Team leader  Brazil – Brasilia

Congenia is a consultancy specialized in integral management and projects development funded by multilateral institutions such as EuropeAid, BID or PNUD in Latin America and Europe. It was founded in 2006 as a company with an international focus. The "EU Policy and Outreach Partnership in South America" project are looking for a Team Leader.

This is a 24-month project based in Brasilia and expected to start in January 2020. This is a part-time position.

About the position

The team leader will be responsible for the overall coordination of the technical assistance and ensure effective coordination between all project components. She/he will further have to demonstrate the ability to supervise the other key experts and mobilize and manage technical specialists as non-key experts for delivering the various technical tasks under the project. The Team leader will also guarantee the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall project management and implementation, including that projects outputs, PIMS monitoring, and reports are appropriate, consistent, timely and of good quality.

Qualifications and skills

Minimum requisite
-Advanced university degree (Master degree) or equivalent in a discipline relevant to the scope of the assignment such as public relations, public diplomacy, communication, management, or equivalent
-Fluency in Portuguese (C1 level7), Spanish (C1 level) and English (mother tongue or C2 level)

Additional requisites
-Project management skills
-People management skills to be able to lead, coach and motivate a multi-cultural team of experts to deliver the required results
-Experience in people and resource management

General professional experience
Minimum requisites
-At least 2 years of proved experience as a team leader in managing technical assistance projects/programs
-Minimum 10 years of general professional experience in a sector relevant to the scope of the assignment (public diplomacy, or public relations, or communication, or visibility, or equivalent);
-At least 3 years of overseas working experience in Latin America
-Participation in at least one project in the field of international affairs
-Participation in at least one project implying knowledge and understanding of Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework approach.

Specific professional experience
Minimum requisites
-Minimum 5 years of specific professional experience (included in the 10 years of general professional experience) in the field of Public Diplomacy9 in external relations;
-Minimum 2 years of experience in the management of Public Diplomacy projects (head of the project/ included in the 10 years of general professional experience);
-At least 2 years of specific professional experience working with EU procedures, in particular, related to service contracts, monitoring, and evaluation

Additional requisites
-Proven experience in communication and media
-Knowledge of EU affairs 
-Working experience in Brazil

Application process

To apply, please visit the Congenia website clicking here. 

*All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.