Senior Project Officer (Education)

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: International contract
  • Remuneration: $99,657 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 04/12/2023
  • Location: France
Child protection/ Children’s rights Education
1. Programme Development and Management
  •  Lead on the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation and reporting on sectional and cross-sectional and -divisional, regular and extra budgetary projects and programmes on girls’ participation, learning and retention in STEM education;
  • Oversee the articulation of the UNESCO’s programmes on girls’ education in STEM within the UNESCO programme on gender equality in and through education, including the development of work plans and activity reports following UNESCO’s administrative system and reporting frameworks;
  • Monitor the budget and contractual arrangements of programmes, events and projections on this thematic area in line with UNESCO’s regulations and procedures;
  • Coordinate the technical and logistical planning of meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops organized or co-organized by the Section on this thematic area. 

2. Coordination, Partnership and Resource Mobilization  
  • Coordinate the Section’s management of the programme of work on girls’ participation in STEM education within UNESCO’s Education Sector and across UNESCO programme sectors, field offices and institutes;
  • Establish and reinforce professional linkages with other parts of UNESCO (including relevant institutes, regional bureaus, etc.), research and government institutions in Member States, key organizations and professional networks, in the field of girls’ education in STEM;
  • Advocate for, and lead multi-partner collaborative initiatives in the areas of research, policy, capacity-development, curriculum, digital skills development, mentoring and role models to enhance girls’ education in STEM;

3. Technical Expertise and Policy Advice
  • Provide advice to governments, peers, management and colleagues on a variety of subject specific items, such as tools, resources and policies;
  • Contribute expertise to the substantive aspects of UNESCO’s work on STEM education: collecting and analysing data and information to fill knowledge gaps and conducting situation and trend analyses to recommend particular courses of action based on findings;
  • Coordinate publications and research initiatives and review research reports for quality assurance, prepare policy briefs and propose policy recommendations for the advancement of girls’ participation, learning and retention in STEM education. 
 
4. Representation, Advocacy and Communication
  •  Represent UNESCO upon request by the Chief of Section, in meetings, conferences or events requiring UNESCO’s participation;
  • Oversee the ongoing development of communication products, including ensuring regular contributions to web and printed content and dissemination to colleagues, peers and stakeholders;
  • Support the work of the Section’s Communications Officer, providing guidance on communications and advocacy campaigns, social media and other communications activities on this thematic area.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
  •  Advanced university degree (at least Master or equivalent) in education, social sciences, public policy, international development or other related areas.
  • Minimum of 7 years of progressively relevant experience in the coordination of development programmes or project management in the area of STEM education, with a  a focus on girls’ participation, of which preferably 3 years are acquired at the international level.
  • Experience in project coordination, and dealing with partners and networks in education and gender equality.
  • Excellent knowledge (oral and written) of English

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