DIRECTOR, DIVISION FOR POLICIES AND LIFELONG LEARNING SYSTEMS

Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Director-General of Education (ADG/ED), the incumbent will lead the development and implementation of the programme of the Division and ensure that technical backstopping is provided to UNESCO Field Offices in implementing the Division’s programme and activities aiming at Member States capacity to develop and implement educational strategies and priorities, and enhance education systems management and governance.

The incumbent will specifically\: 

• Provide intellectual, strategic and operational leadership for the Division in the pursuit of its main goals. Be accountable for the management of and technical leadership of the Division’s activities; 
• Oversee the development of the Division’s programmes, strategy, goals and objectives and be further accountable for implementing a results-based approach in translating the approved Division’s mandate into an effective programme delivery plan. Manage and design operational mechanisms and/or action plans required to support and ensure efficiency and effectiveness in operations; 
• Provide support to capacity building of Members States in; (i) Education policy formulation and management of education systems, (ii) Literacy, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), (iii) Higher education including the coordination of the UNESCO Chairs programme, (iv) Information and communication technologies (ICT) in education; 
• Lead and manage the staff of the Division for the purpose of formulating, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating its programmes; 
• Ensure the resource mobilization for the tasks assigned.

For further information on the specific above-mentioned programmes, candidates may consult our website\: https\://en.unesco.org/, and/or the following documents\: 37 C/4 (UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy, 2014–2021) and 39 C/5 (Approved UNESCO’s Programme and Budget for 2018–2019).

Education

• Advanced University degree (Master’s or equivalent) in education, social sciences or related area.

Work Experience

• Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience in the field of education at national and international level. 
• Experience in resources mobilization and partnership development.

Skills/Competencies 

• Demonstrated strategic planning and management skills, capacity to administer financial resources and exercise appropriate supervision and control. 
• Ability to take initiative and maintain effective working relationship with people of difference nationalities and cultural backgrounds. 
• Capacity to provide intellectual leadership to guide staff and motivate teams in a multicultural environment.  
• Proven leadership and managerial skills, a broad general culture and sound analytical capacities, high sense of objectivity, professional integrity and political astuteness. 
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to provide intellectual leadership and motivate teams in a multicultural environment, as well as ensure training and development of staff. 
• Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, orally and in writing, with strong representational abilities.

Languages

• Excellent knowledge (spoken and written) of English or French and good working knowledge of the other language.