Tiered Approach
In line with the commitment to safeguard capacity and support personnel already in the Organization, a majority of UNDP UNCDF/UNV vacancies are advertised using a tiered application process whereby:
- Tier 0: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV IP staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments, whose posts will be abolished, or contracts will be terminated or not renewed during 2026.
- Tier 1: Other UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding permanent (PA) and fixed-term (FTA) appointments
- Tier 2: UNDP/UNCDF/UNV staff holding temporary appointments (TA), personnel on regular PSA contracts, and Expert and Specialist UN Volunteers
- Tier 3 or no tier indicated: All other contract types from UNDP/UNCDF/UNV and other agencies, and other external candidates
Please make note of the Tier(s) indicated in the vacancy title, if any, and ensure that you satisfy the eligibility to apply.
Background
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) works in 170 countries and territories, supporting national efforts to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities, strengthen resilience, and accelerate sustainable development. As the development arm of the United Nations, UNDP collaborates with governments, civil society, the private sector, and communities to build inclusive and resilient pathways for human development.
In Mozambique, UNDP has been a trusted partner since 1976, working with national and local authorities, UN entities, civil society, and communities to promote inclusive growth, resilience, and sustainable development. Guided by the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, UNDP develops targeted and innovative solutions to address the country’s evolving development challenges.
Our Country Program Document is structured around four interconnected pillars: i) human development, multidimensional poverty, gender equality and public health management; ii) inclusive economic recovery, diversification and sustainable livelihoods; iii) climate resilience and natural resource management; and, iv) inclusive and decentralized governance, justice, peace and social cohesion.
These focus areas reflect UNDP’s comparative advantage in Mozambique and align with national development priorities and the UNSDCF. The Country Office works both upstream and downstream to build resilience and expand opportunities, particularly for women and youth. This includes strengthening community resilience to disasters and conflict, scaling area‑based models for integrated recovery and service delivery and leveraging stabilization efforts in Cabo Delgado to support post‑conflict recovery, institutional strengthening, and locally led economic revitalization.
The CO has also been carrying out a review of its structure and organogram to achieve an optimal and sustainable configuration that aligns staffing to respond to new challenges and the expected growth of the CO to enable UNDP effectively support Mozambique’s current and emerging development priorities.
UNDP upholds the highest standards of integrity and accountability. We maintain a zero‑tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment (including sexual harassment), and discrimination. All selected candidates undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are foundational to UNDP’s mandate and integral to everything we do. Across all programs and operations, UNDP promotes equal opportunities, inclusive participation, and the advancement of women and marginalized groups so that development gains are equitable and sustainable.
UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels offers a spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in its Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains and in support of the signature solutions and organizational capabilities envisioned in UNDP’s Strategic Plan.
The UNDP Unit for Environment, Climate Change and Resilience (ECR) in close coordination with government, develops and implements projects in the areas of biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, resilience building, and resilient reconstruction. The project “Resilient Multifunctional Water Supply systems for Machubo Administrative Post - Marracuene District”, which is funded with USD 993,600 from the IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) Fund for a duration of one year, is part of the resilience portfolio of the Unit. The project’s objectives are: (i) to provide improved water access to at least 3,500 people, (ii) improve water management and drainage on about 700 ha, (iii) provide sanitation for a local school, and (iv) support related community capacitation in Machubo Administrative Post, Marracuene District, Maputo Province. These outputs will contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (especially SDGs 1 and 6) in the beneficiary communities.
The Project Analyst will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project, under the direct supervision of the Head of ECR Unit, and technical guidance of the Unit Chief Technical Advisor (CTA). Additionally, the Project Board in close coordination with the responsible Government entities, namely the National Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation (DNAAS) under the Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources (MOPHRH) and the National Institute for Irrigation (INIR) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADER), as well as the local authorities of Machubo Administrative Post and Marracuene District have an important role to play and ensure regular consultation with the beneficiary communities.
Scope of Work
Duties and responsibilities of the Project Analyst – Resilient Water Supply will include:
Support effective project planning and implementation.
- Develop Terms of Reference for contracts to engineering firms and/or NGOs to design, supervise, perform engineering review and certification of drawings/BOQ/Specifications/SOW/Cost estimates based on national standards of construction and international engineering standards for safety and resilience construction;
- Formulate bidding documents in coordination with the relevant functional areas of UNDP and provide effective support throughout all stages of the tendering process;
- Provide comprehensive support in all aspects of project implementation in accordance with the project documents, annual work plans and other agreements between UNDP and responsible partners. Ensure quality of delivery by consultants, beneficiaries, and contracted companies; and communicate findings to the supervisor, Government and IBSA Fund through the UN South to South Cooperation Fund (UNSSCF);
- Support UNDP in evaluation of proposals from the contractors, contracting and supervision of the implementation of different contracts, including performing full contract management to adhere to UNDP processes and procedures and ensure government and community engagement;
- Ensure compliance of project business processes with UNDP Project Operational Policies and Procedures (POPP) and UNDP Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). When necessary, provide guidance to government and other partners on business processes, administrative and other requirements and procedures;
- Monitor and supervise construction/maintenance works ensuring adherence to approved designs. Issue certification upon approval of the construction works progresses and completion of the work;
- Support mainstreaming gender equality in the project implementation, including in data collection and compilation. Prepare gender equality background materials for use in discussions, briefings, and correspondence;
- Provide administrative and logistical support to ensure successful project delivery that includes organizing/coordinating project events and selecting appropriate venues, coordinating project procurement procedures, maintaining project records and files, and supporting contracting activities in close coordination with the ECR Unit and with the UNDP Project Management Support team (PMSU) and Operations teams.
