Vacancy code: VA/2024/B5414/29402Duty station: Home basedContract type: Local ICA SpecialistApplication period: 19-Dec-2024 to 03-Jan-2025Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.Job categories: Urban Development, Urban Planning/DesignDepartment/office: LCR, ARMCO, BrazilContract level: LICA Specialist-9Duration: 12 months, with possibilities of extension (subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds, and performance).The United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) is the operational resource of the United Nations for procurement and contract management, as well as for civil works and physical infrastructure development. It focuses its action on the areas of its mandate established by the General Assembly and its Executive Council, while collaborating with other United Nations agencies, funds, and programs on joint projects.UNOPS supports local and national governments to maximize the efficiency of public investment, promote transparency, fight corruption, and adapt to each country the best practices available worldwide to strengthen national capacities in the areas of procurement, public infrastructure, and resource management.In Latin America and the Caribbean, UNOPS adapts its approach to the local context, providing a wide range of strategic solutions to enhance member countries' efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda priorities.In Brazil, UNOPS has been supporting partners in projects that include training in project management, including third sector organizations and vulnerable populations. This training has the main objective of improving the proposals presented by these organizations to become more competitive in receiving funding for their social projects, as well as guiding project management throughout its implementation.UNOPS – an operational arm of the United Nations – supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by successfully implementing its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world.Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve peace and sustainable development.We are proud of our people. The UNOPS family brings together approximately 160 nationalities, represented by over 5,000 UNOPS personnel, as well as some 7,800 personnel recruited on behalf of our partners. Spread across 80 countries, our workforce is rich in diversity and culture – with inclusion at its core.We understand the importance of balancing professional and personal demands and offer several flexible working options.
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