Apply for Field Agent, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Job Vacancy | Position

Result of Service

The Field Agent stories to the Head of Brazil Office and OiC for Southern Cone Office. He/She shall duly and well timed carry out his/her obligations, underneath these Terms of Reference. The guide will work in shut collaboration with the UN-Habitat’s operational and technical groups.

Work Location

São Gonçalo, Brazil

Expected length

Six (6) months

Duties and Responsibilities

Background The essential mandate of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is to advertise sustainable growth of human settlements and insurance policies conducive to ample housing for all. Within this framework, UN-Habitat helps central and state governments, in addition to native authorities and different companions for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda, the 2030 Agenda with the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. UN-Habitat helps the city poor by remodeling cities into safer, extra inclusive, compact, built-in, resilient and linked locations with higher alternatives the place everybody can stay with dignity. It works with organizations at each stage, together with all spheres of presidency, civil society, and the personal sector to assist construct, handle, plan and finance sustainable city growth. The Regional Office for Latin American and the Caribbean – ROLAC – is predicated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Agency places emphasis in creating and managing actions within the host nation. Indeed, for the previous years, UN-Habitat has expanded its portfolio in Brazil by working with the three tiers of presidency to help the formulation and implementation of more practical, sustainable, participative, and socially fairer city financial, social, and environmental insurance policies. In 2023, UN-Habitat launched a venture with the purpose of supporting the Municipality of São Gonçalo to cut back social inequalities primarily based on the success of the 2030 Agenda. This venture is devoted to enhancing the capacities and circumstances of the native administration in monitoring city circumstances and traits on the native stage, offering evidence-based data to construct sustainable and regionally built-in city insurance policies. In 2024, UN-Habitat was invited to contribute to the event of the participatory Action Plan for a venture underneath the Periferia Viva Programme, aimed on the urbanization of a casual settlement, with assets already secured for its implementation. To implement this venture in São Gonçalo, a Field Agent is required to make sure the efficient execution of the work program. This function will likely be carried out in individual at an outpost established within the Ipuca Community in São Gonçalo. The Field Agent, who should be a resident of the neighborhood, will likely be accountable for executing the venture actions, guaranteeing compliance with safety pointers, and fostering engagement with native stakeholders to help the initiative’s sustainable city growth. Report to UN-Habitat Manager The Field Agent stories to the Head of Brazil Office and OiC for Southern Cone Office, who will consider him/her. Responsibilities The Field Agent will help the implementation of the venture, and its actions, with the next obligations: a) Under the steerage of the Programme Coordinator, actively take part within the venture actions, particularly in subject operations, performing particular features in several areas, comparable to communication, reception and analysis. b) Support the group and promotion of the Programme throughout the neighborhood. c) Work immediately with the area people, offering help and knowledge wanted throughout subject actions. d) Apply questionnaires on the request of the Programme Coordinator. e) Conduct data visits to households residing within the communities, on the request of the Programme Coordinator. f) Support the group of native occasions. g) Participate in native conferences when requested. h) Under the supervision of the Programme Coordinator, develop actions to strengthen neighborhood resilience, decreasing catastrophe threat. i) Be accountable, inside his/her competences, for guaranteeing that technical actions are aligned with the standard expectations of UN-Habitat and its counterparts. j) Perform different duties requested by supervisors. okay) Prepare and ship the Monthly Activity Report in a well timed method. The guide will likely be accountable for finishing all programs and coaching actions which are indicated to him/her by his/her supervisor. The safety course BSAFE, from UNDSS, is required to be accredited throughout the first month of employment. The guide will likely be accountable for his/her personal safety, so the individual must be familiarized with United Nations safety mechanisms and adjust to them in accordance with the Framework of Accountability for the United Nations Security Management System. Outputs/Work Assignment The Field Agent will help the implementation of venture actions in accordance with the obligations indicated above. The guide shall be paid a month-to-month allowance, upon presentation and approval by the Head of Brazil Office and OiC for Southern Cone Office of month-to-month actions’ report.

Qualifications/particular abilities

Education Required:

• High faculty diploma is required, or further two (2) years of related expertise to the put up, past the requirement. Work expertise:
• Minimum of 1 (1) yr of expertise in analysis, information assortment and/or conducting interviews/questionnaires, ideally in weak communities is required.
• Previous expertise throughout the UN System is fascinating. Skills:
• Good dealing with of technological instruments is required.
• Knowledge and expertise with information assortment functions, comparable to Survey123, is fascinating.
• Good laptop abilities in Windows, comparable to Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel, is fascinating. Competencies
• Professionalism: Experience working in an inter-institutional setting, venture administration, monitoring-evaluation; approaches and techniques concerning good city governance and native and regional growth.
• Planning and group: Professional method to work, robust sense of duty, function with minimal supervision; confirmed organizational abilities and skill to handle a workload effectively and inside set deadlines.
• Communication: Ability to jot down clearly and successfully; take heed to others, interpret messages appropriately and reply appropriately; present openness in data sharing and preserve everybody knowledgeable; stable summary reasoning abilities along with a confirmed capability to jot down paperwork for numerous audiences.
• Teamwork: Ability to work with groups, exhibit management, battle administration and consensus facilitation abilities; capacity to work in a multicultural and multi-ethnic setting, and to respect range; sensitivity to the primary streaming of vulnerability; willingness and skill to work in tough environments. Knowledge Management
• The individual should know the processes, procedures, and norms of UN-Habitat, to ensure an ample high quality of the actions described above, following the requirements of the group. epHxmkB BIpnb
• The individual will suggest codecs and procedures that enable the environment friendly implementation of the actions associated to the venture growth.
• The individual should know the file of the Office, work with it, and guarantee its correct upkeep, accessibility for all workers, and due updating.
• The individual will put together databases associated to the venture operating.
• The individual will be sure that all related technical data will likely be adequately shared with the correspondent workers.
• The individual will be certain that all produced materials will likely be fit-for-purpose and delivered, in an organized approach, for posterior session and use of the Agency.
• The individual will solely share the data produced with the staff company, assuring the privateness of the content material.

Languages

• English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat, and Spanish is the working language of the Regional Office.
• For the put up marketed, fluency in Portuguese is required.

Additional Information

Travel particulars: Not Applicable. Remuneration SB-1/3 – BRL: 2.603,97 (web quantity) UNDP Brazil Salary Scale Notes Appointment towards this put up is on native foundation and solely nationals from Brazil or exterior candidates who maintain a everlasting visa in Brazil could apply. The extension of this contract is topic to availability of funds and/or efficiency. Any contract extension is just not automated. It is required for all of the curricular data to be inserted within the system, which can take a couple of hours. Only full functions in English will likely be thought of. All functions will likely be handled with the strictest confidence. Due to the amount of functions acquired, receipt of functions can’t be acknowledged individually. Only short-listed candidates will likely be contacted. Applications must be submitted by means of INSPIRA and should embrace all paperwork required on the system, please be prepared to incorporate the next data on the “Candidate Profile” (CP) at Inspira:

• Cover memo (most 1 web page)
• Educational Background (incl. dates)
• Professional Experience (assignments, duties, achievements, length by years/ months)
• Expertise and preferences concerning location of potential assignments
• Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, and so on.)* * Please notice that Internships, self-employment and part-time rely as 50%. In addition to it, notice expertise not related to the place is not going to be thought of. All functions must be submitted to: Inspira UN-HABITAT doesn’t cost a payment at any stage of the recruitment course of. If you’ve gotten any questions regarding individuals or firms claiming to be recruiting on behalf of those workplaces and requesting the fee of a payment, please contact: recruitment@unon.org.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.