Senior Project Officer - Paris, France - UNESCO

UNESCO

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Paris, France

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Posté par:

Sophie Dupont

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Description

OVERVIEW

Post Number:
ED/PA 224

Grade:
P-4

Parent Sector:
Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station:
Paris

Job Family:
Education

Type of contract:
Project Appointment

Duration of contract: 1 year

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 01-DEC-2023

UNESCO Core Values:
Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Located within the UNESCO Division for Education 2030, the Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality (ED/E30/IGE) supports Member States and other partners in the implementation of activities to achieve gender equality and inclusion in and through education, and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 5 on inclusive quality education and lifelong learning, and gender equality.

The Section's work is guided by the UNESCO strategy for gender equality in and through education , and its three pillars aiming to support: better data to inform action for gender equality in and through education; better legal, policy and planning frameworks to advance rights; and better teaching and learning practices to empower.

The Section supports coordination across UNESCO to ensure coherence, complementarities and synergies within UNESCO's Education Sector and across UNESCO programme sectors, field offices and institutes, as well as with external partners.

It also leads and contributes to many initiatives aiming for collective action with civil society, academia, bilateral and multilateral agencies and the private sector to advance gender equality in and through education.

The Section also supports capacity-development of the gender architecture of the Education Sector to ensure sufficient capacity for mainstreaming gender equality in UNESCO's assessment, planning and proposal development processes, as well as in monitoring, evaluation and communication of work on gender equality in and through education.

One priority area of UNESCO's work on gender equality in and through education is advancing girls' participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.

The PA will be responsible for implementing, monitoring and reporting on sectional and cross-sectional and -divisional, regular and extra budgetary, projects and programmes on girls' participation in STEM education as well as identifying potential collaborations and opportunities for resource mobilisation.

Long Description
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education, the guidance of the Director of the Division for Education 2030 and direct supervision of the Chief of the Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality (ED/E30/IGE), the incumbent will undertake the following tasks and responsibilities:

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 logístical planning of meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops organized or co-organized by the Section on this thematic area.

Long Description

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;

Contribute to the Section's resource mobilization initiatives by playing an active role in initiating and fostering relationships, identifying and engaging with potential donors, and preparing project proposals on this thematic area.

Long Description

Technical Expertise and Policy Advice

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 anal