Under the supervision of the Project Manager, and working with the project team, administers elements of technical cooperation programme or specific project/s of limited complexity and implementation of technical cooperation programmes and activities.
Responsibilities:
Selecting, organizing and summarizing background information to describe the overall context and background relevant to a project or a sector of technical cooperation activities in a country, assessing the local context for the planning and administration of individual technical cooperation projects.
Drafting sections of project documents such as project background and justification.
Analyzing and interpreting project background history and documentation, identifying, reconstructing and documenting significant project events, decisions and deviations.
Informing experts, consultants and other project participants about logistical arrangements and internal procedures for monitoring and reporting in terms of the immediate objectives of specific projects.
Monitoring specific aspects of project implementation and identifying problems and proposing that actions be taken to expedite delivery of inputs.
Drafting comments on designated aspects of project progress as an input to programme monitoring.
Drafting project revisions, including adjusting individual project budgets, on the basis of changed work plans.
Education:
Advanced university degree (masters or equivalent) in engineering, sciences, chemistry with specialization in environmental management is required.
Work Experience:
At least three (3) years of relevant professional experience in the fields of energy, refrigeration and/or climate change is required.
Developing practical appreciation of the context of technical cooperation activities is required.
Experience in evaluating the needs, conditions and problems in developing countries is desirable.
Experience working in a diverse or multicultural team, such as within the United Nations context, is desirable.
Languages:
Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish is required.
Fluency or working knowledge of another additional language as Portuguese is desirable.
