Circular Economy Consultant

Result of Service
- The Circular Economy Consultant reports to the Head of Brazil Office.
He/She shall duly and timely perform his/her obligations, under this Terms of Reference.
The consultant will work in close collaboration with the UN-Habitat's operational and technical teams.
- Work Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Expected duration
- Three (3) months**Responsibilities**:
- Qualifications/special skills
- Education Required: - Postgraduate degree (Stricto Sensu) in Solid Waste Management, Engineering, Economics, Administration or related fields is required, or additional six (6) years or relevant experience to the post, beyond the requirement.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics, Administration, Law or related fields is required.
Work experience: - A minimum of ten (10) years providing technical support and management related to sustainable development, circular economy and management is required.
- Academic knowledge on themes related to sustainable development, circular economy and management is required.
- Professional experience developing studies, projects, plans and technical assessments related to sustainable development, circular economy and management is required.
- Previous experience within the UN System is desirable.
Skills: - Excellent writing and proof-reading skills in Portuguese is required.
- Good computer skills in Windows, as Microsoft Office, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and Web search engines is required.
- Negotiation capacity with public and private sector stakeholders is desirable.
Competencies - Professionalism: Experience working in an inter-institutional environment, project management, monitoring-evaluation; approaches and strategies regarding good urban governance and local and regional development.
- Planning and organization: Professional approach to work, strong sense of responsibility, operate with mínimal supervision; proven organizational skills and ability to manage a workload efficiently and within set deadlines.
- Communication: Ability to write clearly and effectively; listen to others, interpret messages correctly and respond appropriately; show openness in information sharing and keep everyone informed; solid abstract reasoning skills together with a proven capacity to write documents for diverse audiences.
- Teamwork: Ability to work with teams, demonstrate leadership, conflict management and consensus facilitation skills; ability to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic environment, and to respect diversity; sensitivity to the main streaming of vulnerability; willingness and ability to work in difficult environments.
Knowledge Management - The person must know the processes, procedures, and norms of UN-Habitat, to guarantee an adequate quality of the activities described above, following the standards of the organization.
- The person will propose formats and procedures that allow the efficient implementation of the activities related to the project development.
- The person must know the file of the Office, work with it, and ensure its proper maintenance, accessibility for all staff, and due updating.
- The person will prepare databases related to the project running.
- The person will make sure that all relevant technical information will be adequately shared with the correspondent staff.
- The person will ensure that all produced material will be fit-for-purpose and delivered, in an organized way, for posterior consultation and use of the Agency.
- The person will only share the information produced with the team agency, assuring the privacy of the content.
- Languages
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat, and Spanish is the working language of the Regional Office.
- For the post advertised, fluency in Portuguese is required.
Working knowledge in Spanish and English is desirable.
- Additional Information
- No Fee
- THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.