Consultancy – Editor Consultant for the Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP) - Bureau for Management Services (BMS) UNDP

The objective of this consultancy is to hire an Individual Consultant to manage and edit the Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP), as well as to provide support to training/workshops on new policies, procedures and agreements, including webinars, to assist in the preparation of the concept papers, notes, minutes, and presentations to relevant stakeholders, and to maintain the Repository of UN Partnership agreements and Service Level Agreements, undertake customer surveys, follow up on client related matters.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the global development network of the United Nations system that is on the ground in 177 countries, with its Headquarters in New York, USA. The BMS is a central Bureau of UNDP Headquarters that deals with the development of corporate strategies, policies, tools and systems in the key management areas of human resources, finance and administration, budget, procurement, information and communications technology, legal, security, management consulting, and multi-partner trust funds.

Drawing on sound analytics and a risk-management approach, BMS supports UNDP in the achievement of development results through management advice, innovative business solutions and other corporate services in operations management in line with evolving needs and expectations of development partners and international best practices. BMS also oversees policy adherence in operations management, safeguarding UNDP’s accountability vis-à-vis United Nations Member States and other relevant partners.

The Directorate of BMS consists of a small team advising and supporting the Assistant Administrator/Director on a wide range of management issues with significant corporate implications. The Directorate is also responsible for integrating and coordinating activities of BMS units.