About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>JOB DETAILS</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Type of contract :</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">Consultant Contract</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Level :</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">Level 2 - Middle</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Hiring Unit :</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">Institute for Statistics (UIS)</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Duty Station :</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">Montreal</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Work location :</span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> Remote</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Duration of contract</span></strong><strong><span style="color:#0070c0"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> 4 months</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Hiring open to :</span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> External candidates</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">Application deadline (Midnight UTC−4 Time) :</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"> </span></strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">28/07/2026</span></p> <p style="margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-right:0.0in;margin-left:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#0070c0">UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism</span></strong></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>OVERVIEW</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the official and trusted source of internationally comparable data on education, science, culture and communication and information. As the official statistical agency of UNESCO, UIS produces a wide range of indicators in UNESCO's fields of competence by working with national statistical offices, line ministries and other statistical organizations. The UIS Director serves as UNESCO's Chief Statistician.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Effective institutional planning, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting are essential to UIS accountability, organizational performance and informed management decision-making. These functions ensure that UIS priorities, work plans, budgets and results frameworks remain aligned with UNESCO's Medium-Term Strategy (C/4), Programme and Budget (C/5), results-based management requirements, Governing Board decisions, donor commitments and United Nations accountability standards.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">UIS currently faces a temporary gap in dedicated Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Reporting capacity. To ensure continuity of these critical functions, UIS seeks an experienced individual consultant for a period of four months. The consultant will provide hands-on operational support for priority planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting processes; maintain the associated institutional tools and systems; and ensure an orderly transfer of responsibilities and documentation at the end of the assignment.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>ASSIGNMENTS</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">The overall objective of the consultancy is to ensure the timely delivery of UIS institutional planning, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting functions during the four-month interim period. More specifically, the consultant will undertake the following responsibilities:</span></p> <h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Institutional Planning and Results Architecture</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Coordinate the technical consolidation and quality assurance of UIS annual and biennial work plans, ensuring clearly formulated results, realistic indicators and measurable targets. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Ensure consistency between work plans and related planning instruments, including financial forecasts, budget envelopes, procurement plans, organizational and staffing information, the integrated calendar of surveys and data releases, and monitoring and evaluation plans. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Support senior management in translating UIS strategic priorities, UNESCO C/4 and C/5 commitments, and Governing Board decisions into operational planning instruments. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide technical advice to UIS sections and units on theories of change, results chains, indicator selection, target setting and performance measurement.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Results-Based Monitoring and Management Analytics</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Coordinate the relevant quarterly, mid-year or annual programme monitoring cycle falling within the consultancy period. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Consolidate and quality-assure information on implementation progress, achievement of results and indicators, budget execution, delays, risks, mitigation measures and required management actions. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Maintain and improve the UIS management dashboard and other concise analytical products used by senior management to track institutional performance and delivery. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Maintain the UIS SharePoint corporate platform used for institutional planning, programme monitoring, knowledge management and reporting, ensuring that information is current, clearly structured and accessible to authorized users.</span></li> </ul> <h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Audit, Risk and Accountability Follow-Up</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Track and report on internal and external oversight recommendations, agreed management actions and associated deadlines. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Coordinate the update of the UIS risk register and support the integration of risk management considerations into planning, monitoring and management reporting tools. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Prepare concise status updates for senior management on outstanding audit actions, institutional risks and proposed follow-up measures.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Evaluation Coordination and Organizational Learning</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Support the planning and coordination of evaluations or evaluative exercises arising during the consultancy period, in accordance with UNESCO's Evaluation Policy. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide substantive inputs to evaluation terms of reference, management responses and follow-up matrices, as required. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Document and disseminate relevant lessons learned through briefs, presentations or internal knowledge-sharing products.</span></li> </ul> <h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Corporate, Statutory and Donor Reporting</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Coordinate and draft UIS inputs to priority UNESCO statutory reports, UIS Governing Board documentation, institutional progress reports and senior management briefs due during the consultancy period. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Support the preparation and quality assurance of narrative and financial reporting to donors and partners, ensuring consistency with institutional and project results frameworks. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Collaborate closely with the Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations function and relevant project managers to strengthen the timeliness, coherence and quality of donor reporting.