Senior Project Manager

Lead impactful projects, delivering diverse services and ensuring successful outcomes within agreed tolerances of time, cost, scope, quality, risk, and benefits.

The Asia Pacific Regional Office, based in Bangkok, Thailand, provides strategic leadership and oversight for UNOPS operations across 17 countries, ensuring high performance, operational excellence, and alignment with organizational goals. Operations currently span Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Pacific Islands. Across these countries, we work closely with key stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and maximize impact through five main operating units: Afghanistan (AFCO), Myanmar (MMCO), South Asia Multi-Country Office (SAMCO), East Asia and Pacific Multi-Country Office (EAPMCO), and the Asia Regional Health Cluster (ARHC). Through these entities, we provide agile, client-focused service delivery across diverse sectors - including infrastructure, health, procurement, and project management - supporting the implementation of sustainable development solutions across the region.

UNOPS Myanmar is one of UNOPS’ leading offices in Asia, acting as the fund manager for some of the largest development programmes in the country. In addition, UNOPS is the Principal Recipient for the Global Fund in Myanmar and for the Global Fund’s regional artemisinin-resistance initiative towards the elimination of Malaria, which works to accelerate progress toward malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong sub-region. UNOPS provides procurement, infrastructure, and project management services to a wide range of organizations in the country, including international development partners, other UN agencies and INGOs. UNOPS plays a critical role in ensuring that the quality of services provided to its partners meets stringent requirements of speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

The UNOPS Myanmar 3PI (Partnership, Project Management, Procurement and Infrastructure) unit implements programmes and projects for bilateral donors on UNOPS global services lines, mainly infrastructure and procurement.
Our program and projects focus on fostering resilience and self-reliance among internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities. Building essential community infrastructure, including WASH facilities, shelters, monastic schools and health facilities in remote and hard-to-reach areas, with added value renewable energy solutions, giving access to electricity and addressing gender and protection issues to enhance resilience of the vulnerable populations. Additionally, the 3PI Team has procured essential items such as non-food items (NFIs), to remote hard-to-reach regions and areas in Myanmar to address critical humanitarian needs.

Under the supervision of the Head of Programme, the Senior Project Manager (Implementation) is responsibl...