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Data Assistant

LocationNiterói, Brazil
LevelEntry
Posted1h ago
Programs & Operations

Quick answer

UN-Habitat is hiring a Data Assistant (Niterói, Brazil) to support the implementation of a project for social housing policies in favelas, offering LICA 1 plus Cigna health insurance and UNOPS Salary Scale.

Role
Data Assistant
Organization
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Location
Niterói, Brazil
Level
Entry
Compensation
LICA 1 plus Cigna health insurance. UNOPS Salary Scale.
Category
Programs & Operations

The role

The Data Assistant will support the implementation of a project to strengthen data systems and institutional capacities for social housing policies in Niterói, Brazil.

What you'll do

  • Assist in the elaboration and calculation of variables, indicators, and other data and information
  • Extract, process, and analyse data from public databases and statistics
  • Support the creation of georeferenced information
  • Support studies and research on favelas and the programme territorial scope
  • Revise all produced documents related to spatial data and information
  • Support the drafting of analyses of the programme’s results from a territorial perspective

What it takes

  • Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Economics, Urban Studies, Architecture and Urbanism, Public Policy, Sociology, Political Science, Statistics or related fields
  • A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in project/programme management on urban related themes in Brazil
  • Professional and academic experiences on themes related to data analysis, reports and information for public policy, data visualization, data collection, processing, and analysis
  • Good command of Portuguese language is required. Good command in English and Spanish is desirable.

What you'll bring

Proficiency in WindowsWordExcelOutlook and Web search enginesGood command of geographical information systems (GIS) software such as QGIS or ArcGISKnowledge of programming languages such as R or Python

How we treat you

Cigna health insurance. UNOPS Salary Scale.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the job located?

Niterói, Brazil

What is the compensation package?

LICA 1 plus Cigna health insurance. UNOPS Salary Scale.

What are the key qualifications required?

Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields and at least three years of experience in project/programme management on urban related themes in Brazil.

How to apply

Apply directly on United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)'s site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.

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