- Ensure the management of the ED section at the office – set objectives, monitor and evaluate the performance of staff, provide guidance and ensure the staff's continuous learning and professional development.
- Provide the overall coordination of the regional SDG4 agenda ; particularly conduct trends analyses; review policies and develop new approaches in capacity development in collaboration with and at the request of Member States and other stakeholders in the region.
- Establish guidelines based on best practices to assist Member States in policy formulation as well as in planning and management of their education systems with national, regional and international partners.
- Coordinate regional and thematic groups and provide guidance and training to professional and support staff.
- Collaborate effectively with relevant UNESCO Category 2 centers in the region, in addition to Category 1 institutes like IIEP, UIL and UIS, as well as the responsible Education Sector Divisions at UNESCO Headquarters, in areas of policy research, educational planning and management.
- Represent the office at international, regional or national events as well as UN, including the United Nations Country Team when requested.
- Advanced university degree (equivalent to Master's) in education, social sciences or related fields.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible relevant professional experience in the field of educational policy, planning and research acquired at national and international level
- Experience in planning, implementing and managing programmes and/or projects in the field of education.
- Experience in fund-raising and resource mobilization.
- Experience managing and leading teams.
- Ability to promote and develop cross-sectoral collaboration and network / external partnerships.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and concisely.
- Familiarity with the work and general functioning of international organizations and/or the United Nations System.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with other partner networks outside of UNESCO.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to establish plans and priorities, as well as implementing them effectively, including running of training programmes.
- Deep knowledge of the education landscape (issues, actors, challenges and opportunities) in the Arab States region.
- Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English.
Chief of Section Senior Programme Specialist - Beirut, لبنان - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General for Education and the direct supervision of the Director of the Office, the incumbent will lead the education section in the design, coordination, execution and evaluation efforts for programme and projects and play a significant role in policy and strategy direction, development and integration, resource optimization and overall office management. The incumbent will monitor the overall SDG4 agenda implementation in the region, conduct trends analyses, review policies and develop new approaches in capacity development in collaboration with the Education (ED) team in the Beirut Regional Office and at the request of Member States and other stakeholders in the region. S/he will establish guidelines based on best practices to assist Member States in policy formulation as well as in planning and management of their education systems. Political astuteness is required in interacting with national, regional and international partners.
As Senior Regional Programme Specialist in Education Policy and Planning, regional and thematic coordination is implicit in the work and s/he will be required to provide guidance and training to professional and support staff. The post will have a high degree of operational independence in policy development , educational planning and management in the region with effective collaboration and support from relevant Institutes, in particular, International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP), UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), as well as the responsible Education Sector Divisions at Headquarters.
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