JOB DESCRIPTION

Description

United Nations Development Programme is hiring a Technical Assenista/a to ensure and carry out activities within the framework of the implementation of the project from the technical, operational and strategic point of view of the Climate Promise 3.0 project in Uruguay, in close collaboration with the UNDP team, the National Directorate of Climate Change (DINACC), other State institutions, and actors of civil society and the private sector.

This position is key to guaranteeing the fulfillment of products, and the actions throughout the period of execution of the project.It will imply both the monitoring of programmatic aspects and the supervision of administrative, and logistics processes.

The scope of work will include:

The implementation of activities within the framework of the Annual Work Plan, focus on compliance with goals and schedules.
The coordination of thematic consultancies, suppliers and strategic alliances.
The articulation and support of key processes such as the study of climate perception, the gender plan and climate change, and the territorial actions of adaptation and mitigation.
The elaboration of technical and strategic meetings minutes.
The review of technical and administrative documents relevant to the project.
The generation of periodic reports linked to the thematic lines of the project.
Logistics and content preparation for events, meetings and dissemination activities.
The facilitation and moderation of consultation, training or dissemination workshops, in person and/or virtual.
The production of strategic supplies to support compliance with the products committed to the AWP.
The fluid relationship with state institutions, with emphasis on strengthening national and subnational climate governance.
Administrative and logistics support for the fluid development of project activities.
The preparation of progress reports.
The documentation of the progress of the project products.

In addition to these tasks, the selected person is expected to provide substantive technical support in the construction of project products, contributing analytical inputs, review, methodological proposals for the production of knowledge and training processes and implementation of these.

The position reports to the Analyst of the Sustainable Inclusive Development Program of UNDP.

CURRENTS:

Thematic Area

Name

Definition

Business management

Work with tests and data

• Ability to inspect, purify, transform and model data with the objective of discovering useful information, base conclusions and support decision making.

Business management

Awareness and

Digital literacy

• Capacity and inclination to quickly adopt new technologies, either dominating its use or understanding their impact and training others to use them as necessary

Business management

Customer satisfaction/customer management

• Ability to respond timely and properly with a sense of urgency, provide consistent solutions and offer specific and/or quality solutions to meet and understand the real needs of customers.Contribute to the development of customer service strategy.Find ways to add value beyond the immediate requests of customers.Ability to anticipate the needs and future concerns of customers

Business management

Communication

• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and unambiguously, both in writing and verbally;To adapt the messages and choose the communication methods based on the audience.Ability to manage internal and external communications, through the media, social networks and other appropriate channels

Business management

Supervision

• Ability to provide managers and the main interested parties for periodic information about coherence or discrepancy between the planned activities and the real and the performance and results of the program

Minimum NPSA grades

Essential

Achieve results

Level 1: Plan and monitor your work, paying attention to details, performs quality and on time.

Wondering

Level 1: Open to new ideas, know the risks, solve the problems in a pragmatic way, make improvements.

Learn continuously

Level 1: Open (a) mind and curious, share knowledge, learn from errors, ask for feedback.

Adapt with agility

Level 1: It adapts to the changes, it manages the uncertainty/ambiguity constructively, it is flexible.

Act with determination

Level 1: Demonstrates management and motivation, capable of facing adversity calmly, sure (a).

Participate and associate

Level 1: demonstrates compassion/understanding compared to others, form positive relationships.

Facilitate diversity and inclusion

Level 1: Appreciate/respect the differences, it is aware of prejudices, confronts discrimination.

Minimum academic education required

Full secondary.

Desirable: Advanced or University Professional Student in Social Sciences, Communications, Human Sciences and/or Economics, as well as have postgraduate degrees in climate change, environment, gender, public policies or related issues.

Desirable: Training in Research, Methodology, Data Management and Information.

Relevant work experience

People with a degree title require a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.Minor academic formations require at least 6 years of relevant experience.

Relevant work experience in the public policy sector or in the private sector/NGOs in related topics.
Experience in gender, social sciences, public policies, research methodologies, environment and climate change will be valued.
The participation and/or knowledge of the programs and projects of the National and/or Environmental Agenda and/or Gender and Inclusion will be assessed.

Required skills and competencies

Excellent analytical skills, writing,advocacy, presentation and communication.Organizational and Executive Capacity

Desirable skills and competences

Ability to organize work, ability to work in teams, autonomy and proactivity, flexibility.

Languages ​​(s) required (at work level)

Domain of English and Spanish, both written and spoken.

The following documents must be required to the applying:

CV personal o P11, indicating the previous positions and their functions, the duration (month-year), the requirements, as well as the contact details (mail and telephone number) of the candidate (a), and at least three labor references of previous supervisors.References may also include colleagues.

A letter of presentation (maximum one page) indicating why the person is considered suitable for the position.

Managers may require any other relevant material of their experience such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns or other materials.

Generalities:

The consulting will be held under the NPSA contract modality for a period of 6 months with a dedication of 30 hours per week, under the supervision of UNDP.The workplace will be in the UNDP and Teleworking offices, to coordinate.

The hired person must invoice as a unipersonal or university professional company.During the term of the contract, the contracted person may not be a public official or maintain contractual links with state agencies except for the University of the Republic.The person to be hired must be Uruguayan (natural or legal), or foreign with constituted domicile and aim to remain in the territory of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay during all the time that the tasks involved in the contract require it.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements