Technical Specialist in Project and Data Management

Technical Specialist in Project and Data Management

Vital Strategies is an organization committed to promoting equal opportunity and the inclusion of historically underrepresented groups in the workforce.
This is a CLT (Brazilian labor law) position based in our Brasília office. Vital Strategies offers a highly competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical and dental insurance, meal vouchers, home office allowance, Wellhub (formerly Gympass), among others.

**About Vital Strategies**

Vital Strategies is a global public health organization. Our programs strengthen public health systems and address the world’s leading causes of illness, injury and death. We currently work in more than 80 countries, supporting data-driven decision-making in government, advancing evidence-based public health policies, and mounting strategic communication campaigns. Vital Strategies’ priorities are driven by the greatest potential to improve and save lives. They include noncommunicable disease prevention, tobacco control, road safety, alcohol policy, food policy, overdose prevention, environmental health, and data for health. Our programs are primarily concentrated in low
- and middle-income countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific; the Overdose Prevention Program is our first initiative in the U.S.

The Vital Strategies office in Brazil supports municipal, state, and federal governments in addressing the main causes of preventable illness and death. We have worked with the cities of Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Natal, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, São Paulo, Recife, and Campinas; the states of Ceará, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Norte, and Rio Grande do Sul; the Ministry of Health; state and municipal health secretariat consortia (respectively Conass and Conasems); the National Front of Mayors; and civil society partners.

Vital Strategies is committed to promoting equal opportunity and the inclusion of groups historically underrepresented in the workforce.

**Applications must be submitted in English to be considered. This position will remain open until July 9.**

**Job Purpose**

The Specialist will contribute to capacity building, support technical communication efforts, and assist in the administrative and financial coordination of project activities, ensuring the timely delivery of outputs, adherence to budgets, and the achievement of program milestones.The Technical Specialist in Project and Data Management will provide technical, operational, and analytical support to the implementation of Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Program initiatives. The role ensures effective project cycle management including planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting in alignment with institutional objectives, donor requirements, and national priorities.

The Specialist will contribute to capacity building, support technical communication efforts, and assist in the administrative and financial coordination of project activities, ensuring the timely delivery of outputs, adherence to budgets, and the achievement of program milestones.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Project and Technical Management**
- Support the implementation of NCD projects, ensuring alignment with institutional objectives, timelines, and deliverables agreed upon with national and international partners;
- Support the development and execution of action plans, communication strategies, providing technical expertise in the formulation of strategies and outreach materials;
- Engage and coordinate with public sector stakeholders and intersectoral partners to present, monitor, and expand initiatives, fostering institutional dialogue;
- Organize and maintain project operational systems, including files, calendars, institutional accounts, and collaboration tools;
- Participate in technical meetings, workshops, and other programmatic activities, contributing to process systematization and the development of guidelines and technical frameworks;
- Collaborate with internal teams, global technical technical experts and external partners, ensuring consistent communication and alignment across projects and initiatives;
- Support the preparation of technical documentation of projects, including process records, technical and programmatic reports, institutional publications, and contributions to articles and technical communication products;
- Assist in the preparation and technical review of documents such as Terms of Reference (TORs), project proposals, work plans, and consultancy reports;
- Monitor the progress of deliverables outlined in contractual instruments, assisting in the technical reporting process;
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, donor regulations, and national laws, including accurate documentation, financial tracking, and timely reporting of project activities and expenditures.

**Monitoring, Evaluation and Evidence Generation**
- Interpret primary and secondary databases such as population surveys and n