Infrastructure and Project Management Specialist (Institutional Capacity Development), Strategic Initiatives (Retainer), Multiple positions

The Infrastructure and Project Management Specialist (Institutional Capacity Development)’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Review of programme and project proposals and provision of direct inputs to specific project engagements as required;

• Identification and support to access key infrastructure enabling environment funding mechanisms;

• Technical assistance and advice on the strategic direction of and best practice relating to key project management aspects in the areas of the infrastructure enabling environment and institutional capacity building to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders;

• Prepare and deliver training and guidance materials on the infrastructure enabling environment, institutional assessment, and capacity development strategy, implementation and documentation;

• Support the development and piloting of frameworks, tools and methodologies which focus primarily on improving the capacity of governments to plan, deliver, and manage sustainable, inclusive, and resilient infrastructure;

• Support the development of initiatives for increasing knowledge and developing an applied understanding of the enabling environment for sustainable and resilient infrastructure;

• Support the drafting of reports and other key UNOPS positioning pieces which highlight the role of the enabling environment for sustainable and resilient infrastructure in global development, including relations to the global agendas;

• Support the development of awareness materials, including case studies, that promote UNOPS infrastructure activities internally and externally across UN agencies and the private sector;

• Support the mainstreaming of sustainable and resilient infrastructure within UNOPS policy and standards;

• Support the creation of knowledge products and tools to improve the capacity of the organisation and our partners in the area of institutional capacity development to improve the enabling environment for  sustainable and resilient infrastructure;

• Support the planning and delivery of missions to regions to support Strategic Initiatives work;

• Support the design and implementation of activities and initiatives around sustainable and resilient infrastructure and its application within the development and infrastructure management contexts;

• Support various tasks, work packages and projects as outlined and requested in the retainer booking tool;

• Provide research and data collection on topics upon request.

Education 

• Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree or higher: Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, other infrastructure related subject;

• However, candidates with degrees in international relations, political science, economics, or sustainability AND have experience in infrastructure or the built environment may apply;

• A first-level University degree (Bachelor's or equivalent) in combination with additional 2 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree;

Work Experience 

• 5 years of experience working in the built environment is required;

• Experience assessing the infrastructure enabling environment is required;

• Experience building institutional capacity is required;

• Experience working with a variety of institutions; including UN, government/public institutions, private sector, and or research/academia in the field of the built environment is considered an asset;

• Experience working with the global policy frameworks around sustainable and resilient infrastructure is considered an asset;

• Experience developing analytical frameworks is considered an asset;

• Experience developing software based tools is considered an asset;

Languages

• Fluency in English required; 

• Fluency in French and/or Spanish is highly desirable.