Project Officer

OVERVIEW

**Parent Sector**: Field Office

**Duty Station**: Brasilia

**Job Family**: Social and Human Sciences

**Type of contract**: Non Staff (Service Contract)

**Level**: NO-B

**Duration of contract**: 1 year

**Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time)**: 29-MAY-2023

**UNESCO Core Values**: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Long Description
Act as project officer in the Social and Human Sciences sector designing, managing and following-up the implementation of projects in all their phases: identifying needs, proposing actions, evaluating and monitoring technical and financial aspects, ascertaining problems and proposing corrective actions;
Prepare project proposal information and revision proposal information; suggesting cross-cutting activities; identifying, proposing and developing South-South cooperation opportunities;
Monitor project implementation, analyze and appraise products carried out within the projects under his/her responsibility;
Organize the contents of books and publications by drafting and structuring contents;
Prepare and make technical presentations, speeches, documents, reports and papers upon request;
Attend meetings and participate in technical groups, when indicated by the Programme Coordinator and/or the Director/BRZ;
Long Description
Conduct negotiations with donors and prospective partners, selecting and proposing work plans for negotiation;
Identify niches of opportunities and draft new project agreements, particularly with the private sector, in areas where the SHS programme can offer expertise;
Act as focal point in SHS projects related to youth, gender, disability and racial equality;
Participate in the analysis and selection of the projects submitted by the NGOs to be supported within the Criança Esperança Programme by: elaborating technical reports on the performance of the NGOs and their compliance to the work plans originally proposed; participating in monitoring visits to the NGOs; participating in the annual revision of the online tool; following-up and rendering technical support to the selected NGOs; participating in the Steering Committee meetings with partners and in missions whenever needed;
Support the evaluation, dissemination and systematization of experiences, initiatives and best practices in the field of SHS;
Any additional activities that may be required to ensure the success of the work of the SHS sector and the Criança Esperança programme to which she/he is assigned.

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial) Accountability (C) Communication (C) Innovation (C) Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C) Planning and organizing (C) Results focus (C) Teamwork (C) Building partnerships (M) Professionalism (C) Strategic thinking (M) - For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Advanced university degree (equivalent to Masters or Post-graduate studies) in any area of Social or Human Sciences, with a research object preferably related to the social area or social work.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of practical experience in programme and/or project management in the social area, with focus preferably on children’s rights, /youth public policies; with a minimum of five (5) years acquired in the implementation of project, at national and/or international level, within the UN system, in governmental institutions, NGOs and/or other international organizations present in Brazil.
Previous experience in managing technical cooperation projects’ activities and expenditures.

LANGUAGES

The position requires proficiency in Portuguese and English.

Long Description
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Strong analytical, negotiating, organizational, communication and advocacy skills;
Proven ability to manage and coordinate large scale projects/programmes;
**Excellent writing skills**: ability to produce reports and papers on technical and strategic issues;
Knowledge of managerial and administrative systems;
Strong sense of ethics, integrity, initiative, accountability, discretion and maturity of judgement;
Capacity to deal with sensitive topics; Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills;
Capacity to work in, and adapt to, multicultural environments;
Capacity to work under stress and to maintain deadlines;
Availability to travel;
Good IT skills (Microsoft package), including experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.). Experience in handling of web-based management systems.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

First-level university degree in social work is desirable.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Experience in international organization as well as knowledge of UNESCO or UN will be an asset.

LANGUAGES

Working knowledge of another official language of UNESCO (French or Spanish).

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

**This assignment is of full-time nature (Monday to Thursday**: 8h3