Job Identification : 13939

Locations : Brasilia, Brazil

Posting Date : 10/03/2023, 08:15 PM

Apply Before : 10/18/2023, 03:59 AM

Job Schedule : Full time

Agency : UNDP

Vacancy Type : National Personnel Service Agreement

Practice Area : Management

Bureau : Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean

Contract Duration : 1 Year

Education & Work Experience : Master’s Degree

Other Criteria : Master’s or Graduation in Administration, Economic Sciences, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, International Relations or related areas

Required Languages : Fluency in Portuguese and English

Vacancy Timeline

2 Weeks

Job Description

Background

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are core principles at UNDP: we value diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate, we foster inclusion as a way of ensuring all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, and we ensure equity and fairness in all our actions. Taking a ‘ leave no one behind ’ approach to our diversity efforts increasing representation of undeserved populations. People who identify as belonging to marginalized or excluded populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about working at UNDP including our values and inspiring stories.

UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

The adoption of paths for sustainable development is a priority area for UNDP work in Brazil, to ensure that the country develops its capacities to promote growth in an inclusive and multidimensional manner, reducing poverty, inequality and economic and social exclusion.

Aiming to align the organizational structure with the CPD 2017-2021, extended until 2023 because of the pandemic, to the new CPD 2024-2028, still under construction, and the priorities of the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG ), the UNDP Program portfolio design includes three main lines of work that are mutually strengthening, designed around three axes: 1. People and Prosperity: focusing on poverty reduction, economic and social policies, public-private partnerships, economy, infrastructure, inclusive markets and growth. 2. Planet: focused on the environment, biodiversity, climate change, disaster risk reduction, chemicals and the Montreal Protocol. 3. Peace: aimed at promoting the prevention of violence, justice, transparency, anti-corruption practices, human rights, development of local capacities.

In this sense, the UNDP Brasil Socioeconomic Inclusive Development unit works by developing and implementing partnerships in the economic and social areas, with public and private partners, seeking to strengthen institutional capacities, improve design, implementation and evaluation of public policies, strengthen regulation, support innovation and ensure that development is thought holistically, without leaving anyone behind. The Unit’s portfolio is thus composed of projects on the themes of economics, infrastructure, education, health, social protection, among others, that complement each other synergistically and align with the priorities of the organization, the Brazilian Government, the private sector and society in general.

Specific context of hiring: Considering the Brazilian reality – with its structural and cyclical challenges – and the importance of the social theme for human development in the country, the Inclusive Socioeconomic Development unit seeks to expand its capacities in the referred theme by hiring Project Manager who can work in the areas of education, social protection, early childhood, sports, combating inequalities and evaluating public policies. Other areas of focus of the projects, for which it is expected that the Manager can also provide substantive technical contributions are infrastructure and public private partnerships.

Thus, under the direct supervision of the Program Officer of the Inclusive Socioeconomic Development Unit, the Project Analyst ( Manager ) will be responsible for providing technical advice, manage the implementation and monitoring of projects in the modalities of direct execution ( DIM ) and national ( NIM ) attributed to her / him. Thus, the Project Analyst ( Manager ) will be responsible for all managerial activities related to project implementation, ensuring the fluid execution of projects, the consistency of its implementation and compliance with UNDP rules and regulations, in addition to providing substantive technical contributions in the areas of focus of the projects, contributing to the positioning and expansion of UNDP’s performance in the reference themes.

