Parent Sector : [[Cultue]]
Duty Station: [[Islamabad]]
Classification of duty station: [[filter12]]
Standard Duration of Assignement : [[1 Year]]
Job Family: Culture
Type of contract : [[Service Contract]]
Level : [[Professional]]
Duration of contract : [[1 Year]]
Recruitment open to : [[External as well as Internal]]
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : [[13-May-2024]]
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
Based on its learning from the Radio Education programme implemented amidst the COVID-19, UNESCO in collaboration and support from Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs developed a project, “Radio Education: Promotion of learning through Radio in Marginalized Areas of Pakistan”. The project aims at enhancing access to schools, communities, and youth in isolated areas of Pakistan to improve learning opportunities through an Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) Approach. The project is implemented in six target districts which include: districts Lower Kohistan, Mohmand, and Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, district Loralai in Balochistan, and district Diamer and Ghizer (Gupis-Yasin) in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The project is a multi-sector intervention with a focus on practical knowledge pertaining to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED), while culture has been integrated as an integral part of the project to promote the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Pakistan through broadcasting customized radio content and related information in the target areas. The notions of GCED, ESD, peace and social cohesion are carefully interwoven in the project framework to promote inclusion, tolerance, and harmony in society. Information sharing on emerging trends and issues of the science sector, such as climate change, environmental degradation, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and global warming will be regularly taken up in the radio broadcasting.
Under the overall authority of the Director of UNESCO Islamabad Office and the direct supervision of Head of Culture team, the National Project Officer (Culture) is responsible for the management, implementation, monitoring, and reporting on the Culture component of the project in close coordination with National Project Officer (Education), and is expected to contribute to the implementation of, and reporting on timely implementation of the project activities.
Specifically, the incumbent will be responsible for the following functions:
Skills and Competencies
• Strong organization and coordination skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively, set priorities, and work within tight deadlines.
• Ability to draft high-quality, clear, concise documents, and reports.
• Ability to build and maintain partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with proven ability to maintain effective working relations within a multi-cultural environment.
• Excellent IT skills, including office productivity tools and online collaboration tools.
In the section below, please ensure you include the relevant core (C) and managerial (M) competencies (if applicable).
Education