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Resource Mobilization and Fundraising Support</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Work closely with the Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations function to provide programme management support to resource mobilization and fundraising activities. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Support the confirmation and prioritization of the UIS donor pipeline, including the review of prospective donors, funding opportunities, engagement status, next steps and responsibilities. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Develop a framework and outline for an external-facing UIS annual report, presenting institutional results, impact and forward priorities across the Institute's critical pillars (education; science, technology and innovation; culture; and communication and information), including a proposed structure, content plan, indicative production timeline and roles, designed to serve both public accountability and donor and partner engagement purposes. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Ensure resource mobilization efforts are aligned with UIS work-plan priorities and budget needs, including by identifying and costing funding gaps to inform donor engagement and proposals.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Advisory Support, Documentation and Handover</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Provide day-to-day advice and practical support to UIS managers and project teams on results-based management, planning, monitoring, reporting and the use of relevant project management tools. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Develop and deliver an induction programme for UIS teams on effective programme management, covering results-based planning, roles and accountabilities, work-plan management, budget monitoring, risk management, implementation follow-up and results reporting. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Update or develop practical templates, guidance notes and process documentation needed to ensure continuity of PM&E and reporting functions. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Maintain a clear record of pending actions, deadlines, decisions and responsibilities, and prepare a comprehensive handover package at the end of the assignment. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Perform any other related duties assigned by the supervisor within the scope of the consultancy.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>CONTRACT DURATION</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">The consultancy is expected to cover a period of four months, for an estimated total of up to 80 working days. It will include a two-week mission to Montreal during Month 3, timed to coincide with the UIS Planning Days. The detailed sequencing of activities may be adjusted in the inception note to reflect UIS corporate deadlines and operational priorities, without changing the overall scope of the assignment. Travel will be arranged in accordance with applicable UNESCO rules and procedures.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Methodology</span></strong></h2> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">The consultant will undertake the assignment through a combination of document review, consultations and direct operational support. The methodology will include:</span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Review of UIS strategic, planning, budget, monitoring, evaluation, risk, audit and reporting documentation, including existing tools, calendars, templates and prior reports. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Consultations with the UIS Director, the Senior Executive Officer, section and unit heads, the Administration and Finance team, the Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations function, project managers and other relevant personnel. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Hands-on coordination of the planning, monitoring, reporting, risk and audit follow-up processes falling within the four-month assignment period. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">A two-week mission to Montreal during Month 3 to support and facilitate UIS Planning Days, including the end-of-year review of programme and budget implementation, identification of corrective actions, and adjustment of institutional, section and project work plans. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Direct support to the Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations function to confirm and prioritize the donor pipeline and prepare selected concept notes and funding proposals. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Regular progress meetings with the supervisor, normally on a weekly basis, to agree priorities and address emerging requirements. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Progressive transfer of knowledge, tools, files and outstanding actions to designated UIS personnel.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>DELIVERABLES</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">The tentative activities and deliverables are described below:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Activity 1 – Institutional planning and results support (20 days, End of Month 1)</span></strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><br>Progress report. Completion of one week induction mission in Montreal. Quality-assured UIS work plan and results framework; updated integrated planning calendar; documented links to budget, procurement and operational plans; and an updated SharePoint planning repository.</span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Activity 2 – Programme monitoring, team induction and donor pipeline confirmation (20 days, End of Month 2)</span></strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><br>Progress report. Completed institutional monitoring cycle; consolidated performance data; updated management dashboard; concise progress report; programme management induction package and sessions for UIS teams; and a confirmed and prioritized donor pipeline with documented opportunities, engagement status, next steps and responsibilities.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Activity 3 – Montreal Planning Days, year-end review, work-plan adjustment and accountability follow-up (20 days, End of Month 3)</span></strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><br>Progress report. Completion of a two-week mission to Montreal; facilitation and technical support to UIS Planning Days; consolidated end-of-year review of programme and budget implementation; documented management decisions and corrective actions; adjusted institutional, section and project work plans; updated risk register and agreed management action tracker; and priority corporate or statutory reporting inputs, as required.</span></li> <li style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Activity 4 – Resource mobilization support, final reporting and handover (20 days, End of Month 4)</span></strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><br>Final report. Drafted and quality-assured concept note(s) and/or funding proposal(s) for priority opportunities agreed with UIS; final status and handover report; updated PM&E and reporting tools, templates and guidance; pending-action calendar; transfer of editable files; and handover briefing.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>COMPETENCIES - Core (C) & Managerial (M)</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Communication (C)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Accountability (C)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Innovation (C)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Knowlegde sharing and continuous improvement (C)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Planning and organizing (C)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Results focus (C)</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Teamwork (C)</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For detailed information, please consult the <a href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000245056?posInSet=9&queryId=bcd2a5ea-9a90-4938-88c1-3f56099f4201" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNESCO Competency Framework</a>.