Summary
Date Posted:Friday, April 28 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)
• Communication (C)
• Accountability (C)
• Innovation (C)
• Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)
• Planning and organizing (C)
• Results focus (C)
• Teamwork (C)
• Professionalism (C)
• Building partnerships (M)
• Driving and managing change (M)
• Leading and empowering others (M)
• Making quality decisions (M)
• Managing performance (M)
• Strategic thinking (M)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education
• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in a discipline related to UNESCO’s mandate, public or business administration or international relations, or related field.

Work Experience
• At least fifteen (15) years of progressive professional experience at the appropriate management level within the United Nations system, other international, national or private sector institutions, including a wide experience in diplomatic work or development issues related to UNESCO’s areas of competence, in association with national and international organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in advocacy and resources mobilization.
• Proven partnership experience with successful implementation of partners at global, local and community levels
• Professional experience in the field of education, sciences, culture, social sciences or communication.

Long Description
Skills & Competencies
• Commitment to the Organization’s mandate, vision, strategic direction and priorities.
• Institutional leadership capacity, high sense of objectivity and professional integrity, diplomacy, tact and political astuteness.
• Demonstrated strategic planning and management abilities, including capacity to administer extensive programmes and projects, financial and human resources, as well as to exercise appropriate supervision and control.
• Capacity to provide intellectual leadership to guide staff, as well as ability to build trust, manage, lead and motivate a large and diversified body of staff in a multicultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity, as well as exercise supervision and control and ensure continuous training and development of staff.
• Ability to identify key strategic issues, objectives, opportunities, and risks.
• Organizational skills, including in establishing plans and priorities, and in implementing them effectively, as well as in devising implementation plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing; demonstrated ability to interact with a wide range of high-level partners.

Long Description
Languages
• Excellent knowledge and drafting skills in one of the working languages (English or French) of the Organization and working knowledge of the second language.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Education
• Courses/degree/training in a management-related field.

Work Experience
• Experience in the field of international relations and diplomacy, multilateral cooperation, development.

Long Description
Skills & Competencies
• Broad general culture, good geopolitical knowledge of the region and sound analytic capacities.
• Proven leadership and demonstrated managerial skills combined with flexibility.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to identify key strategic issues, objectives, opportunities and risks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to take initiative and maintain effective working relationships with partners of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Good knowledge of the United Nations system.

Languages
• Knowledge of other official languages of UNESCO (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 180

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization on careers.unesco.org to apply


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