Scope of work

This Term of Reference aims to hire a ( a ) Project Analyst ( Manager ) for a set of projects from the Inclusive Socioeconomic Development Unit. The ( a ) Project Analyst ( Manager ) will be responsible for providing knowledge and providing technical and operational assistance to projects in the social area of that Unit, which implies, but is not limited, the following activities:  Provide efficient strategic management of operation work planning and project resources under your responsibility.  Ensure full compliance with operations with UNDP standards, rules and policies, in the implementation of operational strategies.  Manage projects in a project portfolio of the Inclusive Socioeconomic Development Unit, which involves the following actions:o elaborate proposals for terms of reference for hiring individuals / legal entities; o manage financial performance according to allocated budgets; o manage teams allocated to projects; o provide specific technical knowledge in the projects under their responsibility and related topics; o identify problems and propose recommendations for improving operational and administrative processes, o play the corresponding role in Quantum to approve purchase orders, vouchers and other transactions; advising and monitoring the performance of independent evaluations and internal and external audits; o analyze project flows and processes to support information management; o propose mechanisms for information management and process optimization;the elaboration of an Annual Work Plan based on the total planning of the projects; o support, facilitate or carry out communication and stakeholder relationship activities; o carry out other managerial obligations that contribute to the efficiency in the execution of the projects under its responsibility.  Ensure continuous process improvement and contribute to the mapping of business processes and the establishment of internal standard operating procedures in finance, purchasing and logistics services, in accordance with the UNDP internal control framework.  Provide and organize team training on budget functioning and management, promote discussion on lessons learned / best practices and contributions;  Conduct regular performance assessments for team members. facilitate or perform communication and stakeholder relationship activities; o carry out other managerial obligations that contribute to the efficiency in the execution of the projects under its responsibility.  Ensure continuous process improvement and contribute to the mapping of business processes and the establishment of internal standard operating procedures in finance, purchasing and logistics services, in accordance with the UNDP internal control framework.  Provide and organize team training on budget functioning and management, promote discussion on lessons learned / best practices and contributions;  Conduct regular performance assessments for team members. facilitate or perform communication and stakeholder relationship activities; o carry out other managerial obligations that contribute to the efficiency in the execution of the projects under its responsibility.  Ensure continuous process improvement and contribute to the mapping of business processes and the establishment of internal standard operating procedures in finance, purchasing and logistics services, in accordance with the UNDP internal control framework.  Provide and organize team training on budget functioning and management, promote discussion on lessons learned / best practices and contributions;  Conduct regular performance assessments for team members. o carry out other managerial obligations that contribute to the efficiency in the execution of the projects under its responsibility.  Ensure continuous process improvement and contribute to the mapping of business processes and the establishment of internal standard operating procedures in finance, purchasing and logistics services, in accordance with the UNDP internal control framework.  Provide and organize team training on budget functioning and management, promote discussion on lessons learned / best practices and contributions;  Conduct regular performance assessments for team members. o carry out other managerial obligations that contribute to the efficiency in the execution of the projects under its responsibility.  Ensure continuous process improvement and contribute to the mapping of business processes and the establishment of internal standard operating procedures in finance, purchasing and logistics services, in accordance with the UNDP internal control framework.  Provide and organize team training on budget functioning and management, promote discussion on lessons learned / best practices and contributions;  Conduct regular performance assessments for team members. in accordance with the UNDP internal control framework.  Provide and organize team training on budget functioning and management, promote discussion on lessons learned / best practices and contributions;  Conduct regular performance assessments for team members. in accordance with the UNDP internal control framework.  Provide and organize team training on budget functioning and management, promote discussion on lessons learned / best practices and contributions;  Conduct regular performance assessments for team members.

Institutional Arrangement

The professional ( a ) will work under the guidance and supervision of the UNDP Program Officer, in order to ensure harmony between the technical, administrative and operational actions of the projects under his responsibility. This is a vacancy financed by a project ( s ), with an initial duration of one year, with the possibility of renewal during the duration of the initiatives.

Competencies

Achieve Results: LEVEL 2: Increases solutions and simplifies processes, balances speed and accuracy in the execution of work

Innovative Thinking: LEVEL 2: Offering new ideas / open to new approaches, demonstrating systemic / integrated thinking

Continuous Learning: LEVEL 2: Get out of the comfort zone, learn from others and support your learning

Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 2: Adapt processes / approaches to new situations, involve others in the change process

Act with Determination: LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously

Engage and be a partner: LEVEL 2: It is a facilitator / integrator, brings people together, builds / maintains coalitions / partnerships

Promote Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to overcome differences, consider decision making

Multifunctional and technical skills

Business direction and strategy – Strategic thinking:

•  Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP objectives, based on systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking vision to reality in the field and creating tangible solutions
•  Ability to take advantage of learning from various sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; demonstrate a vision of the future to model future developments and possible paths to follow for UNDP.

Business direction and strategy – Effective decision making:

•  Ability to make decisions in a timely and efficient manner, according to your authority, area of expertise and resources

Business direction and strategy – Business Insight and Commercial Thinking:

•  Ability to understand and deal with a business situation in a way that is likely to lead to a good result
•  Knowledge and understanding of the organization’s operational structures and ability to make good judgments and quick decisions within such structures

Business direction and strategy – Entrepreneurial thinking:

•  Ability to create clarity around UNDP values for beneficiaries and partners and develop service offerings that respond to customer needs based on UNDP’s mandate and organizational priorities.

Business Management – Project Management:

•  Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific objectives.

Business Management – Partnership Management:

•  Ability to build and maintain partnerships with broad networks of stakeholders, governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts, and others aligned with UNDP strategy and policies.

Agenda 2030: Prosperity – Inclusive Growth:

•  Development Planning

Skills and experience required

Minimum education requirements

•  Master’s degree or equivalent in Administration, Economic Sciences, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, International Relations is required.
•  Diploma of University Graduation in Administration, Economic Sciences, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, International Relations or other related areas in combination with an additional 2 years of qualified experience will be given due consideration instead of a master’s degree.

Minimum years of relevant professional experience

•  Up to 2 years ( with Master’s degree ) or at least 2 years ( with undergraduate diploma ) from experience in project management and / or management or implementation of public policies

Skills required

•  Experience in projects or initiatives in areas related to social or economic policies or infrastructure is an asset.

Desired skills in addition to the skills covered in the Skills section

•  Technical knowledge of subjects related to social or economic or infrastructure issues.
•  Relevant minimum professional experience of 4 years in implementing development projects.
•  Work experience with international organizations.
•  Work experience with government counterparts.

Required languages

•  Fluency in Portuguese and English

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