Programme Support Associate – Inclusive Socioeconomic Development

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in approximately 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequality and exclusion. The program helps countries to developing policies, leadership skills, partnership skills, institutional capacities, and to building resilience to sustainable development results.

UNDP implements several projects in different areas, offering its partners technical, operational and management assistance through access to methodologies, specialized knowledge, specialized advice and a wide international network of technical cooperation.

To contribute to human development, poverty reduction and the country's growth in priority areas, UNDP Brazil has a constant mission to align its services with the needs of a dynamic, multifaceted and diverse country. The projects are carried out in partnership with the Brazilian government, international financial institutions, the private sector and civil society.

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP provides countries with specialized integrated technical services for project formulation and implementation, capacity development, policy advice, technical assistance, training and knowledge management services.

The UNDP Country Office in Brazil is a key development partner of the Brazilian government and supports national and sub-national public and private sector institutions and civil society to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive society by strengthening democratic institutions, improving governance effectiveness, reducing poverty and inequalities and addressing climate change and biodiversity issues. In this context, the CO in Brazil has designed a programme portfolio that includes three mutually reinforcing work streams:

• Inclusive Socio-economic Development: poverty reduction, social policies, livelihoods, public-private partnerships, inclusive markets and growth.
• Environmentally Sustainable Development: nature-based solutions for development, climate change, energy efficiency, management of chemical substances, among others.
• Governance and Justice for Development: prevention of violence, justice, transparency, anti corruption, human rights, institutional strengthening and social participation.

In this context, the Inclusive Socioeconomic Development unit of UNDP Brazil works by developing and implementing partnerships in the economic and social areas, with public and private partners, aiming to strengthen institutional capacities; improve the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies; strengthen regulation; support innovation; and ensure that development is approached in a holistic way, leaving no one behind.

The UN Volunteer will be part of UNDP Brazil’s Inclusive Socioeconomic Development Unit and will provide programme and project support across the Unit’s portfolio. Working under the supervision of the designated Project Manager, the incumbent will contribute to operational follow-up of development initiatives, helping ensure that programme activities are delivered in accordance with UNDP rules, procedures and quality standards. The assignment will also support with project teams, implementing partners and relevant UNDP corporate and operational units.

Under the direct supervision of the designated Project Manager and in close collaboration with the Inclusive Socioeconomic Development Unit team, the UN Volunteer will provide support to programme and project management activities, including:

- Support the monitoring of the Unit’s portfolio, including follow-up on workplans, project activities, deliverables, deadlines and pending actions;
- Assist in the preparation, review and processing of programme and project documentation, including project documents, revisions, extensions, workplans, reports, agreements and supporting documentation;
- Assist the team with quality assurance and compliance processes, including the review and organization of documentation required for programme and project management processes;
- Support the preparation and updating of trackers, databases, dashboards and other management tools used to monitor the Unit’s portfolio;
- Support monitoring, reporting, evaluation and project closure processes, including compilation of information and follow-up on actions required from project teams, partners and relevant UNDP units;
- Support coordination and follow-up with project teams, implementing partners and relevant UNDP units on programme, administrative and financial matters;
- Provide logistical and substantive support to travel procedures, meetings, consultations, workshops and other programme activities, including preparation of materials, meeting records and follow-up of agreed actions;
- Support knowledge management activities, including organization and systematization of programme information, lessons learned and relevant documentation;
- Perform other related support tasks as required by the Inclusive Socioeconomic Development Unit.