National Program Officer

Contract

This is a NO-B contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. It usually requires 2 years of experience, depending on education. More about NO-B contracts.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: please note that the deadline for applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant’s location.

This post is a limited-term fixed-term post.

1. Organizational context

a. Organizational Setting

The post is located in the WIPO Brazil Office (WBO). This Office is responsible for effective delivery of WIPO's products and services including development-oriented services to appropriate Member States and other stakeholders. The WBO is part of a network of External Offices (EOs) that add clear value, efficiency and effectiveness to the delivery of strategic goals of the Organization in a coordinated and complementary way with WIPO Headquarters (HQ).

b. Purpose Statement

The incumbent is required to provide support to the Director in the coordination, planning and delivery of the Office's program of activities, including implementation of activities under agreements between WIPO and Brazilian institutions.

c. Reporting Lines

The incumbent works under the supervision of the Office Director.

2. Duties and responsibilities

The incumbent will perform the following principal duties:

a. Contribute to the programming and control of resources from all sources of funds including preparing financial reports and other documentation related to reconciliations, expenditures and the execution of activities. Provide input to the preparation of the Office's annual budget and workplan.

b. Draft portions of reports for the Office including program performance evaluation reports; provide inputs for background papers, analytical notes, studies and bilateral agreements.

c. Assist in the planning, implementation, design, monitoring and evaluation of technical assistance projects; review and verify workplans for clarity, consistency and completeness; monitor progress of activities; and draft regular progress reports throughout the project life cycle.

d. Monitor project budgets and liaise with relevant WIPO departments, the Brazilian Office of Foreign Affairs and other concerned parties in obtaining approvals to ensure timely and accurate payment of expenditures and fulfilling any other programming duties required for the project's successful implementation.

e. Coordinate organizational and logistical preparations for national workshops, seminars, conferences, knowledge-sharing events and other planned activities; prepare agendas and related technical documentation; provide input to the design of training programs and the preparation of training material targeted to specific audiences.

f. Attend meetings and seminars as required. Maintain contacts and share information with national public and private sector organizations and United Nations agencies involved in the implementation of activities.

g. Undertake research on national development plans and priorities; draft reports on research findings with a view to identifying and proposing areas of potential project activities for further consideration by the Director; assist in preparing project proposals and drawing up preliminary project budgets for potential donors.

h. Provide administrative support in connection with duties mentioned above as required.

i. Perform other related duties as required.

3. Requirements

Education (Essential)

First-level university degree in International Relations, Business Administration, Law or Economics.

Experience (Essential)

At least three years of relevant professional work experience including working with financial data.

Experience working with government authorities.

Experience (Desirable)

Professional work experience in a UN or international organization.

Language (Essential)

Excellent (written and spoken) knowledge of Portuguese and good knowledge of English.

Language (Desirable)

Good (written and spoken) knowledge of Spanish.

Job Related Competencies (Essential)

Good knowledge of the structure, governance and functioning of institutions in Brazil and of the main entities that represent private sector and civil society.

Knowledge of the management of bilateral agreements involving transfer of funds.

Knowledge of the implementation and evaluation of projects and programs, including the monitoring and control of financial aspects.

Knowledge of financial practices.

Job Related Competencies (Desirable)

Good IT skills.

Competent user of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and the internet.

4. Organizational Competencies

1. Communicating effectively.

2. Showing team spirit.

3. Demonstrating integrity.

4. Valuing diversity.

5. Producing results.

6. Showing service orientation.

7. Seeing the big picture.

8. Seeking change and innovation.

9. Developing yourself and others.

5. Information

Mobility: WIPO staff members are international civil servants subject to the authority of the Director General and may be assigned to any activities, office or duty station of the Organization. Accordingly, the selected candidate may be required to move from time to time to new functions and/or to another duty station.

Annual salary****:

National Professional Officers (NPOs) are recruited locally in the country of the duty station. NPO shall normally be nationals of the country of the duty station.

Annual salary: 266690 in Reais (Total Net)

Salaries and allowances are paid in local currency.

Please refer to WIPO’s Staff Regulation and Rules for detailed information concerning salaries, benefits and allowances.

Additional Information

* Initial fixed-term appointment of two years, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and other applicable conditions. The selected candidate’s appointment will be subject to an overall term of five years in this position, with no possibility of renewal beyond that term. S/he may, however, apply and be considered for other positions at WIPO.

This is not applicable to WIPO staff members on fixed-term, continuing or permanent appointments, who were recruited following a competition under Staff Regulation 4.10 (“Appointment Boards”).

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill other posts at the same grade with similar functions in accordance with Staff Rule 4.9.5.

Applications from qualified women as well as from qualified nationals of unrepresented Member States of WIPO and underrepresented geographical regions are encouraged. Please click on the following links for the list of unrepresented Member States and the list of underrepresented regions and the WIPO Member States in these regions.

The Organization reserves the right to make an appointment at a grade lower than that advertised.

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By completing an application, candidates understand that any willful misrepresentation made on this web site, or on any other documents submitted to WIPO during the application, may result in disqualification from the recruitment process, or termination of employment with WIPO at a later date, if that employment resulted from such willful misrepresentations.

In the event that your candidature is shortlisted, you will be required to provide, in advance, a scanned copy of an identification and of the degree(s)/diploma(s)/certificate(s) required for this position. WIPO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed through the link: http://www.whed.net/. Some professional certificates may not appear in the WHED and these will be reviewed individually.

Additional testing/interviewing may be used as a form of screening. Initial appointment is subject to satisfactory professional references.

Additional background checks may be required.