United Nations Office for Project Services – UNOPS

Overview

  • Founded Date January 1, 1973
  • Sectors General
  • Posted Jobs 6
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Company Description

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a United Nations agency assigned to implementing infrastructure and procurement projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world. The organization’s international headquarters is located at the UN City campus in Copenhagen, Denmark. UNOPS is in charge of disbursing more than $3 billion worth of improvement projects and contracts for its partners every year. Its activities have ranged from managing the construction of schools in Afghanistan, to building shelters in Haiti, to procuring ambulances to support the Ebola response in Liberia.

UNOPS is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group and works closely with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Department of Peace Operations (DPO), and the World Bank.

UNOPS underwent a major scandal in 2022 that resulted in the resignation of its leaders after accusations of financial malfeasance and poor stewardship of the money under its care.