Project Management Advisor (Retainer)

UNOPS Brazil is responsible for managing strategic and operational risks associated with the countries’ portfolio of engagements, developing and delivering cost-effective services contributing to partners' sustainable results and achievements of UNOPS management results.  In the country, UNOPS has been making significant strides in developing the area of advisory services in infrastructure. This includes management contracts and providing consultancy services to support the national and local governments to address the challenge on how to improve infrastructure investments, considering costs reduction, resiliency, and sustainability.

UNOPS Brazil operates as an integral part of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional management structure. It reports to the Operational Hub Director who provides direction and guidance. 

The incumbent for this post will act as a PRINCE2 training facilitator, who will be responsible for structuring project management courses in Portuguese to develop BRPC partners and associates.

Under the guidance and supervision of a Project Manager, the project management specialist/instructor is mainly responsible for:

• Structuring and developing project management training for partners and associates, including course syllabus, schedule, assessment tools and budget;
• Assessing participants level of Project Management knowledge before and after training;
• Providing inputs to Project Managers, according to PRINCE2 methodology, on the design and management of other partners and associates projects;
• Identifying and analyzing the connections between project management/MSP methodologies and other partner projects; 
• Advising BRPC on its projects to support capacity building in project management
• Advising and assisting in the creation of project management units in the organizational structure of the partner, when necessary.

a)      Education

• Master's degree in Administration or a related area.
• Bachelor’s degree in Administration or a related area with two years of additional relevant experience will be accepted in lieu of a Master's Degree. 
• A PRINCE2 practitioner certificate is mandatory.
• Certificate in MSP is an asset.

b)      Experience

• Between 2-4 years of experience (depending on the level of education) in training and development related to the PRINCE2 methodology

c)       Language

• Fluency in written and oral Portuguese is required.
• Working knowledge of English or Spanish is required.

Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA)

Contract level: Local ICA Specialist 9
Contract modality: Retainer

Contract duration: 6 months with possibilities of extension depending on availability of funds and satisfactory performance. 

The contractor will be remunerated based on a daily fee and according to the number of full days worked to complete the assigned duties. The expected total number of days to work will be 60 days.All required products must be delivered according to schedule. The specific dates will be coordinated with the UNOPS team.

For more details about the ICA contractual modality, please follow this link: https://www.unops.org/english/Opportunities/job-opportunities/what-we-offer/Pages/Individual-Contractor-Agreements.aspx

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible for abiding by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.  Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is the central resource for the United Nations system in procurement and contract management, as well as in civil works and physical infrastructure development. It focuses its activities on the areas of its mandate established by the General Assembly and its Executive Council while collaborating with other United Nations agencies, funds, and programmes on joint projects.

UNOPS supports local and national governments to maximize the efficiency of public investment, promote transparency, fight corruption and adapts to each country the best practices available worldwide in order to strengthen national capacities in the areas of procurement, public infrastructure, and project management. 

With over 8,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it.  By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, UNOPS adapts its approach to local context, providing a broad range of strategic solutions to improve member countries efforts in achieving the priorities of the Agenda 2030. Beyond its regular activities, it works in order to preserve and value the wealth of natural, cultural and human resources and to reduce gaps as inequality.