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Job Description
Coordinates Brazil’s delivery of the CB-ACES circular-economy project, leading the local project team, workplans, budgets, procurement, monitoring and donor reporting while linking government, private-sector and development partners to implement climate and biodiversity interventions.
Key Details
Department
Circular Resource Efficiency Unit (TCS/CEG/CRE)
Position details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
5 years
Category
Professional
Grade
ISA-NOC
Employment type
Contractor / Temporary
Arrangement
Field based
Education
Associate degree or equivalent
Recruitment scope
National
Contract duration
6 months, with possibility of extension
Job areas
Language Requirements
Required
English, Portuguese
Summary of Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed workplans, budgets and monitoring tools with the Project Manager
- Coordinate national project delivery, quality control and monitoring across circular-economy interventions
- Lead the local project team and coordinate consultants, contractors and national experts
- Liaise with government counterparts and act as the project's national focal point
- Prepare procurement specifications, tender questions and evaluations under UNIDO rules
- Monitor project administration, finances and results and produce monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Lead steering-committee preparations and maintain partnerships with public, private and development actors
- Produce and disseminate final reports, success stories and replicable approaches
Role Requirements
- Brazilian nationality or permanent residence
- Advanced degree in economics, engineering, sciences, environment, business administration or a related discipline, or a first degree or advanced technical diploma with five additional years of relevant experience
- At least five years of experience coordinating national development or technical-cooperation programmes
- Experience assessing country needs, conditions and problems
- Project-management experience in circular economy or a related field
- Ability to engage government, private-sector and civil-society institutions
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Fluency in written and spoken English and working knowledge of Portuguese
Desired Criteria
- Experience with development agencies, donors, government or private-sector institutions
- Experience at the intersection of circular economy, climate mitigation or biodiversity protection
- Experience in large international project consortia
- Experience with results-based monitoring and evaluation frameworks
- Knowledge of gender-responsive and socially inclusive technical cooperation
- Experience with enterprise resource planning systems
Skills to Have
Tools Knowledge
Additional info
- Contract may be extended beyond the initial six months
- Application closes at 23:59 Vienna time on 31 August 2026
- Appointment is limited to the specified project and carries no expectation of renewal
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from UNIDO Careers, on 10 Aug 2026.