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Administrative Analyst

UN-HabitatRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category | Grade:Professional | LICA-2Deadline:4 Aug 2026Job ID:281555Posted on:21 Jul 2026
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Overview

Provides administrative and operational support to UN-Habitat projects in Brazil, organising records, meetings, travel, procurement and budget follow-up while assisting recruitment, consultant payments, events and coordination with public and civil-society partners.

Department: UN-Habitat Brazil

Languages

Required: Portuguese, English

Job Areas

  1. Administration & Executive Support

Minimum Experience

4 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Provide administrative support for technical and operational project activities
  • Organise meetings, consultations, training events and project documentation
  • Collect and archive municipal data, legislation, correspondence and project records
  • Support low-value procurement, inventory control, travel requests and mission reports
  • Coordinate recruitment administration, interviews and communication with shortlisted candidates
  • Process consultant reports and support payroll and database controls
  • Organise in-person and online events, registrations, venues and certificates
  • Monitor project budgets and liaise with public, civil-society and university partners

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in administration, public management or a related field, or three additional years of relevant experience
  • Minimum four years of administrative, secretarial, project-management, operational or human-resources experience in Brazil
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
  • Mastery of technological tools, software and online platforms
  • Fluency in Portuguese and working knowledge of English

Skills

Project AdministrationDocument ManagementMeeting CoordinationRecruitment AdministrationProcurement SupportBudget MonitoringEvent CoordinationTravel AdministrationCorrespondence DraftingInventory Management

Tools

Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Outlook

Additional info

  • Ten-month consultancy with possible extension
  • Local appointment open to Brazilian nationals or candidates with permanent residence in Brazil
  • Travel within Brazil may be required and funded under UN-Habitat rules
  • Remuneration at LICA-2 with Cigna health insurance
  • Extension depends on funding and performance