Communications Assistant

UNOPS Brazil is responsible for managing strategic and operational risks associated with the countries’ portfolio of engagements, developing and delivering cost effective services contributing to partners' sustainable results and achievements of UNOPS management results. 
In the country, UNOPS has been making significant strides in developing the area of advisory services in infrastructure finance with private sector funding and operations. This includes public-private partnerships, concessions, management contracts, loans and other partnerships to support the national and local governments to address the challenge on how to prioritize and finance the infrastructure investment needed. 

UNOPS Brazil operates as an integral part of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional management structure. It reports to the Operational Hub Director who provides direction and guidance. 

In this sense, UNOPS Brazil opened a new office in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso in the end of 2016, facilitating the planning, execution and monitoring of strategic initiatives. The Development of Public-Private Partnership and Integration of the Health Network in Mato Grosso is a project that aims to strengthen the technical capacity of the State Government by structuring the City Health Network (CDS) with alternative financing models for infrastructure and management.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Communications Assistant is mainly responsible for the following functions:

• Support stakeholder mapping and stakeholder plan writing;
• Prepare project communications plan;
• Maintain updated project documentation;
• Liaise with Cuiabá Office Partnerships Advisor, BRPC and LCR Communications Focal Points.

a)      Education

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations or a related field is required.

b)      Experience

• Minimum 1 year of experience in institutional communication or related field is required.
• Knowledge of issues related to public-private partnerships and/or public health is an asset.

c)       Language

• Fluency in written and oral Portuguese is required.
• Working knowledge of Spanish is required.
• Working knowledge of English is an asset.

Contract type: Individual Contractor Agreement (ICA)
Contract level: LICA-5, Support
Contract duration: 12 months.  Initial contract will be for a trial period of 3 months. 

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time, 8 p.m. Brazil
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns.
Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is the central resource for the United Nations system in procurement and contract management, as well as in 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 programmes 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 in order to strengthen national capacities in the areas of procurement, public infrastructure and project management. 

With over 8,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, where they need it.  By implementing around 1,000 projects for our partners at any given time, UNOPS makes significant contributions to results on the ground, often in the most challenging environments.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, UNOPS adapts its approach to local context, providing a broad range of strategic solutions to improve member countries efforts in achieving the priorities of the Agenda 2030. Beyond its regular activities, it works in order to preserve and value the wealth of natural, cultural and human resources and to reduce gaps as inequality.