Project Management Support - Specialist

Organizational Context

UNOPS operates across 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on delivering high-impact solutions for sustainable development. The Southern Cone Multi-Country Office, based in Brazil, supports Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, enhancing national capacities and delivering inclusive infrastructure. UNOPS Brazil's PPP portfolio is diverse, structuring innovative solutions for social infrastructure with a focus on sustainable development and people's needs.

Job Purpose

The Project Management Support Specialist - Economic PPPs provides specialized technical assistance in developing, implementing, and reviewing economic instruments for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects. This role supports public sector entities at federal, state, and municipal levels in strengthening their PPP units. The specialist ensures the technical quality of deliverables, collaborates with partners and stakeholders, and guarantees alignment with UNOPS policies and agreed standards. Key activities include developing tools for project structuring, monitoring, and analysis, modeling guarantee mechanisms for government financial commitments, and enhancing institutional capacity for financing and modeling large-scale projects. Through in-depth studies, structuring models, and capacity-building, the role contributes to project success, strategic partnerships, and UNOPS' operational goals.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of economic and financial analyses for PPP and concession projects across various infrastructure and public service sectors. Conduct pre-feasibility, feasibility studies, value-for-money analyses, and risk assessments. Ensure technical quality and alignment with legal frameworks and UNOPS standards. Identify new project structuring opportunities. Develop and review integrated financial models, including demand/revenue projections, remuneration structures, capital structures, and financing instruments. Create physical-financial schedules and incorporate operational assumptions. Develop project financial statements and model shareholder returns. Structure and implement performance-based payment mechanisms. Conduct sensitivity analyses and develop dashboards for decision-making. Liaise with public sector partners to ensure analyses meet project needs and institutional contexts. Contribute to strengthening PPP units through knowledge transfer and capacity-building. Systematize lessons learned and best practices in PPP structuring, supporting the creation of reports and reference materials.

Work Experience

Required: 7 years of experience (Bachelor's) or 5 years (Master's) in economic modeling of large infrastructure projects, with 2 published project experiences. Experience in at least two of the following: feasibility studies for infrastructure/PPPs, public policy knowledge, PPP unit establishment, financing arrangements, tender participation, or work on multilateral-funded projects. Intermediate Excel/Google Sheets skills. Desirable: Previous UN system experience.

Skills

Bid Pricing, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling, Public Finance, Stakeholder Management, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

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