• Country: Brasilia, Brazil
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNDP
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: 2024-01-04

Duties and responsibilities

The Project Associate (Manager) will be responsible for distributing functions to the project team, managing activities in their different stages and monitoring the technical quality of products prepared in the context of the Justice 4.0 Program. The professional will work in close coordination with the CNJ and UNDP team and the following indicative activities are planned:

• Monitor and record the actions planned within the scope of the project, based on the definition of goals and priority deliveries established, as well as the management strategies and monitoring tools defined by UNDP and CNJ; 
• Identify, document, manage and solve problems that may arise throughout the execution of the project;
• Monitor the planning and implementation of project actions, contributing to compliance with the project schedule and ensuring the quality of deliveries to be carried out;
• Carry out administrative procedures related to the development of project systems, in conjunction with the designated supervisor;
• Technically support the implementation of project initiatives, organizing external and internal solution strategies for demands, in conjunction with a designated supervisor;
• Carry out missions, meetings and other activities to execute the action plan and technical follow-up and qualitative monitoring of products and goals; and
• Perform other tasks, as required by the designated supervisor.

Institutional Arrangement

The person hired will be supervised by Project Management and Technical Project Coordination.

Skills

Achieve Results:   
LEVEL 2: Increase solutions and simplify processes, balance speed and precision in carrying out work

Innovative Thinking:   
LEVEL 2: Offer new ideas/open to new approaches, demonstrate systemic/integrated thinking

Continuous Learning:   
LEVEL 2: Step out of your comfort zone, learn from others and support your learning

Adapt with Agility:   
LEVEL 2: Adapt processes/approaches to new situations, involve other people in the
change process

Act with Determination:   
LEVEL 2: Able to persevere and deal with multiple sources of pressure simultaneously

Engage and be a partner:
LEVEL 2: Is a facilitator/integrator, brings people together, builds/maintains coalitions/partnerships

Promote Diversity and Inclusion:   
LEVEL 2: Facilitate conversations to overcome differences, consider in decision making

Multifunctional and technical skills

Business and strategy direction – Strategic thinking:   
• Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans aligned with UNDP objectives, based on systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking vision to reality in the field and creating tangible solutions
• Ability to leverage learning from multiple sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; demonstrate forward thinking to model what future developments and
possible ways forward are for UNDP

Business Direction and Strategy – Effective Decision Making:   
• Ability to make decisions in a timely and efficient manner within your authority, area of ​​expertise and resources

Business Management – Project Management:   
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific objectives.

Business management – Communication:   
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and unequivocally through both written and verbal communication; adapt messages and choose communication methods according to the audience
• Ability to manage communications internally and externally, through the media, social networks and other appropriate channels

Business management -Results-based management:   
• Ability to manage programs and projects with a focus on improving performance and demonstrable results

Partnerships – Relationship Management: 
• Ability to engage a wide range of public and private partners, build, maintain and/or strengthen working relationships, trust and mutual understanding.

People Strategy and Planning – Role Development: 
• Ability to design job roles to meet specific organizational objectives.

Required skills and experience

Minimum education requirements :
• High school diploma is required;
• University degree, preferably in the areas of Administration, Law, Public Management, Information Technology, International Relations, IT Governance or related areas will be given due consideration.

Minimum years of relevant professional experience :
• Minimum of 7 years (in case of completed high school) or 4 years (in case of university bachelor’s degree) of professional or academic experience in the area of ​​project management.

Required skills :
• Oral and written communication skills;
• Skill in using information technology; 
• Knowledge of the office package.

Desired skills, in addition to the skills covered in the Skills section:
• Experience in project management in the area of ​​Information Technology;
• Experience in project management;
• Professional experience in IT management and governance;
• Experience in agile methodologies;
• Experience in developing and implementing systems; and
• Experience in projects or activities linked to the public sector or the Judiciary.

Required languages: 
• Fluency in Portuguese. 
• Intermediate knowledge of English will be considered an advantage.

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