Support partnerships and resource mobilization.
- Establish and maintain contacts and cooperation with the relevant UN Agencies, government institutions, NGOs, tertiary institutions, partners, and other relevant stakeholders;
- Ensure regular communication and coordination with partners, project counterparts, stakeholders, and beneficiaries; and develop and maintain effective mechanisms for integrating and responding to their feedback and insight;
- Support creation of high-quality information and visibility of the project activities among the stakeholders; and ensure careful selection of communication tools and tailoring the messages to take into account the overall socio-political and development context in host countries;
- Undertake horizon scanning and explore opportunities for resource mobilization in consultation with direct supervisor.
Provide support to the effective monitoring, reporting and evaluation on progress of project implementation.
- Support implementation of the project monitoring system in alignment with PMSU team at CO and the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation framework to ensure effective information sharing, provision of feedback, and elaboration of high-quality progress reports;
- Collect, analyze and present information for monitoring and evaluation of project implementation against project targets as well as for audit purposes. Identify gaps in implementation and provide support in bridging those gaps in consultation with supervisor and partners;
- Implement at UNDP safeguards policy including the establishment and implementation of a grievance mechanism, with the support and guidance of the UNDP country office;
- Organize and conduct, in close collaboration with the local government entities, regular community meetings to discuss and obtain local approval for each intervention and conduct regular field quality assurance visits to the project sites;
- Assist in the organization of field and study visits, missions, workshops, roundtables, and conferences within the project;
- Assist in implementation of effective risk management for the project with a well-documented risk mitigation plan in place. Support monitoring of previously identified and emerging risks;
- Regularly monitor expenditures and commitments against the project budget and relevant plans, and provide finance-related information to support project implementation. When necessary, recommend corrective actions and draft various correspondence concerning finance, operations, and budgetary issues;
- Prepare and consolidate required project reports on a timely basis and in line with monitoring and reporting guidelines and donor requirements and timely submission of these reports to UNDP, the IBSA Fund and the Project Board.
Support knowledge building, knowledge sharing and capacity building relevant to the assigned project.
- Participate in training and organize briefings on internal procedures for the project staff. Provide support to other capacity building activities, including to the design and delivery of tools, materials for workshops, or platforms that tap into the collective intelligence of communities and mobilize action;
- Provide support in the dissemination and sharing of relevant data and lessons learned within the CO and regionally. Keep pulse on emerging best practices nationally, regionally, and internationally that relate to the work of the assigned project;
- Make sound contributions to knowledge networks and communities of practice. Support compiling and systematizing project knowledge, products and tools as well as their wide distribution to partners.
The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Institutional Arrangement
The Project Analyst - Resilient Water Supply reports directly to the Head of ECR Unit, under the overall responsibility of the Deputy Resident Representative for Programs (DRR/P) and counts on technical guidance from the Program Specialist - ECR Unit. The incumbent will be based in the UNDP office in Maputo.
Competencies
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pay attention to details, deliver quality work by the deadline;
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements;
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback;
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible;
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident;
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships;
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.
Cross-Functional/Technical competencies
Business Direction and Strategy
- System Thinking
- Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how alerting one element can impact on other part of the system.
Business Management
- Project Management
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve the specific goals.
- Partnership Management
- Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders Governments, civil society and private sectors, experts and others inline with UNDP Strategy and polices.
- Risk Management
- Identify and organize action around mitigation and proactively managing the risk.
- Communication
- Communicate in a clear, concise and unambiguous manner both through written and verbal communication; to tailor messages and choose communication methods depending on the audience;
- Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through media, social media and other appropriate channels.
2030 Agenda: Engagement & Effectiveness
- Effectiveness
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Project Quality Assurance.
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2030 Agenda: People
- Gender
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Gender-responsive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management.
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Required Skills and Experience
Education
- Advanced University Degree (Master´s Degree or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering or related field is required or;
- A First level university degree (Bachelors’ Degree) in Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering or related field is required with and additional of 2 years of relevant work experience will be given due consideration in lieu of Master’s Degree.
Experience
- Minimum 2 years (with Master’s degree) or 4 years (with Bachelor’s degree) of relevant work experience in Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering or related field and similar projects is required.
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
- Experience/Knowledge of administrative-legal requirements and procedures for construction work in rural/community areas;
- Project management experience;
- Experience in the usage of computers and construction and architecture software packages.
- Experience in water supply, sanitation and renewable energy;
- Experience working with local communities;
- Experience working with UNDP or other UN agencies.
Required Language(s)
- Fluency in Portuguese and English is required.
Equal opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, UNDP values diversity as an expression of the multiplicity of nations and cultures where we operate and, as such, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for roles in the organization. Our employment decisions are based on merit and suitability for the role, without discrimination.
UNDP is also committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all personnel are empowered to contribute to our mission, are valued, can thrive, and benefit from career opportunities that are open to all.
Sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse of authority
UNDP does not tolerate harassment, sexual harassment, exploitation, discrimination and abuse of authority. All selected candidates, therefore, undergo relevant checks and are expected to adhere to the respective standards and principles.
Right to select multiple candidates
UNDP reserves the right to select one or more candidates from this vacancy announcement. We may also retain applications and consider candidates applying to this post for other similar positions with UNDP at the same grade level and with similar job description, experience and educational requirements.
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