Director, Country Office

The Director, Country Office leads and manages all operations and delivery under the Myanmar Country Office, providing strategic leadership, fostering partnerships, and ensuring operational excellence to achieve sustainable results. The role represents UNOPS in Myanmar and oversees portfolio management, risk management, and inter-agency coordination.

Responsibilities

• Create, foster and role model a culture of trust, empowerment and accountability across the Country Office locations.
• Build engagement and foster a diverse and inclusive work environment, ensuring highest standards of conduct and zero tolerance for discrimination and abuse.
• Plan, recruit, manage and develop a flexible and diverse workforce to ensure optimum performance.
• Develop the strategy for the Country Office, establish priorities and oversee portfolio implementation and operational risk management.
• Lead delivery of the UNOPS strategic plan through the Country Office annual plan.
• Establish annual objectives, performance measurements, standards and results to ensure timely and partner-oriented services.
• Guide, endorse and oversee proposals and project agreements across the Country Office.
• Monitor implementation and make decisions to ensure delivery of results as planned.
• Plan and allocate resources to achieve goals and ensure financial sustainability in accordance with UNOPS standards.
• Manage overall HSSE performance and ensure safety and security of personnel, assets and information.
• Act as UNOPS Security Focal Point and participate actively in Security Management Team.
• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking, advocacy and communication of UNOPS competencies.
• Keep Regional Director informed on opportunities, challenges and risks to strengthen portfolio management and business development.
• Ensure business process excellence and quality standards with support from Head of Support Services and Head of Programme.
• Monitor and supervise timely and cost-effective delivery of the Country Office portfolio according to partner expectations and budgets.
• Exercise financial control to ensure fiscal health and sustainability of the portfolio.
• Provide advice on opportunities to enhance UNOPS contribution to partners' results.
• Ensure internal performance and quality management including tracking, monitoring and reporting on project delivery and financials.
• Evaluate performance alignment with organizational strategy and compliance with UNOPS standards.
• Represent UNOPS in inter-agency and external meetings to promote the organization and identify partnership opportunities.
• Participate actively in UN Country Team meetings and support programming and advocacy activities.
• Contribute to the formulation and implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework and Delivering as One initiatives.
• Assume leadership role within UN Country Team related to UNOPS mandate and ensure accountability to Resident Coordinator.
• Participate in UNCT initiatives to strengthen coherence, inclusiveness and aid effectiveness.
• Keep Resident Coordinator informed of UNOPS activities through regular communication and reporting.
• Drive high-quality decisions aligned with organizational goals and ensure corporate reporting and escalation of emerging risks.
• Champion risk management and promote alignment with applicable standards and policies.
• Lead development and introduction of innovation to incorporate best practices in project service delivery.
• Ensure dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned for development planning and knowledge building.
• Lead capacity building of personnel, partners and stakeholders.
• Establish priorities for targeted investments in growth and innovation and contribute to organizational excellence as a member of the global management team.
• Share knowledge with peers to ensure coordinated corporate delivery of services and synergies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 12 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline with 10 years of relevant experience is required.
• Relevant experience in strategic and managerial leadership in public affairs, management, business development planning and operations in a large corporate or international organization, or related area.
• Experience of working in multicultural environments or UN system organizations in a developing country is desired.
• Experience in development or humanitarian contexts is desired.
• Fluent proficiency in English is required.
• Fluent proficiency in Burmese is desirable.

Skills

• Strategic Leadership
• Managerial Leadership
• Public Affairs
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Portfolio Management
• Risk Management
• Inter-agency Coordination
• Multicultural Environment Experience
• Development Context Experience
• Humanitarian Experience

Languages

English, Burmese