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Education</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in economics, statistics, public policy, international development, international affairs, education, social sciences, monitoring and evaluation, management or a related field.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">A first-level university degree combined with at least two additional years of relevant professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Certification in results-based management, monitoring and evaluation or project management, such as PMP or an equivalent certification, would be an asset. </span></li> </ul> <h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Work Experience</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Minimum five years of progressively responsible experience in institutional planning, budget monitoring, results-based management, programme/project management, and/or corporate and donor reporting. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience supporting organization-wide planning and performance management in a complex international or UN system environment. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience coordinating corporate, statutory, project or donor reporting and translating complex information into management products. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience with resource mobilization, donor pipeline management or proposal writing is an asset. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience with planning/monitoring tools, dashboards or SharePoint is an asset. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience supporting senior management or executive offices is an asset. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience with oversight recommendations, risk management or evaluation coordination is an asset. </span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Experience in statistics, education, science, culture or communication programmes is an advantage.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Skills and Competencies</span></strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong><em>General</em></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Professionalism – strong knowledge of institutional planning, M&E, results-based management and reporting, with strong analytical ability.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Communication – excellent written and oral skills; able to liaise with technical and managerial staff.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Teamwork – strong interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Planning and organizing – able to coordinate multiple processes, meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Accountability and client orientation – responsive to institutional and user needs.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong><em>Technical</em></strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Advanced command of results-based management tools, theories of change, indicators and performance measurement.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Strong strategic planning and analytical skills, linking programme planning with budget implementation.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Strong programme/project management skills, with ability to coordinate institution-wide processes.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Strong facilitation and capacity-development skills.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Excellent drafting, synthesis and quality-assurance skills.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Advanced proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint; dashboard/analytics experience is an asset.</span></li> </ul> <h2><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Languages</strong></span></em></h2> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken, is required.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Working knowledge of French is desirable.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Knowledge of another official United Nations language would be an asset.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>APPLICATION PROCESS</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Interested candidates should complete the on-line application, download and complete the Employment History form (Word file). At the end of the Word file, insert extra pages with the following required information:</span></p> <h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Part 1: Technical Proposal</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">An up-to-date curriculum vitae;</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">A statement of understanding of the assignment, indicating how the candidate's qualifications and experience make them suitable;</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">The proposed methodology and detailed work plan for carrying out the assignment, including any inputs that may be required from UNESCO.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:0.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Long Description</H2> </div><div><h2 style="margin:12.0pt 0.0in 5.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:13.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#2e74b5;font-weight:normal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#9c6b14">Part 2: Financial Proposal</span></strong></h2> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Daily rate and estimated level of effort, quoted in EUR/USD/CAD/GBP;</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Estimated travel costs and related expenses;</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Any other relevant cost elements.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 7.0pt;text-align:justify;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif">Only complete applications received by the deadline will be considered. Responses to the mandatory pre-screening questions form an integral part of the application; candidates who do not meet the eliminatory criteria will not be considered further. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS</b></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information, by the above deadline.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To apply, please visit the <a href="https://careers.unesco.org/careersection/2/joblist.ftl?locale=en_GB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UNESCO Careers website</a>. No modifications can be made to the application once submitted. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The process may include pre-recorded video interviews and/or written assessments, interviews with a Panel, as well as reference checks. In addition, candidates may be requested to provide additional information which may be pertinent to the position’s qualifications. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please note that all candidates, whether selected or not, will be informed of the outcome of their application in due course. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Short-listed candidates may also be added to Talent Pools; subject to their consent (i.e. Data Privacy Statement).</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">UNESCO recalls that paramount consideration in the appointment of personnel shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">UNESCO applies a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of harassment.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">lndividuals from minority groups and indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All applications will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality.</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif">UNESCO does not charge a fee at any stage of the hiring process.</span></li> </ul></div></div></div>