Director for Social Policies - Paris, France - UNESCO

UNESCO

Entreprise vérifiée

Paris, France

il y a 3 semaines

Posté par:

Sophie Dupont

beBee Recruiter

Description

OVERVIEW

Post Number:
SHS 162

Grade:
D-1

Parent Sector:
Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)

Duty Station:
Paris

Job Family:
Social and Human Sciences

Type of contract:
Fixed Term

Duration of contract: 2 years, renewable

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 15-FEB 2023

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

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences (ADG/SHS), the incumbent will be responsible for the following:
Provides strategic direction and leads the planning, coordination and oversight of the social agenda in the SHS sector.

She/he is responsible for advancing state of the art research and policy solutions on topics linked to societal transformation, and the incidence of global trends in our societies, be it inequalities, climate transition, demography and digital economy.

She/he will develop specific programmes on the "Managing of Social Transformations" and advance the work on humanities and foresight. She/he will identify best practices in the social development field and will be an advocate of social justice.

She/he will enhance the contributions of UNESCO to the UN "Common Agenda", related particularly to the renewal of the social contract to rebuild social cohesion, the well-being agenda and the fair transition.

She/he will help promote the equity-sustainability-efficiency framework.

Oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Division including the formulation and implementation of its annual workplan ensuring that programmed activities are carried out in a timely fashion, and coordinates work in the different concerned areas.

She/he will ensure the intra-/inter-sectoral cooperation and synergies, working in close coordination with the Bureau of Strategic Planning (BSP), Priority Africa and External Relations Sector (PAX), Internal Oversight Service (IOS), among other services, as well as in collaboration with UNESCO field offices to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of SHS programmes under his/her purview.

She/he will also ensure coordination with other organizations of the United Nations system, donors and agencies, as appropriate.

Manages, guides, develops and trains staff under his/her supervision; Ensures that roles, responsibilities and reporting lines are clear to each staff member; fosters teamwork and communication among staff in the Division and across organizational boundaries.

The Director oversees the Section for Management of Social Transformations and Foresight, the Sport Section, and the Section for the Elimination of Doping in Sport of SHS, and connects sports with social inclusion.

Directs and manages the work of the Division; formulates and implement the substantive work programme of the Division under his/her supervision, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.

She/he will enhance the quality of SHS knowledge products and methodological frameworks, ensuring they are of the highest standard.

She/he will ensure greater impact and dissemination of knowledge products and increased visibility of UNESCO in the field of social and human sciences.

As required, she/he will represent the Social and Human Sciences sector in various working groups and taskforces, and prepare documents on policy issues, reports and analytical reviews.

The incumbent works within the framework of UNESCO's Medium-Term Strategy (C/4), approved Programme and Budget (C/5), Global Priority Africa and Global Priority Gender, as well as UN development initiatives such as Agenda 2030.

In particular, she/he will:

Knowledge production and quality control:

Steer the Social and Human Sciences Sector's MOST (Management of Social Transformations) programme, which promotes equity outcomes in decision-making in line with an established equity-efficiency-sustainability framework.

Oversee the development of the Inclusive Policy Lab, ensuring it is enhanced to deliver concrete policy advice that responds to the challenges Member States face.

Oversee the implementation of the MOST Strategy, examining the impact of major societal trends (climate, digital, demographics, inequalities), working with field offices to develop tailor-made policy interventions for Member States.

Develop the MOST "Thought Leaders" programme, connecting with innovative thinking on issues linked to the social impact of climate change, the digital transformation, and inequalities.

Oversee the Fit For Life measurement framework (analyzing the impact of sport on societal outcomes), and the work of the Convention for the Elimination of Doping in Sport.

Oversee the Sector's work on humanities and philosophy, digital anthropology, foresight and Futures Literacy.
Coordinate workstreams with other research areas across SHS, such as anti-ra