing both legacy contamination and new threats arising from the ongoing conflict.
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Specialist Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Specialist, and overall accountability for PSC’s performance on behalf of its clients, the Cluster oversees day-to-day management and ensures compliance with UNOPS rules and donor requirements.
Qualifications and Other Information Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and enc...
Education and Minimum Years of Experience: Advanced university degree...
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
About UNOPS UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development. We are proud of our people, with a diverse workforce spanning many nationalities and countries. We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options.
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Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement. Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.
Background For over 20 years, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Peace and Security Cluster (PSC) has served as a key implementation platform supporting the work of its largest partner, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS). Through a strategic partnership, PSC delivers interlinked portfolio, programme and project management services, reinforced by robust oversight and risk management controls tailored to operations in complex and high-risk environments.
Operating under the leadership of the Cluster Director, the Cluster provides day-to-day management of UNMAS field programmes. This includes comprehensive support across human resources, procurement, contract management, planning, implementation, and financial oversight, ensuring full compliance with UNOPS rules and regulations and donor requirements. PSC’s service delivery is complemented by cross-cutting initiatives, including knowledge and information management, gender equality, diversity and inclusion and quality assurance. The Cluster enables agile deployment and operational flexibility, allowing field programmes to respond swiftly to shifting needs in dynamic operational contexts. It also plays an essential role in donor reporting and visibility, ensuring that funding is used transparently and effectively.
UNMAS Sudan Programme The UNMAS Sudan Programme, based in Port Sudan, works in close coordination with the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA), the UN Country Team and humanitarian partners. The project aims to protect civilians from the threat of explosive ordnance (EO) and strengthen the resilience of conflict-affected communities through a comprehensive, gender-mainstreamed and conflict-sensitive mine action response. It also supports broader humanitarian, early recovery and stabilization efforts by enabling safe access to areas contaminated by EO.
UNMAS Sudan’s key activities include land release operations; delivery of both direct and indirect Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), tailored to different gender and age groups; and provision of technical advice to humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding (HDP) actors to help them safely operate in EO-affected environments. The project also leads the coordination of the Mine Action Area of Responsibility (MA AoR) in Sudan, co-chairing the sector under the Global Protection Cluster framework. Through this role, UNMAS ensures that mine action is effectively integrated into humanitarian coordination mechanisms and that EO threats are adequately understood and addressed at all levels.
Victim Assistance and Engagement In addition, the project plans to strengthen its engagement in Victim Assistance (VA), particularly in support of EO survivors. This includes efforts to reactivate the VA pillar within the MA AoR and improve coordination, referral pathways and advocacy for services and support to victims.
Geographic Focus and Outreach While the Programme’s current operational footprint is primarily focused on areas under the control of the Sudan Government—especially urban areas in Khartoum and Al Jazirah—UNMAS Sudan aspires to expand its outreach to all EO-affected regions, addressing both legacy contamination and new threats arising from the ongoing conflict.
Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Specialist Under the direct supervision of the Programme Management Specialist, and overall accountability for PSC’s performance on behalf of its clients, the Cluster oversees day-to-day management and ensures compliance with UNOPS rules and donor requirements.
Qualifications and Other Information Treats all individuals with respect; responds sensitively to differences and enc...
Education and Minimum Years of Experience: Advanced university degree...
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
About UNOPS UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by implementing its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development. We are proud of our people, with a diverse workforce spanning many nationalities and countries. We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options.
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