Information Assistant

Result of Service
Under the supervision of the National Officer in charge of Brazil, the Information Assistant (STATA) shall duly and timely perform his/her obligations, as part of the “Social Territories Project in Large Favelas Complexes”, under this Terms of Reference. The Information Assistant (STATA) will work in close collaboration with the operational and technical teams of UN-Habitat in Rio de Janeiro.
The Information Assistant (STATA) shall be paid with a monthly allowance, upon presentation and approval by the National Officer for Brazil of monthly activities' report.
Work Location
Rio de Janeiro
Expected duration
Six (06) months upon the signature of the contract, with the possibility of renewal.
**Responsibilities**:
Background
The main mandate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is to promote sustainable development of human settlements and policies conducive to adequate housing for all. Within this framework, UN-Habitat supports central and state governments, as well as local authorities and other partners for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda (NUA).
UN-Habitat helps the urban poor by transforming cities into safer, more inclusive, compact, integrated, resilient and connected places with better opportunities where everyone can live with dignity. It works with organizations at every level, including all spheres of government, civil society and the private sector to help build, manage, plan and finance sustainable urban development.
The Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean - ROLAC - is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Agency puts emphasis in developing and managing activities in the host country. Indeed, for the past years, UN-Habitat has expanded its portfolio in Brazil by working with the three tiers of government in order to support the formulation and implementation of more effective, sustainable, participative and socially fairer urban economic, social and environmental policies.
In order to expand the programme and seek support to work with the challenges of reducing urban poverty and integrating all segments of the population into the fabric of the city, UN-Habitat is a partner of Instituto Pereira Passos (IPP) of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (PCRJ) in the implementation of the Social Territories Programme. To respect, protect and achieve rights and build a fairer and more equitable city, the Social Territories Programme aims to identify the most vulnerable urban population of the city of Rio de Janeiro, better understand their living conditions and promote a specialized support to integrate them into public registries, the network of basic services and the municipal urban fabric.
The Social Territories Programme is being implemented, since 2019, in the following large favela complexes: Alemão, Chapadão, Cidade de Deus, Lins, Maré, Pedreira, Penha, Jacarezinho, Rocinha and Vila Kennedy.
In order to continue with the due implementation of the Social Territories Programme, UN-Habitat office in Rio de Janeiro is looking for an Information Assistant (STATA).
Report to UN-Habitat Manager
The Information Assistant (STATA) reports to the National Officer for Brazil, who will evaluate him/her.
**Responsibilities**:
The Information Assistant (STATA) shall support the implementation of the project with the following responsibilities:
a) Participate and support the organization of capacity building activities for government teams involved in the implementation of the "Social Territories Project in Large Favelas Complexes".
b) Assist in the elaboration and calculation of variables, indicators and other data and information.
c) Extract, process and analyse data from public databases and statistics - such as those produced by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and other organizations - and present them in various formats (tables, graphs, charts).
d) Provide appropriate technical support to implement activities related to collection, production, analysis and management of data, information and urban indicators and support any other studies and research related to the "Social Territories Project in Large Favelas Complexes".
e) Analyse the results with territorial vision to support public policies planning.
f) Accompany the studies and research related to the large favelas complexes and the rest of the territorial scope of the project, especially the analyses process.
g) Revise the results of the Multidimensional Poverty Index in the large favelas complexes and the rest of the territorial scope of the project.
h) Attend to meetings and conferences promoted by UN-Habitat, as requested.
i) Monitor the programme and the participating households.
j) Document expert group meetings, forums, consultations, training events and other activities related to the planning, development and implementation of the programme, if requested.
k) Maintain an orderl

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