OVERVIEW
Post Number : 4BDED0005RP
Grade : P-3
Parent Sector : Field Office
Duty Station: Dhaka
Job Family: Education
Type of contract : Fixed Term
Duration of contract : 2 years, renewable
Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 30-JUN-2024
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
Under the overall authority of the Assistant Director-General, Education (ADG/ED), the functional authority and direct supervision of the Head of Office, as well as in collaboration with the Regional Office and UNESCO Education Institutes based in the region, the incumbent is responsible for programme and project work, advice, research and knowledge management, networking, partnerships and resource mobilization for the Education Programme of UNESCO Dhaka Office. The incumbent works within the frameworks of UNESCO’s Medium Term Strategy (C/4), the approved Programme and Budget (C/5) and global development plans such as the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. In particular, s/he will carry out the following duties:
Programme and Project Work:
- Participate in the conceptualization, design, planning, development, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of the UNESCO Dhaka Office’s regular and extra-budgetary programmes, projects and activities. Identify focus areas within Bangladesh’s national priorities, and when requested by national authorities, propose alignment of these priorities with UN (Agenda 2030 and UN Sustainable Development Frameworks) and development partners’ approaches and strategies, proposing linkages for UNESCO’s education initiatives at the national, regional and global levels, identifying and proposing inter-sectoral and inter-disciplinary collaboration opportunities in close cooperation with others;
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- Identify and develop both internal and external collaborative project proposals based on needs. Contribute to the inter-disciplinary work within the UNESCO Dhaka Office, as well as with Field Offices, Regional Office for South Asia and HQs, particularly with regards to the educational dimension of the “2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). Coordinate and plan work activities in assigned areas of focus, with a focus on education systems strenghtening, and education quality improvement. Contribute both in terms of substantive aspects (assessment, curriculum, pedagogy) as well as the promotion of cross cutting values (peace, sustainability, learning to live together, global citizenship education, gender equality), as a reflection of the priorities of Sustainable Development Goal 4, as a part of the implementation Bangladesh’s SDG 4 Strategic Framework and Bangladesh’s Education Sector Plan (2021 – 2025).
- Develop, plan and implement, as assigned, Field Office research activities on policy topics / issues pertinent to education development in the region to expand the knowledge base for evidence based policy making, undertake relevant socio-economic, statistical and analytical work on a wide range of issues related to education policy, planning and education sector management.
- Within the context of the Field Office programme of work, perform national capacity building related activities such data collection, data presentation and analysis, strategic scenario planning. Appraise and analyse the education and training systems of the country, assist line Ministeries and officials in formulating sound policy advice and strategies.
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